Assistant Warehouse Logistics Jobs in Raleigh, NC

About the Department 

You will be joining Fill & Finish Expansions (FFEx), which is responsible for all major expansion activities within aseptic production, solid dosage forms, finished products, fill & finish warehousing, and QC across all production areas in Product Supply. The area is anchored in Product Supply, Quality & IT, which globally employ approx. 20,000 of Novo Nordisk's 50,000 employees.

FFEx is a newly established and growing area with the responsibility to design, plan, and build all new aseptic filling capacity across Novo Nordisk to serve the needs of millions of patients. We do it by rethinking our production facilities with the use of modern technology, as we are setting the standards for the aseptic production of the future. Facilities designed today which we will still be proud of 20 years from now. FF Expansions has a global approach, where you will be working with multiple sites and cultures across the world.

What we offer you:

Leading pay and annual performance bonus for all positions

All employees enjoy generous paid time off including 14 paid holidays

Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance - effective day one

Guaranteed 8% 401K contribution plus individual company match option

Family Focused Benefits including 14 weeks paid parental & 6 weeks paid family medical leave

Free access to Novo Nordisk-marketed pharmaceutical products

Tuition Assistance

Life & Disability Insurance

Employee Referral Awards

At Novo Nordisk, you will find opportunities, resources, and mentorship to help grow and build your career. Are you ready to realize your potential? Join Team Novo Nordisk and help us make what matters.

The Position

Coordinate & optimize the flow of raw materials & critical components for manufacturing from ordering through release. Oversee quality & compliance of Warehouse & Logistics processes / procedures. Oversee necessary investigations to optimize / make operations more reliable, propose & monitor action plans if necessary. Monitor the updating of standards & consequent procedures in accordance with the NN systems (Quality Management System). Depending on assignment, serve as key member of Warehouse either with the Shipping & Receiving or Material Support leadership team providing operations.

Relationships

Reports to Manager, Warehouse & Logistics.

Essential Functions

• Build a program strategy in collaboration with management to define keep activities on improvement projects. This includes:
  • Collect data & analyze compliance risks
  • Analyze flow of materials from supplier thru release to production & identify improvement opportunities
  • Identify key activities or improvement projects & propose the associated deadlines, including the pre-requisites & interfaces with other projects or programs
  • Identify anomalies as they arise & lead continuous improvement projects.  Drive SPS through to corrective actions
  • Collaborate with stakeholders (including, but not limited to AP, FP, IQC, & QAPS), as required
• Serve as Warehouse representative in process groups & identifying process signals:
  • Propose risk mitigation actions & communicate throughout the improvement process to different levels of the organization
  • Responsible for investigation & solution of quality problems in warehouse deviations, Unscheduled Events, Change Requests, Temperature Deviations, etc.
  • Ensure compliance with training programs (ISOtrain/Eduneering) TROLs / JIs & confirm process
  • Conduct assignments in compliance with cGMP's, approved SOP's, & company policies & procedures, including PSPS requirements

• Assist the Management in:
  • Board representation
  • Serve as liaison to Supply Chain stakeholders, as assigned or necessary
  • Other accountabilities, as assigned

Physical Requirements

May move equipment &/or supplies weighing up to 33 pounds within the facility using various body positions. May be required to be on your feet for up to a 12-hour shift. May required corrected vision to 20/20 or 20/25 based on role. May require color vision based on role. May require the ability to work in loud noise environments with hearing protections.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Logistics, Business, or related field required
• MBA preferred
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in logistics, purchasing or related field - preferably in pharmaceutical industry required
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills; good presentation skills preferred
• Computer skills including experience with Office & electronic material management systems (SAP) preferred
• Demonstrated vendor & stakeholder negotiation skills required
• Demonstrates knowledge of adult learning methodologies & is ability to use multiple methods to train & coach others preferred
• Ability to communicate technical information clearly in writing & presentations preferred
• Experience planning, organizing, managing execution, checking results, & revising work plans preferred

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 defeating 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.

Novo Nordisk is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal laws, rules or regulations.

If you are interested in applying to Novo Nordisk and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply, please call us at 1-855-411-5290. This contact is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.