P&O Senior Manager, API Business Partnering

Are you a visionary strategist eager to shape a dynamic new organization within the expansion of pharmaceutical production? Are you excited about projects, and do you want to support building up a new organisation?Join us as the P&O Senior Manager for API Business Partnering and be at the forefront of transforming our future! Apply today for a life-changing career!
The positionAs the P&O Senior Manager your key responsibilities will revolve around supporting the management team in build a new organisation and driving various P&O development activities aligned with the API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient) Expansion strategy. You will be the Trusted Advisor to the CAPEX SVP and the SVP management group. Additionally, you will play a crucial role in leading the API P&O Business Partner team and structuring a new department within the organization. You will play a vital role in driving organizational growth, shaping the culture of this area, and ensuring the successful implementation of P&O initiatives.Your responsibilities will include:• Guiding, coaching and empowering a team of HR Business Partners, providing direction, mentorship, and support.• Designing and shaping the people agenda, ensuring it aligns with the organization's overall strategy and goals. Leading strategic and operational discussions within management teams on vital topics such as leadership development, organisational development, performance culture, and sustainable wellbeing.• Driving and overseeing essential P&O processes. Ensuring these processes are effectively implemented across the organization, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and high-performance.• Fostering a positive and inclusive organizational culture that aligns with the company's values and goals; developing and implementing initiatives to enhance employee engagement, satisfaction, and retention.• Strategic workforce planning and setting the direction within Organizational Development; taking a leadership role in structuring a new department within the organization, leveraging your expertise to create an efficient and effective HR structure that supports the API Expansion Projects and meets the evolving needs of the business.The position offers great career development potential and will evolve over time. Currently, all activities are in Denmark. The position is placed in Kalundborg, Denmark, with the flexibility to work from home or from another office 1-2 days a week.Qualifications
We imagine that a successful candidate should have:• Proven track record as an HR Business Partner, aligning P&O initiatives with business goals and providing valuable guidance to senior stakeholders.
• Leadership skills, capability to effectively manage teams, foster collaboration, and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Expertise in designing organisational structures, and managing business change and transformations (e.g. M&A, organic growth, divestitures, etc.)
• Ability to think strategically, align HR strategies with business objectives, and drive organizational change.
• Fluency in English (verbal and written)Furthermore, to succeed in the job, you would need to have excellent communication and relationship-building skills to engage stakeholders and drive consensus. You have passion for learning, staying updated on P&O trends, and adapting to evolving business environments.On a personal level, you have a strong business and strategic mindset, and you are confident with navigating a complex and dynamic organisation. You have high personal integrity, and you can manage both interpersonal relations and deliver results. You can motivate and empower others to deliver high-quality results.About the departmentOur People & Organisation Business Partnering team consist of 8 HRBP, a Project Lead, a project coordinator, a Training Academy team and several students, supporting all HR processes in API. Together, we are responsible for developing our organisation and employees to meet current and future needs.Your will support API Capacity Projects, which is a new SVP area, which will be dealing with high complexity projects execution of vital importance for Novo Nordisk to meet future demands and delivery to patients.Kalundborg Site is the cornerstone in our production of API and the expansion of the manufacturing capacity is important in meeting the future demands of patients. Kalundborg site covers an area of 1,600,000 m2 and employs about 4000 people and the US based API site employs 600+ people.Working at Novo Nordisk
At Novo Nordisk, we don’t wait for change. We drive it. We’re a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, and we know what got us to where we are today is not necessarily what will make us successful in the future. We embrace the spirit of experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection. We never shy away from opportunities to develop, we seize them. From research and development to manufacturing, marketing and sales – we’re all working to move the needle on patient care.Contact
For further information please contact: HR Director, René Okholm, at +45-30776215.Deadline
5 July 2023.Please note that applications are screened on an ongoing basis, so you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.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 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.