Analyst, Supply Chain - Excellence

About The Department

At Novo Nordisk, we want to make a difference. For more than 100 years, we have led the way in diabetes care. Being part of Novo Nordisk allows our employees to embark on life-changing careers, and the opportunity to help improve the quality of life for millions of people around the world.

As a part of Novo Nordisk, Catalent, Indiana LLC. in Bloomington, Indiana, is a state-of-the-art facility where we have an integrated model from process and formulation to clinical and commercial biomanufacturing and drug product fill/finish and packaging. The Bloomington campus is a recognized facility where talented teams work with innovators to help develop, manufacture and supply products to patients around the world.

What We Offer You

• Leading pay and annual performance bonus for all positions
• All employees enjoy generous paid time off including 14 paid holidays
• Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance – effective day one
• Guaranteed 8% 401K contribution plus individual company match option
• Family Focused Benefits including 14 weeks paid parental & 6 weeks paid family medical leave
• Free access to Novo Nordisk-marketed pharmaceutical products
• Tuition Assistance
• Life & Disability Insurance
• Employee Referral Awards
  
  

At Novo Nordisk, you will find opportunities, resources, and mentorship to help grow and build your career. Are you ready to realize your potential? Join Team Novo Nordisk and help us make what matters.

The Supply Chain department is responsible for warehouse management, inventory control, work order management, incoming receipts, and domestic and international shipments of all items for Bloomington. This department follows approved materials SOPs for the Bloomington site. The Materials Management Team supports other departments in all materials needs, including staging materials for manufacturing.

The Position

A supply chain analyst primary duty is to develop a strategic road map for and drive operational efficiencies within the Supply Chain organization using data-driven, analytical methodologies and scenario planning, with the key focus areas consisting of warehouse capacity/utilization management and expansion planning, product launch preparedness, contingency/disaster planning, and overall analysis of performance (inventory, material control, vendor metrics, forecasting).

Relationships

Reports To

Essential Functions

• Administer, develop and analyze enterprise supply chain systems
• Participate in establishment and on-going maintenance of inventory policy for the facility
• Gather and interpret relevant metrics including; inventory turns, obsolescence, demand patters, stock vs non-stock
• Support root cause analysis and recommend actions
• Serve as a back-up and be able to run the material requirements planning (MRP) process
• Interpret results
• Assess Quality risk
• Ensure applicable material purchases are made
• Perform warehouse utilization analysis on current and future state scenario models to determine short, mid, and long-term capacity needs in terms of physical space, material flow, and human resources
• Develop an understanding of cost of warehouse space
• Benchmark and recommend storage pricing that captures cost of space, annual maintenance/qualification, utilities, and material movement for storage
• Prepare for product launch builds on capacity
• Work with Project Management and the Client to optimize launch strategy based on internal capability and capacity
• Requires knowledge and experience in own discipline; still acquiring higher-level knowledge and skills
• Builds knowledge of the company, processes and customers
• Solves a range of straightforward problems
• Analyses possible solutions using standard procedures
• Receives a moderate level of guidance and direction
• All other duties as requested
  
  

Physical Requirements

Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reading of written documents and use of computer monitor screen, reaching with hands and arms, talking, writing, listening. Occasional stooping, kneeling, crouching, bending, carrying, grasping. Frequent lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds and occasional lifting and/or moving up to 50 pounds. Must comply with EHS responsibilities for the position. Working conditions will be Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioned controlled. Working in a lab environment will require working with skin irritants, lung irritants, electrical equipment, sharp instruments, toxic materials, and hazardous waste. Safety procedures will be followed to minimize exposure, including clean room gowning.

Qualifications

• Education/Experience:
• Bachelor’s degree
• 2 – 5 years of experience
• GMP experience, preferred
• Must be able to read and understand English-written job instructions and safety requirements
• Technical Requirements:
• Applied knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other and applies technical knowledge to assist and train the site with Microsoft troubleshooting
• Has introductory knowledge of the principles, theories, and concepts of a discipline
• Executes work plan/schedule developed with input from senior team member
• Ability to understand and write assigned SOPs and moderately complex batch production records with minimal guidance
• Excellent written communications skills with internal customers
• Ability to address work issues at both an individual level and team level
  
  

• Behavioral Requirements:
• Ability to see and hear, read, and write clear English
• Requires adaptability, analyzing, assessing, calculating, decision making, dependability, good judgment, reading, memorizing, social skills, speaking, stress control, writing
• Demonstrates leadership capabilities in a matrix environment
• Ability to learn and retain technical information
• Mathematical and scientific reasoning ability
• Recognizes unmet needs within the department
• Ability to communicate effectively and follow/retain detailed written and verbal instruction in an accurate, timely, safe, and professional manner with supervisor, group members, and other departments as necessary, in a professional and accurate manner
• Ability to manage time effectively to complete assignments in expected time frame and independently seek out additional work when tasks are completed ahead of time
• Ability to cooperate with coworkers within an organized team environment or work alone
• Detail oriented with ability to work effectively under high pressure with multiple deadlines
• Strong ability to multi-task in a fast pace environment
• Positive attitude and ability to work with others
• Ability to process a large volume of work
• Ability to effectively carry out and implement change
• Ability to put aside personal opinions and focus on business needs, department needs, or group needs
  

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.

Novo Nordisk is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal laws, rules or regulations.

If you are interested in applying to Novo Nordisk and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply, please call us at 1-855-411-5290. This contact is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.