Sustainability Analyst

Do you have a passion for sustainability and procurement? Do you have experience within responsible sourcing, securing supplier’s commitment to uphold human right, health and safety, labour rights and the environment?   

If so, apply now and become our new Sustainability Analyst and support us to drive the best responsible sourcing practices across our global supply chain. 

The position 

As a Sustainability Analyst at Novo Nordisk, you will play a vital role in advancing our ESG agenda within the supply chain. You will work alongside a talented team of project and sustainability partners, leveraging your expertise to support responsible sourcing initiatives. This position is critical to ensuring compliance with the latest EU regulations, particularly the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). Your contributions will help drive impactful projects and foster a culture of sustainability throughout the organization. 

Some of your responsibilities will be to: 

• Support supplier negotiations to align with Responsible Sourcing Standards and ensure compliance across the global supply chain. 
• Implement comprehensive due diligence processes to assess suppliers’ adherence to sustainability standards and regulations. 
• Drive the digitalization of sustainability processes to enhance efficiency and improve data tracking within the organization. 
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build organizational capability in sustainable sourcing practices. 
• Monitor and report on sustainability metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of initiatives and identify areas for improvement. 

Qualifications  

• At least 1-2 years of experience, preferable within responsible sourcing.  
• Master's Degree (e.g. in sustainability, legal and compliance, environmental mgmt., supply chain management or similar) with excellent results. 
• Knowledge about social and environmentally sustainable supply chain practices and experience in implementing responsible sourcing initiatives.  
• Experience implementing new policies (preferable CSDDD) including setting up compliance tracking and reporting.  
• Fluency in both written and spoken English. 

As a person, you are data-driven in your approach, using insights to guide your recommendations and decision-making. Your excellent interpersonal skills allow you to build strong relationships and effectively motivate stakeholders. Pragmatic and results-oriented, you maintain focus and execute tasks to meet targets efficiently.  

You thrive under short timelines and deliverables while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams. Additionally, your strong communication capabilities and can-do attitude make you a key contributor to achieving shared goals. 

About the Department  

In Corporate Procurement we are 200 employees in Denmark and India, and globally more than 400 people work in procurement throughout the organisation responsible for approx. 75% of Novo Nordisk’s spend and for setting the strategic direction. Corporate Procurement is Novo Nordisk’s centre of excellence for category strategies, digital procurement and purchasing processes, where we work to ensure that the ESG agenda becomes an integrated part of working with our suppliers. 

We pride ourselves on fostering a global mindset, dedication to business partnering and a relentless focus on creating rewarding careers for our people. Further, we manage our business by building strategies and executing improvement projects to optimise our processes. We work fact-based, are dedicated to collaborative problem solving and take active leadership for the initiatives we are involved in.  

Contact  

For further information, please contact Anne Ingwar-Oppenhagen, Senior Manager, Sustainable Procurement at AIWJ@novonordisk.com 

Deadline 

Please apply before 11th April. 

You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few sentences about why you are applying in your resume or CV.  

To ensure an efficient and fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo in your CV. 

Please note that only applications in English will be considered. 

Working at Novo Nordisk 

Novo Nordisk is a leading global healthcare company with a 100-year legacy of driving change to defeat serious chronic diseases. Building on our strong legacy within diabetes, we are growing massively and expanding our commitment, reaching millions around the world and impacting more than 40 million patient lives daily. All of this has made us one of the 20 most valuable companies in the world by market cap. Our success relies on the joint potential and collaboration of our more than 72,000 employees around the world.  

We recognise the importance of the unique skills and perspectives our people bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk, we're working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it's a collective effort. Join us! Together, we go further. Together, we're life changing. 

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.