Associate Manager - Supplier Program Management

About the Department 

The Finance, Insights & Enterprise Solutions department brings insights and intelligence to inform decision making & drives digitalization and business solutions to attain NNI goals. Finance, Insights & Enterprise Solutions works closely across the organization to guide enterprise-wide resource allocations, investment choices, drive core operations and develop insights to drive growth and operational excellence across the value chain while innovating for future capabilities. Our focus on innovation ensures we're constantly building future capabilities. We're responsible for regulating accounting, upholding workplace safety, managing our supply chain and sampling, supporting technological and data innovation, insights and analytics, delivering patient support solutions, maintaining our facilities and assuring the integrity and completeness of all business transactions. At Novo Nordisk, you will have the opportunity to build a life-changing career in a global business environment. We encourage our employees to make the most of their talent, and we reward hard work and dedication with opportunities for continuous learning and personal development. Are you ready to maximize your potential with us?

The Position

This role provides strategic and tactical support to the Director, Strategic Advisor & Supplier Diversity Lead within NNI Business Solutions (NBS). At any time, this individual will support multiple high complexity projects within NBS. It is paramount to be able to remain nimble while driving key projects successfully, and providing the support needed to ensure strategic objectives and tight deadlines are met.

Relationships

This position reports to the Director, Strategic Advisor & Supplier Diversity Lead. Key stakeholders from within the department include VP, NNI Business Solutions and department leadership team members from Enterprise Procurement & Fleet, Commercial & Therapeutic Area Procurement, Real Estate & Workplace Solutions, and Meetings & Travel Solutions. Maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders across the organization will be equally as important.

Essential Functions

• Supplier Diversity
• Drive adoption and expansion of the Novo Nordisk, Inc. Supplier Diversity Program
• Execute/Support Supplier Diversity reporting and analysis (including Tier 2 data collection and data analysis for year-end reporting)
• Attend live and virtual Supplier Diversity events and building relationship with suppliers
• Coordinate matchmaking appointments between Procurement and Diverse suppliers
• Update and maintain supplier documentation in support of Supplier Diversity and Subcontracting program

Physical Requirements

Up to 10% overnight travel required.

This is a hybrid role, requiring 3 days per week onsite in Plainsboro, NJ.

Qualifications

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.

At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing.

Novo Nordisk is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal laws, rules or regulations.

If you are interested in applying to Novo Nordisk and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply, please call us at 1-855-411-5290. This contact is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.