Are you a passionate leader ready to drive operational excellence in the healthcare sector? Are you ready to take the next step and pursue a life-changing career at Novo Nordisk? If you are an experienced leader with a strong background in logistics, planning, finance, and strategic site operations—and thrive in a high-impact, cross-functional role—look no further. Join us as our new Senior Business Support Manager. Apply today and take the next step in your life-changing career.

About the department:

The business support department at Novo Nordisk Iran plays a crucial role in enabling the efficient operation of all business processes within the organization. With a strong commitment to the company's mission of changing diabetes and other serious chronic diseases, the department serves as a backbone, ensuring that various functions work seamlessly together to deliver high-quality products and services.

The position:

The senior business support manager is responsible for overseeing general management, logistics, production planning, site strategy, finance, procurement, administration, and representation in the Local Manufacturing (LM) network. This role ensures the effective implementation of the Novo Nordisk Way, strategic objectives, and operational excellence across departments. It involves managing employee training and selection, optimizing stock and warehouse processes, developing site strategies, and leading finance and procurement functions while representing the site in cross-functional forums.

Provide guidelines to ensure implementation and follow-up on Novo Nordisk Way, strategic objectives, and Strategy to Action (S2A); oversee employee selection, training, and development to maintain high professional standards.Ensure timely product deliveries to affiliates, optimize stock levels to avoid production idle time and stockouts, and coordinate production planning to balance flexibility and stability.Manage warehouse operations, including stock levels of components, semi-finished, and finished goods; ensure efficient order handling from goods receipt to final shipping.Lead site strategy development,t including cost-effective production and shutdown windows, procurement process improvements, optimal resource utilization, and internal reporting for optimization.Oversee all finance processes, including controlling, budgeting, accounting, tax, treasury, and investment; manage procurement standards, budget processes, and external resources; represent Local Manufacturing Tehran (LMT) in LM network and cross-site processes.

Requirements:

A degree in Engineering or Business, with formal and advanced project management education, supplemented by people leadership or LEAN Six Sigma training.Proven project management capabilities and hands-on experience with LEAN Six Sigma methodologies.3+ years of managerial experience, including participation in site leadership teams within international industries such as energy, electronics, pharma, food, or cosmetics.Strong communicator with a proactive and visible leadership style; demonstrates effective stakeholder management and the ability to foster cross-organizational collaboration.Self-motivated, results-oriented, open-minded, and adaptable to change; works independently and collaboratively within global and dynamic environments.

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 send your motivation letter, CV, and relevant documentation directly via our online application tool (click on Apply and follow the instructions).

Deadline:
May 13, 2025

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 in 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 the communities we operate in. Together, we’re life-changing.