Senior Associate II - Procurement

Department – Finance GBS

Are you passionate about procurement and finance? Do you want to play a key role in ensuring compliant procurement activities and driving value creation for the company? If so, we invite you to join our dynamic and collaborative team in Procurement GBS. Read more and apply today for a life-changing career.
About the department
Procurement GBS is the offshoring unit of Global Procurement and is part of Finance GBS Bangalore. The Purchasing Operations - HQ team within Procurement GBS is responsible for indirect spend, delivering and supporting order management, invoice resolution activities, query management, tactical sourcing, P2P system support, and PO audit controls. The team operates in a dynamic and collaborative environment, ensuring high-quality deliverables and customer satisfaction.

The position
As a Senior Associate II at Novo Nordisk, you will:
Key responsibilities include:
Sourcing activities, Purchase order management, Invoicing and payment, Contract management, Controlling activities and compliance, Performance monitoring, General procurement support.

•  Handle a wide selection of procurement-related tasks and build a deep understanding of the complex customer landscape.
• Act as a gatekeeper of company funds by ensuring compliant procurement activities and adherence to internal and external requirements.
• Support the execution of the sourcing strategy for minor complex packages within the main procurement plan.
• Coordinate across stakeholders to ensure order placement and timely delivery for less complex packages within the overall Procurement Plan.
• Review supplier qualifications to identify potential suppliers based on cost, quality, delivery performance, and customer service.
• Execute processes and projects in accordance with guidelines and minimum requirements.

Qualifications
We realise that few people are experts at everything. But if you can nod your head at the following attributes, then you could be the person we are looking for:

• Master’s degree in business administration, finance, supply chain or similar.
• Minimum 1 year of working experience within procurement in a sourcing professional role.
• Strong skills in negotiation, communication, presentation, project management, data management, and analysis.

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 growing massively and expanding our commitment, 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 63,000 employees around the world. We recognise 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 
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Deadline 
15th November 2024.

Disclaimer
It has been brought to our attention that there have recently been instances of fraudulent job offers, purporting to be from Novo Nordisk and/or its affiliate companies. The individuals or organizations sending these false employment offers may pose as a Novo Nordisk recruiter or representative and request personal information, purchasing of equipment or funds to further the recruitment process or offer paid trainings. Be advised that Novo Nordisk does not extend unsolicited employment offers. Furthermore, Novo Nordisk does not charge prospective employees with fees or make requests for funding as a part of the recruitment process.

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.