Senior Business Partner, GMS IT

Cari; København; Hybrid; DKK 847,000 - 1,245,000; Full time

Job summary

Cari is seeking a Senior Business Partner to strengthen strategic leadership support across Global Manufacturing & Supply IT (GMS IT), a global team of about 1,000 people. You will partner with the GMS IT Vice President and Leadership Team to shape priorities, craft executive narratives, and ensure IT value, risks and priorities are clearly communicated in planning and leadership forums.

You will drive discussions toward outcomes, align stakeholders, and translate strategy into actionable plans,

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in economics, business administration, finance or related field.
• Experience supporting senior leaders in strategic, coordination or business partnering roles.
• Strong stakeholder management across matrixed organisations.
• Ability to structure ambiguity and translate strategy into actionable plans.
• Executive communication and storytelling skills for IT and business topics.
• Confident sparring partner to VP with strong follow-through.
• Proficient in using AI to improve effectiveness.
• Discretion, resilience and a calm senior presence in a fast-paced environment.
• Fluent in professional English.

Responsibilities

• Guide leadership discussions toward strategic outcomes and priorities.
• Shape narratives and prepare executive messages for decision points.
• Anticipate leadership moments and business planning needs.
• Engage key partners early across GMS IT and Enterprise IT.
• Drive business planning in close collaboration with Finance, People & Organisation.
• Be a member of the GMS IT Leadership Team to drive meetings.
• Own the Business Partner network across GMS IT for readiness.
• Develop stakeholder engagement plans and executive updates.
• Drive follow-up on key initiatives across functions.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Strategic leadership

Executive communication

Storytelling

Ambiguity framing

AI literacy

English fluency

Cross-functional collaboration

Influence without authority

Education

Master’s degree in economics, business administration, finance or related field

Job description

Location: Høje-Taastrup - Denmark Salary: Competitive Type: Permanent Main Industry: Search Management & Executive Jobs Other Industries & Skills: Information Technology Purchasing & Supply Chain Job ID: 133554715 Posted On: 05 October 2026

Your impact begins here

As Senior Business Partner, you will strengthen strategic leadership support across Global Manufacturing & Supply IT (GMS IT), a global area of around 1,000 people. You will work as a trusted partner to the GMS IT Vice President and Leadership Team, helping bring preparation and coherence to how priorities are shaped and communicated. Your work will sharpen decision-making, support executive-level narratives and ensure the value, risks and priorities of GMS IT are clearly communicated in business planning, Enterprise IT and senior leadership forums.

What you'll bring

• A master's degree in economics, business administration, finance or a related business discipline.
• Experience supporting senior leaders and leadership teams in a strategic, coordination or business partnering capacity, for example as a Senior Business Partner, Chief of Staff, Executive Assistant, management consultant or strategy professional.
• Strong stakeholder management across complex, matrixed organisations, with the ability to align diverse interests and influence outcomes without formal authority.
• A proven ability to structure ambiguity, connect competing priorities and translate strategy into actionable plans.
• Strong executive communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to turn complex IT, digital and organisational topics into simple, business-relevant messages that land with senior stakeholders.
• Strong stakeholder intelligence, with the ability to understand what matters to key partners, anticipate concerns and ensure the right people are involved early enough to create alignment.
• The confidence to act as a trusted sparring partner to the VP, challenging and strengthening thinking, communication and follow-through before key leadership forums.
• A confident approach to using AI to work more effectively and bring modern ways of working.
• Resilience, discretion and a calm, senior presence in a fast-paced environment.
• Fluency in written and spoken English at a professional level.

In addition, it is valued if you have:

• Experience from large, global matrix organisations such as pharmaceuticals, FMCG or consulting.
• Familiarity with IT or Operational Technology (OT) environments.

What you'll do

• Guide leadership discussions toward strategic outcomes, structuring priorities and keeping focus on what matters most.
• Help position the GMS IT Vice President and Leadership Team as a strategic partner by shaping clear narratives, framing dilemmas, preparing decision points and translating priorities into executive messages.
• Anticipate upcoming leadership moments, stakeholder concerns and business planning needs, ensuring the VP and Leadership Team are prepared, aligned and influential in senior forums.
• Actively engage key partners across GMS Business Support and Enterprise IT, ensuring they are brought in early and sufficiently involved in business planning and leadership team discussions.
• Drive the business planning processes in close collaboration with Finance, People & Organisation and other key functions.
• Serve as a member of the GMS IT Leadership Team, driving preparation, follow-up and execution of leadership meetings.
• Own the Business Partner network across GMS IT to orchestrate organisational readiness and cascade strategic decisions.
• Develop stakeholder engagement plans and prepare executive-level communications, leadership updates and strategic storylines that make GMS IT’s contribution visible and easy to understand.
• Drive follow-up on key initiatives, ensuring alignment and follow-through across functions and organisational levels.

Who you'll work with

In Global Manufacturing & Supply, colleagues work across the value chain to bring molecules, processes, devices and products to the people who need them. You will be part of GMS IT, a global organisation spread across the world, working closely with the GMS IT Vice President and Leadership Team.

Your key partners will include Enterprise IT, GMS Business Support, Finance, People & Organisation, the broader Business Partner network and the Enterprise IT Executive Assistant network. You will need to know these partners well, understand how to bring them into the right discussions at the right time, and use that network to create stronger alignment around GMS IT priorities. You will navigate a complex matrix in a virtual setting with cultural awareness and agility, bringing different perspectives together to create clarity and momentum.

What you can expect here

You will join an environment where your expertise shapes decisions at the top of a global organisation. The role offers broad exposure across functions and leadership, the chance to influence how a senior leadership team operates and is perceived, and the opportunity to turn complexity into clear direction. You will be supported to perform at your best while working at pace with curious, ambitious colleagues.

Salary: For this role, the Annual Base Salary ranges from 847,000 to 1,245,100 DKK, 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.