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Global Logistics Professional

Novo Nordisk AS
  • Clayton, NC
    2 days ago

    Job Description

    About the Department

    At Novo Nordisk, we are helping to improve the quality of life for millions of people worldwide. For more than 100 years, we have led the way in diabetes care. Being part of Novo Nordisk allows our employees to embark on the opportunity to help improve the quality of life for millions of people around the world.

    In NC, we operate three pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities that are responsible for fulfilling different steps in our injectable and oral treatment supply chains. Our newer Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) facility in Clayton, NC sits on 825,000 square-feet of state-of-the-art equipment, and houses the Fermentation, Recovery and Purification in the production of ingredients for Novo Nordisk's innovative oral products. At API, you'll join a global network of manufacturing professionals who are passionate about what they do.

    What we offer you:

    • Leading pay and annual performance bonus for all positions
    • All employees enjoy generous paid time off including 14 paid holidays
    • Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance - effective day one
    • Guaranteed 8% 401K contribution plus individual company match option
    • Family Focused Benefits including 14 weeks paid parental & 6 weeks paid family medical leave
    • Free access to Novo Nordisk-marketed pharmaceutical products
    • Tuition Assistance
    • Life & Disability Insurance
    • Employee Referral Awards

    At Novo Nordisk, you will find opportunities, resources, and mentorship to help grow and build your career. Are you ready to realize your potential? Join Team Novo Nordisk and help us make what matters.

    The Position

    Serve as a key member and logistics subject matter expert (SME) in Global Logistics & Distribution US (GL&D-US), with a focus on external warehousing operations and interfaces across internal and external stakeholders. Set direction and deliver results within own area of expertise by driving stakeholder alignment, process improvements, data-based decision making and resolution of more complex logistics and warehouse issues with few or no defined procedures in place. Ensure reliable, compliant and efficient warehouse execution in collaboration with the 4PL partner, freight forwarders, warehouses, customers and planners.

    Relationships

    Reports to Senior Manager.

    Essential Functions

    • Acts as a logistics process advocate and SME, coordinating priorities with internal and external stakeholders to remove barriers & enable optimal external warehouse execution
    • Sets direction for alignment of processes, procedures and deliveries with PS external and internal warehouses, Freight Manager, Logistics Coordinators, Quality, Planners and other stakeholders
    • Drives stakeholder management by maintaining clear, precise and timely communication; facilitating regular stakeholder meetings and proactively requesting feedback to improve processes and execution
    • Coordinates and monitors critical shipment and warehouse activities with the 4PL partner, external warehouses and freight forwarders; escalates issues and recommends solutions as needed
    • Challenges & optimizes external warehouse and distribution processes through a data-based approach, including defining or redefining processes and implementing sustainable improvements
    • Handles more complex logistics, warehouse and quality issues, including unscheduled events, deviations, temperature deviations and process non-conformances; evaluates alternatives and drives resolution or escalation
    • Supports audit readiness and compliance by performing periodic assessments, maintaining documentation of standard processes and ensuring corrective actions are communicated and implemented while also ensuring quality requirements are followed in performance of all duties
    • Drives operational efficiency initiatives and continuous improvement across distribution and warehouse workflows
    • Provides guidance to colleagues and stakeholders within own area of expertise; may work independently or with occasional guidance from manager or senior colleagues
    • Follow all safety & environmental requirements in the performance of duties
    • Other accountabilities, as assigned

    Physical Requirements

    Ability to work in an open office environment with the possibility of frequent distraction. Ability to travel up to 10% of the time. % can change on a case-by-case basis, based on the role.

    Qualifications

    • Bachelors Degree in Supply Chain Management, Economics, Engineering, Logistics or related field of study from an accredited university required and a minimum of two (2) years of Logistics, Supply Chain, External Warehousing (3PLs), or manufacturing experience in a regulated environment required; preferably in a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.

    • In lieu of BS Degree with two (2) years of experience, may consider an Associate Degree in Supply Chain Management, Economics, Engineering, Logistics or related field of study from an accredited college or university with a minimum of four (4) years of relevant Logistics, Supply Chain, External Warehousing (3PLs), or manufacturing experience in a regulated environment required; preferably in a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment

    • Demonstrated experience working with external warehouses, 3PL/4PL partners and cross-functional stakeholders required

    • Experience driving process improvement, practical problem solving and operational efficiency initiatives required

    • Ability to analyse data and operational situations, evaluate known alternatives and recommend effective solutions to complex logistics or warehouse issues required

    • Knowledge of US and EU regulations & guidelines; including application of GMP's preferred

    • Experience using Lean/Six Sigma methodologies and achieving sustainable process improvements preferred

    • Strong communication skills across multiple organizational levels, including the ability to communicate technical information clearly in written, verbal and presentation formats, required

    • Experience planning, organizing, managing execution, checking results & revising work plans preferred

    • Computer expertise in MS Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, SAP and novoGlow preferred

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

    At Novo Nordisk, were not chasing quick fixes - were creating lasting change for long-term health. For over 100 years, weve been driven by a single purpose: to defeat serious chronic diseases and help millions of people live healthier lives. This dedication fuels our constant curiosity and inspires us to push the boundaries of whats possible in healthcare. We embrace diverse perspectives, seek out bold ideas, and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose. Together, were making healthcare more accessible, treating and defeating diseases, and pioneering solutions that create change spanning generations. When you join us, you become part of something bigger - a legacy of impact that reaches far beyond today.

    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.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationClayton, NC
    IndustryBiotechnology/Pharmaceuticals
    Company Size2,500 to 4,999 employees
    Year Founded1923
    Websitehttps://www.novonordisk.com/

    About Company

    Working at Novo Nordisk

     

    Life-changing careers

    Starting a career at Novo Nordisk is more than getting a job. It is an opportunity to improve the lives of millions of people living with a serious chronic disease.

    Whether you are a part of supplying insulin for patients around the world, discovering the next breakthrough at one of our state-of-the-art research centres, working with us is truly life-changing.

     

    We are inspired by life

    We are a proud life-science company on a mission to ensure that people living with a chronic disease can live a full life. Millions rely on us.

    We’re inspired by life in all its forms and shapes, ups and downs, opportunities and challenges. From our colleagues in the lab, working to change lives through pioneering break-through treatments, to our colleagues putting sustainability at the core of our processes and working to prolong the life of our planet, this mission to improve lives is at the core of our every action.

     

    Together we drive change

    Change is a constant — change in lifestyle, change in technology, change all over. At Novo Nordisk, we don’t wait for change. We drive it.

    We’re a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, and we know that what got us to where we are today is not necessarily what will make us successful in the future.

    That’s why we continuously push to improve the way we work and the lives of the patients we serve, creating innovative solutions that fit the way people want to live. To accomplish this, we embrace a spirit of open-mindedness and experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection.

     

    Together, we are life-changing

    Our company is our people. We know that life is anything but linear and balancing what is important at different stages of our career is never easy. That’s why we make room for diverse life situations, always putting people first. We want to ensure that every employee can achieve a work-life balance that supports their current priorities and where they want to go next.

     

    Your development starts here

    We value our employees for the unique skills, backgrounds and perspectives they bring to the table. We work continuously to help bring out the best in all of our people, offering opportunities for development and creating an environment of mobility within the company. We strive to offer a workplace that’s great to be in and to be from.

    It is very important to us that anyone working with us feels empowered as an employee and as a person. We all should have the opportunity to act fast, make decisions and be agile. 

    With a career at our company, you will feel a difference right from the start. A sense of inspiration that comes from a shared belief in driving positive change for people, families and communities everywhere, and it’s a collective effort. We rely on the joint potential and collaboration of our more than 45,000 employees.

    In the video above, meet  Marie Darting, one of our scientists, and hear more about her work as a formulation scientist, her perspective on development plans and the impact she feels her work has on people living with a chronic disease.

     

    Who we are

    We were founded in 1923 and today we are a global healthcare company headquartered just outside Copenhagen, Denmark.

    Our purpose is to drive change to defeat diabetes and other serious chronic diseases, such as obesity and rare blood and endocrine disorders. We do so by pioneering  scientific breakthroughs, expanding  access to our medicines , and working to prevent and ultimately cure diabetes.

    With almost 100 years of experience, one of the broadest diabetes product portfolios in the healthcare industry, as well as an award-winning pipeline of innovative products, our success is built on our company values – the Novo Nordisk Way.

    Skills

    • Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API)unmatched
    • Biotech and Pharmaceuticalunmatched
    • Cargo/Freightunmatched
    • Chronic Diseaseunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Continuous Improvementunmatched
    • Corrective Actionunmatched
    • Cross-Functionalunmatched
    • Data Analysisunmatched
    • Data Processingunmatched
    • Dental Insuranceunmatched
    • Diabetesunmatched
    • Disability Insuranceunmatched
    • Diseaseunmatched
    • Distribution Warehousingunmatched
    • Documentation Standardsunmatched
    • Drug Manufacturingunmatched
    • Economicsunmatched
    • Environmental Regulationsunmatched
    • Fermentationunmatched
    • Freight Forwardingunmatched
    • Health Insuranceunmatched
    • Healthcareunmatched
    • Lean Six Sigmaunmatched
    • Life Insuranceunmatched
    • Logisticsunmatched
    • Logistics Managementunmatched
    • Logistics Processesunmatched
    • Manufacturingunmatched
    • Mentoringunmatched
    • Microsoft Access Databaseunmatched
    • Microsoft Excelunmatched
    • Microsoft Outlookunmatched
    • Microsoft PowerPointunmatched
    • Microsoft Wordunmatched
    • Operational Auditunmatched
    • Operational Strategyunmatched
    • Organizational Skillsunmatched
    • People Managementunmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Procedure Developmentunmatched
    • Process Improvementunmatched
    • Product Marketingunmatched
    • Project Planningunmatched
    • SAPunmatched
    • Safety Trainingunmatched
    • Supply Chainunmatched
    • Supply Chain Managementunmatched
    • Third-Party Logistics (3PL)unmatched
    • Time Managementunmatched
    • Tuition Feesunmatched
    • Vision Planunmatched
    • Warehousingunmatched
    • Willing to Travelunmatched

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