Supply Chain Manager

Are you passionate about Supply Chain Management and Demand Planning? Do you
want to ensure the delivery of first-class medical devices and contribute to
improving the lives of our patients? If yes, then you are the Supply Chain
Manager we are looking for!

This position will be based in Dubai under the Finance and Operations (F&O)
department. You will directly report to the F&O Director.

Apply today for a life-changing career!

The Position

As a Supply Chain Manager, you will supervise and manage the affiliate 's
supply chain and logistics activities. You will focus on ensuring products
availability with optimal supply chain performance indicators and continuous
improvement mindset.

Main Accountabilities:

• Organize Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) meetings, Effective
collaboration with internal and external key stakeholders
• Support with all performance analyses such as in-market monthly demand and
update of all relevant forecasting systems
• Close collaboration and alignment with the Business Area and effective
communication with the Region/Headquarters as relevant
• Support launch excellence of new products in the affiliate, and timely
update of the relevant forecast, and monitoring of stock levels
• Working closely with the distributor to manage the affiliate's day-to-day
supply chain activities such as ordering, securing importation approvals,
customs clearance, and inventory management…etc

Qualifications

As a Supply Chain Manager, you need to be good at prioritizing, have a solid
analytical and quality mindset, detail-oriented with strong follow up
capacity, be good at building and maintaining constructive relations with your
colleagues and stakeholders across all levels and functions in the
organization.

Requirements

• Minimum ‎4 years of relevant experience in Supply Chain and/or logistics
preferably in the FMCG or pharmaceutical industry
• University degree in Management, Engineering, or equivalent is a must;
Postgraduate studies in Logistics, Supply Chain, or Project Management are a
plus
• Experience in Demand Planning and Forecasting
• Computer Skills such as PowerPoint and Excel in analysis and forecasting
• Experience in ERP systems, preferably SAP
• Proficiency in oral and written English is a must; Proficiency in Arabic is
a bonus

About The Department

The Finance and Operations (F &O) department mission is to ensure optimal
planning and deployment of the company resources as well as maintain a close
collaboration with Products Supply (PS) and our distributor to ensure product
availability for our patients.

As such, some of F&O core responsibilities include running the strategic
financial planning and the S&OP process, delivering robust reporting and
analysis, smooth accounting, taxes, supply chain and procurement day-to-day
transactions, drive the digital, data and IT agenda …etc.

Working at Novo Nordisk

We are a proud life-science company, and life is our reason to exist. We 're
inspired by life in all its forms and shapes, ups and downs, opportunities,
and challenges. For employees at Novo Nordisk, life means many things - from
the building blocks of life that form the basis of ground-breaking scientific
research to our rich personal lives that motivate and energize us to perform
our best at work. Ultimately, life is why we're all here - to ensure that
people can lead a life independent of chronic disease.

Contact

Please click on 'apply now' to submit your resume in English. Please note that
we are reviewing applications on an ongoing basis, therefore the position will
be filled as soon as the successful candidate has been found.

Deadline

Apply Before July 18th, ‎2023.

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.