Senior Manager- Global Operational Planning

Novo Nordisk Global Business Services (GBS) India

Department: GOP, GSC&BD GBS (Global Operational Planning)

Are you enthusiastic about optimizing supply chain processes? Do you have a knack for driving efficiency and reducing complexity? We are seeking a Senior Manager to join our Global Operational Planning team. If you are ready to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment, read more and apply today for a life-changing career. Apply Now!

The position

As a Senior Manager, you are expected to operate at a high level of strategic oversight and leadership, impacting organizational direction alongside VP (Vice President). Together with your team, you will drive continues improvement across our plannings processes and systems to improve performance and ensure our planning teams can keep focus on operations. You will manage a highly competent team of specialists within project management, performance management, planning process and system improvements and planning master data management. Furthermore, your team will be responsible for developing training material and conduct training within planning processes and systems, communication and stakeholder management.

As a Senior Manager at Novo Nordisk, your key responsibility will be:

• Drive our strategy development and deployment process for Global Operational Planning and key interfaces and in alignment with internal and external stakeholders.
• Proactively develop and manage project pipeline and resources to meet ambition for Global Operational Planning in the coming years.
• Drive continues improvement of our operational planning process, systems, and interfaces in close collaboration with key stakeholders both in Global Operational Planning and head quarter functions with the aim of scaling our processes to serve more patients in a reliable and efficient way.
• Manage a highly skilled team of specialists, fostering collaboration, continuous learning, and high performance. Setting clear goals and KPIs for both the Global Operational Planning team and individual team members.
• Lead and oversee complex projects, ensuring timely delivery within budget and scope while maintaining strong stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

We are looking for a candidate with the following qualifications:

• Master’s degree in supply chain management, Business Administration, or a related field; mix of consultancy and industrial background preferred.
• Minimum 14+ years of experience in end-to-end supply chain processes with a strong business acumen and solid experience in operational planning and inventory management.
• Proven leadership experience managing diverse teams and driving high-performance cultures though engagement and feedback.
• Structured and analytical approach to ensure your team are working on the right improvement areas and solutions and can convey a strong need for change to key stakeholders.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills and leading with impact towards internal and external stakeholders. 
• Experience within the following areas is an advantage: project management methodologies and certification (e.g. PMP and Price2), planning software and tools (in particular OMP), lean methodologies and tools to drive strategy deployment, performance management and process improvements.
• Commitment to build a career in Novo Nordisk and drive lasting change.

About the department

The GSC&BD GBS unit is in Bengaluru, India, with our headquarters in Denmark. We are focused on consolidating supply chain activities and driving performance improvement. As part of the Global Operational Planning team, our role involves continuous improvement of our operational planning processes and systems to ensure a balanced supply plan on a global scale. The atmosphere is dynamic and collaborative, with a strong emphasis on teamwork.

Working at Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk is a leading global healthcare company with a 100-year legacy of driving change to defeat serious chronic diseases. Building on our strong legacy within diabetes, we are reaching millions around the world and impacting more than 40 million patient lives daily. All of this has made us one of the 20 most valuable companies in the world by market cap. Our success relies on the joint potential and collaboration of our more than 72,000 employees around the world. We recognize the importance of the unique skills and perspectives our people bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk, we’re working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it’s a collective effort. Join us! Together, we go further. Together, we’re life changing.

Contact

To submit your application, please upload your CV online (click on Apply and follow the instructions).

Deadline

1st July 2025.

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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.