Global Procurement Graduate

Global Procurement Graduate: Kick-start your life-changing career!

Are you a master’s student with an interest in procurement? Be a part of Novo Nordisk’s growth journey and accelerate your own. Turn your degree into a global career at one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies! 

About the Global Procurement Graduate Programme

The full-time position as a Global Procurement Graduate in Novo Nordisk will give you the chance to be part of the organisation responsible for sourcing and purchasing billions worth of services and materials across our global business. Global Procurementsupports the business by prioritising key business activities with the aim of achieving the highest possible total supply chain value while taking quality, risks, savings, environmental and social aspects into consideration.

Throughout the programme, you will gain hands-on experience with areas such as category strategy, contract negotiation, financial planning, sourcing processes, procurement systems as well as project and change management. 

As you embark on your life-changing career in Novo Nordisk, we will provide you with:

• Accelerated personal and professional development from day one working with highly skilled specialists and leaders
• International professional experience
• Vast exposure and networking possibilities

The position

During the two-year programme, you will undertake several challenging and exciting rotations: You will work in different departments in our corporate headquarters in Denmark and for one-two rotations you will rotate internationally into one of our global offices or production sites located around the globe. You will work as a fully-fledged member of the team and learn skills relevant to the rotation. You will both work independently to drive your own responsibilities and in collaboration with team members on shared projects.

Qualifications

To thrive and succeed as a Global Procurement Graduate, we expect you to have:

• A relevant master’s degree from 2024 or 2025 with strong academic achievements
• International experience either from studies abroad, internships or volunteering
• Relevant work experience from internships, student jobs, or extracurricular activities obtained during your studies, e.g., within procurement, sourcing, supply chain management, or operations management
• No more than 1 year of full-time work experience between or after completing a master’s degree
• International mindset and ability to quickly adapt to change
• Team-player attitude, excellent communication skills, high drive, and an eagerness to learn
• Global mobility and professional fluency in English
• A keen eye on, an open mind for, and a strong interest in the world of sourcing and procurement 

If you meet the criteria and are interested in joining the programme with start-up date 1 September 2025, please make sure to submit your application no later than 30 November 2024 GMT+1.

Important: upload this when you apply 

Before clicking the apply button, please ensure you have uploaded your CV (please upload under “resume”), cover letter and most recent academic records (upload these two documents as one file under “cover letter”) in English. Applications without these uploads will not be considered. 

In the  cover letter we expect to learn more about your motivation for wanting to join Novo Nordisk and the Graduate Programme, as well as your personal and professional competencies. Hence, make sure you 
include:

• What are your expectations from the graduate programme and how will the programme support your career aspirations?
• What team characteristics do you value, and what three qualities do you believe others appreciate about you?
• Define innovation in the context of procurement, in your opinion
• Share a specific example of solving a challenging procurement-related task in previous work or projects. Provide details about the problem and your solution

The cover letter must not exceed one page.

You can apply from any device but as you will be asked to answer several questions on the application page, we recommend applying from a PC instead of a mobile phone.

About the Graduate Programme

Our global Graduate Programme is designed to bring together change makers with a diversity of perspectives and equip them with the tools needed to accelerate their personal and professional development. The two-year programme allows you to explore the world while developing your career. You will be taken on three rotations around the globe where you will work in a fast-paced environment and grow in ways you never could have imagined. You will be exposed to the entire Novo Nordisk value chain while being challenged to explore your boundaries and reach your full potential.

If you want a general introduction to the Novo Nordisk Graduate Programme including all 18 tracks then click here. 

Contact 

For questions about the Global Procurement track, please contact one of our current graduates. You can also click on this link for information on our upcoming graduate webinars.

About Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk is a global healthcare company, founded in 1923 and headquartered just outside Copenhagen, Denmark. Our purpose is to drive change to defeat serious chronic diseases, built upon our heritage in diabetes. We do so by pioneering scientific breakthroughs, expanding access to our medicines, and working to prevent and ultimately cure the diseases we treat. We employ more than 69,000 people in 80 offices around the world, and market our products in 170 countries. We are on a relentless mission to drive change for millions of people living with chronic diseases, and we need people like you to join us on this mission and take Novo Nordisk into the future. 

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.