Associate Manager for Planning and Capacity Team

Would you like to develop people and processes simultaneously? Do you want to be a part of an expanding production facility where you produce medicine for patients worldwide in collaboration with competent employees and other skilled and ambitious managers? Would you like to play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation of production? If you are motivated by standardizing and continuously improving planning and forecast processes in a highly regulated environment, we have the perfect opportunity for you. Join us, apply today! The Position As the Associate Manager of our Planning and Capacity team anchored in Business Support, you will lead a team of highly skilled Supply Chain Specialists and Production Planners, who ensure timely planning and coordination of the production units and supplying areas in Gentofte, as well as delivering reports on forecasts and capacity. Your key responsibilities will include: • Developing and executing a standardized strategy for continuously improving the quality of planning and coordination at our production site.
• Building and maintaining stakeholder relationships in departments, ensuring a high level of support.
• Coaching your team to develop new solutions to enhance performance.
• Supporting the site’s efforts to optimize product flow and plan adherence, and improve release flow.
• Maintaining a high level of drive and commitment so that your team performs well together and delivers the best possible support to the production.
• Providing visible leadership, sparring, and coaching.
• Creating a culture where everyone feels united and is ready to challenge methods, systems, and processes and continuously make them better, smarter, and faster. In this complex managerial role with numerous stakeholders, it's crucial to grasp the intricacies and ensure the team's independence. As a leader, you'll need a strategic approach and an analytical mindset to achieve these goals. Qualifications The most important qualification is your passion and drive to develop a great team with high engagement and performance. To succeed in this position, you: - Preferably hold a relevant degree in Supply Chain Management, Strategy, Business, or a similar field.
- Have 2-3 years of leadership experience, preferably within supply chain or production.
- Have experience with production processes, competence development, and driving projects in a large organization.
- Possess an analytical mindset and an innate talent for developing both people and processes, all the while managing a diverse range of stakeholders.
- Be fluent in both written and spoken English, preferably speak Danish. On a personal level, you have a leadership style based on trust and mutual respect and value a fun and inclusive working environment. You have a natural talent for building a supportive environment where everyone works well together, motivates each other, and fosters personal and professional growth. The Department You will be a part of our Business Support department and report to the Director of the area. Business Support is part of Biotech & Rare Disease (BRD) Aseptic production in Gentofte. The co-teams in the department are responsible for Investment Projects, Project Portfolio Management, LEAN & Operational Excellence, Digitalisation, Manufacturing Intelligence & Business Intelligence, Warehouse Operations, and Training & Onboarding. In the department, we are ambitious and strive to deliver the best possible services to our production departments. To help you do this, we will guarantee you a lot of sparring and development feedback. And we make sure to have fun while we drive the business forward. Aseptic Production Site Gentofte is part of Biotech & Rare Disease (BRD). At our sites across Gentofte, we are more than 650 colleagues responsible for the aseptic production where we are transforming the API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient) into finished products for people living with serious chronic diseases. We work with advanced processes such as formulation, filling, and freeze-drying in a sterile environment. We bring value to our patients by delivering high-quality products in compliance with GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) in a timely and cost-effective manner as we constantly optimize our processes and invest in new technology. Working at [xxxxx] 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 [xxxxx], 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 If you want to know more about the position, please don’t hesitate to contact Business Support Director, Derek Acheampong at +[xxxxx]. Deadline Apply before 8th of April. Applications will be reviewed on a continuous basis and interviews will be held after 22nd of April.
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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.