Senior Manager for Material & Supplier Pack QA

Are you an experienced Senior Manager with a passion for leading a team to success? Do you have a track record of ensuring the development highly skilled employees with complex tasks and projects navigating in broad stakeholder landscape? If so, we want you to join our team!

The position
As our Senior Manager for Material & Supplier Pack QA, you will be responsible for managing a team with highly skilled employees being QA and vendor responsible within primary and printed packaging supplying to all production sites in Novo Nordisk. You will also manage relationships with suppliers to ensure high quality delivery of materials and implement metrics to measure and track quality and supplier performance. We are looking for someone who collaborates and engages employees and stakeholders in always finding the best solutions.
Your responsibility: In this role, you will have the opportunity to lead and develop a team 1-2 leaders leading highly skilled professionals and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the seamless integration of primary packaging processes. You will also manage relationships with suppliers to ensure timely and cost-effective delivery of materials and implement metrics to measure and track quality and supplier performance.
Qualifications
To succeed in this role, you have:

Master’s degree in pharmaceutical science, food science, engineering or similar .

Minimum of 5 years of experience in management, preferably in the pharmaceutical industry, food processing, medical devices or similar.

Strong people management skills with experience leading a team of highly skilled professionals.

Proven track record of developing and implementing quality management systems that meet regulatory requirements and industry standards.

Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to identify issues, diagnose root causes, and develop effective solutions.

Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.

About the department External Supply Sourcing QA is responsible for Quality Assurance of Raw Materials and Packaging Materials going into all of [xxxxx] A/S◀ marketed products. We are responsible for Quality Assurance of our suppliers who are located all over the world. A combination of ensuring a high standard of incoming materials, and involvement in investigations into quality issues by the use of LEAN tools is part of our daily work. In total, we are 75 dedicated employees divided into 5 teams working closely together. We collaborate with stakeholders across the organisation and all over the world. Our department is currently located in Bagsværd, Denmark, with plans of moving to the new [xxxxx] site in Taastrup, Denmark, in December 2024. Working at [xxxxx] At [xxxxx], we always strive for excellence and continuously develop our expertise to stay ahead - both as a company and as individuals. We believe that innovation and creativity thrive in a healthy and engaging working environment. Therefore, we give you the opportunity to bring your personal ambition and passion to work to improve the quality of life of the patients. Contact For further information, please contact Signe Steninge Jacobsen +[xxxxx]. Deadline 19 June 2024. Note that applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and the position will be closed when we find the right candidate. You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few sentences about why you are applying in your resume or CV. To ensure an efficient and fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo in your CV. We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants. At [xxxxx] 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.