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Associate Vice President Commercial Supply Chain, Zurich, Switzerland
Category: Supply Chain
Location:
Zurich, Switzerland Zurich, CH
Do you have the vision to serve a growing number of patients, shape global strategies and drive impactful change across the supply chain? Novo Nordisk is seeking an Associate Vice President of Commercial Supply Chain to lead our efforts in building a reliable and competitive customer centered supply chain across our global reach. If you're ready to make a global impact, read on and apply today!
Your new role
As Associate Vice President for Commercial Supply Chain in International Operations, you will:

• Report to the Senior Vice President of Finance of International Opertions and be a member of the Finance International Operations leadership team. The position also has dotted line responsibility to the Senior Vice President of Supply Chain for Novo Nordisk.
• Operationally secure supply to more than 37 million patients, with a strategic ambition to make International Operations Commercial Supply Chain a more customer-focused supply chain that delivers a competitive advantage to Novo Nordisk.
• Be part of turning commercial strategies, budget and brand plans into forecast/demand and drive prediction of IO sales volume for upcoming period to be used as the base for Novo Nordisk Supply and Demand Balancing (S&OP).
• Strengthen understanding of customer needs across the value chain - from pipeline to patient and build differentiated service offering in close collaboration with Development and strategic functions in International Operations, Product Supply, R&D and Product and Portfolio Strategy.
• Own the Novo Nordisk Local Manufacturing Strategy and ensure that International Operations is executing and delivering return on investment.

Your new department
As part of International Operations, you will join our largest operational unit. Covering 194 countries and 95% of the world's population, more than 17,000 of us work passionately to serve 37 million patients each day. With a promise to outperform the competition, we continue to be the growth driver for Novo Nordisk, and to improve healthcare at scale across the globe.
Your skills & qualifications
To excel in this role, you'll need a relevant academic degree within Supply Chain Management, Business, Logistics or Manufacturing.
Relevant experience includes:

• 15 years of experience within Supply Chain Management, pharmaceutical production, and/or general business.
• 5 years of experience in a senior management team.
• Minimum 5 years of international experience, preferably in IO/Emerging Markets countries.
• You will manage a direct team of 15 people and a functional organisation of approx. 250 supply chain professionals, so strong people management experience is required (ideally managing large and diverse teams).
• Experience in delivering business objectives in alignment with multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience in effectively and persuasively articulating complex issues to key decision makers.
• Experience in analysing complex issues, utilising strategic thinking and implementing tactical plans. Profound understanding of pharmaceutical industry, pharmaceutical manufacturing, GDP, and relevant laws and regulations impacting a multi-national pharmaceutical company.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills in English.

Working at Novo Nordisk
Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this, we approach our work with an unconventional spirit, a rare determination and a constant curiosity. For over 100 years, this unordinary mindset has seen us build a company unlike any other. One where a collective passion for our purpose, mutual respect and a willingness to go beyond what we know delivers extraordinary results.
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.
More information
For further information about working at Novo Nordisk, please visit . Be advised, we will not support queries about your recruitment status and this is not a call for preliminary interviews.
Deadline
6 February 2026.
(Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis and the position may be closed before the deadline.)
Novo Nordisk is not your typical healthcare company. In a modern world of quick fixes, we focus on solutions to defeat serious chronic diseases and promote long-term health. Our unordinary mindset is at the heart of everything we do. We seek out new ideas and put people first as we push the boundaries of science, make healthcare more accessible, and treat, prevent, and even cure diseases that affect millions of lives. Because it takes an unordinary approach to drive real, lasting change in health.

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