Senior Manager Supply Chain

Senior Manager Supply Chain

Category: Supply Chain

Location: Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, ES

Lead the future of supply chain operations in Spain and play a critical role in ensuring patients receive life-changing treatments. Join Novo Nordisk and shape a high-performing, compliant, and forward-looking supply chain organisation.

Your new role

As Senior Manager Supply Chain, you will define and execute the supply chain strategy for Spain, ensuring reliable product availability while driving continuous improvement and operational excellence. Reporting to the Senior Director Finance and Operations Spain, you will play a key role in shaping the local supply chain agenda.

You will:

Lead the end-to-end supply chain strategy, aligning local priorities with regional and global frameworks

Build, develop, and lead a high-performing team, fostering engagement, capability growth, and continuous improvement

Own and drive the Sales & Operations Planning process, enabling strong cross-functional planning and decision-making

Ensure compliant, efficient, and high-performing supply chain operations, including GDP and audit readiness

Oversee product lifecycle management, including launches and discontinuations

In this role, you will operate with a high degree of autonomy, influencing senior stakeholders and representing Spain in regional governance forums.

Your new department

You will join the Finance and Operations Leadership team, working at the heart of the business to ensure strong operational execution and sustainable growth. As part of the broader EUCAN and Global Supply Chain network, you will collaborate closely with cross-functional stakeholders, including Commercial, Medical, Regulatory, Quality, and Customer Service, as well as external partners such as 3PLs, wholesalers, and logistics providers. This is a highly visible role with significant impact, providing the opportunity to influence strategy, drive innovation, and strengthen supply chain capabilities in a dynamic and evolving environment.

Your skills and qualifications

We are looking for supply chain leader who thrives in a complex and fast-paced environment, and who can combine operational excellence with strong stakeholder engagement.

You will bring:

A Master’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field

Solid experience leading supply chain operations (Sales & Operations Planning, logistics, distribution) in the pharmaceutical industry.

Strong knowledge of GDP, audits, product availability, inventory management, and external partner management

Proven direct leadership experience as People Manager, with the ability to coach, develop, and inspire high-performing teams

Excellent analytical, stakeholder management, and communication skills, with experience working across regional or global environments.

Fluent English both written and verbal is required. Fluency in Spanish is an advantage.

Base in Madrid

Working at Novo Nordisk

Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this, we approach our work with determination, constant curiosity and a commitment to finding better ways forward. For over 100 years, this dedication has driven us to build a company focused on lasting change for long-term health. One where diverse thinking, shared purpose and mutual respect come together to create extraordinary results. When you join us, you're not just starting a job – you're becoming part of a story that spans generations.

What we offer

There is, of course, more on offer here than the uniqueness of our culture and the extraordinary results we produce. Being part of a global healthcare company means opportunities to learn and develop are all around us, while our benefits are designed with your career and life stage in mind

Salary: For this role, the Annual Base Salary ranges from 81,810 EUR to 136,620 EUR corresponding to the level of the position.

The placement within the salary range will be assessed during the recruitment process based on the candidate’s skills, competencies, knowledge, and relevant experience.

Incentives and Benefits: The salary package may include short-term and/or long-term incentives as well as other employee benefits based on position level, location, functional area and relevant market benchmarks.

Learn more about our Reward Philosophy here

Deadline

Apply before 3rd September. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis.

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.

At Novo Nordisk, we're not chasing quick fixes – we're creating lasting change for long-term health. For over 100 years, we've been driven by a single purpose: to defeat serious chronic diseases and help millions of people live healthier lives. This dedication fuels our constant curiosity and inspires us to push the boundaries of what's possible in healthcare. We embrace diverse perspectives, seek out bold ideas, and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose. Together, we're making healthcare more accessible, treating and preventing diseases, and pioneering solutions that create change spanning generations. When you join us, you become part of something bigger – a legacy of impact that reaches far beyond today.