Are you looking for a career with the worldwide leader in the fight against chronic diseases? Would you like to manage a team and support the key investment in the context of the company’s huge site expansion? If so, you might be the person we are looking for!

Our opportunity is based at the production site in Chartres, which is undergoing a massive investment of 2.1 billion euros as part of a global program involving other sites worldwide.

About The Department

You will have a unique opportunity to support a major CAPEX investment project and to manage a team consisting of buyers and contract managers. You will join the expansion project department.  

The position   

As a Project Procurement Lead, your responsibilities will be divided into 4 pillars:

• Establishing and Managing Procurement Processes:

Define, plan, and execute the expansion project department’s overall procurement strategy;

Establish and oversee efficient engineering sourcing and procurement, including the management of preferred vendors;

Collaborate closely with the expansion project department’s sourcing functions to ensure effective procurement processes and support are in place;

Direct and lead procurement activities in an organised environment, fostering collaboration between partners and systems;

Ensure compliance with procurement execution standards, including the Project Execution Plan (PEP) and Novo Nordisk procurement standards.

• Procurement and Sourcing Strategy:

Develop and implement the overall procurement strategy for the expansion project department;

Establish and oversee engineering sourcing and procurement, including managing preferred vendors;

Work collaboratively with the expansion project department’s sourcing functions to ensure effective procurement processes and support are in place;

Direct and lead procurement activities efficiently within an organised environment;

Ensure compliance with procurement execution standards, including the Project Execution Plan (PEP) and Novo Nordisk procurement standards.

• Contract Management and Strategy:

Define and implement the expansion project department’s overall procurement and contract management strategy;

Drive the process of supplier performance evaluation;

Collaborate with the expansion project department’s Engineering Director and central procurement functions to embed contract strategy in global and local contracts;

Provide guidance and support to projects on contract-related matters.

• Daily Department Management:

Ensure a high-performing team that aligns with the overall mission and strategies;

Manage hiring, coaching, performance evaluations, and development (including individual performance and individual development plan) of direct reports within the team;

People management, including hiring, coaching, and performance evaluations within the department;

Develop the team according to the overall mission and strategies of the expansion project department and Novo Nordisk.

Working at Novo Nordisk

Anchored in the region for more than 60 years, our Novo Nordisk production site in Chartres specializes in the production of insulin cartridges and vials, as well as the assembly and packaging of pre-filled pens. 

Every day, more than eight million people around the world benefit from insulin produced in Chartres. Since 2021, the new building extension has been producing the latest generation of insulin injection devices.

As a major player in the Made in France sector, we actively contribute to the attractiveness of the territory through the implementation of the latest technologies and a proactive training policy.

We place the ecological transition at the heart of our concerns: we are committed to eliminating our environmental impact by 2030.

Do you want to know more? Visit our Chartres website: https://www.novonordisk.fr/about/site-de-chartres.html

What’s in It For You:

Joining Novo Nordisk means an exciting saving lives job, but also:

• An international culture where the well-being and development of our employees is at the heart of our priorities

• An attractive remuneration policy: profit-sharing, company savings plan, annual salary increases, stock options, etc.

• CSE benefits (culture vouchers, vacation vouchers, Christmas gifts, etc.)

• 65% health insurance cover, offering an excellent level of reimbursement

• Your public transport pass is reimbursed at 50%.

Thoughtful touches to enjoy: 

• Seasonal fruit and complimentary hot drinks

• Unbeatable company restaurant (fixed-price meal for less than €4), open from breakfast to dinner

• Sporty person? A fully equipped gym is available on site at €35 per year

• At Novo Nordisk you’ll find a corporate reception desk service.

It all starts with courage.

Contact

Please submit your application via the Novo Nordisk website.

Deadline

Apply as soon as possible.  

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.

Qualifications : 

• You have a Bac+5 diploma (Master, MBA or Engineer).

• You have at least 5 (ideally 10) years of experience in procurement in the context of CAPEX projects.

• You have at least 5 years of experience in management (direct or transversal). You have a capability to develop and lead high-performing teams, motivating skilled professionals.

• You have a fluent level of English and French.

• You are an effective and experienced communicator. You are sociable with a positive approach, creating strong stakeholder relations.

• You have a strong, endurant, and flexible mindset.