Supply Chain Launch Manager for global launch projects

Coloplast A/S; Humlebæk; On-site; DKK 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Coloplast in Humlebæk, Denmark, seeks a Supply Chain Launch Manager to oversee global product launches. You will lead supply chain input, plan launches with manufacturing, and ensure systems and stock readiness for market introduction.

You will collaborate across departments, manage risks, and travel (~2 weeks/year) to ensure alignment with project teams and production sites. Fluency in English is required.

Qualifications

• Degree in supply chain or engineering.
• Fluent in English.
• Excel and system adaptation skills.
• Experience in supply chain or logistics with production insights.

Responsibilities

• Lead or SME for supply chain in launch projects.
• Plan launches with manufacturing and stock readiness.
• Coordinate with production sites and flag risks.
• Develop launch scenarios with other departments.
• Influence early decisions to mitigate risks and ensure on-time launches.
• Track delivery performance after launch.

Skills

Excel

Stakeholder mgmt

English fluency

Cross-functional

Education

Degree in supply chain or engineering

Job description

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Supply Chain Launch Manager for global launch projects

Location: Humlebæk, DK

Job Family: Supply & Logistics

Supply Chain Launch Manager for global launch projects

Would you like to help orchestrate the global launch of new products, representing our supply chain throughout the entire launch projects?

Join a global group of skilled supply chain professionals and follow new products from early development all the way to market – as your input will ensure that we deliver the best products to people with intimate healthcare needs.

“WE play a key part in planning and executing successful launches – and we are a valued voice in the process, allowing us to set a clear direction,” explains Head of Supply Chain Launch, Global Supply Chain Management, Daniel Arildsen.

Join our highly experienced Launch department

Together, we are 7 colleagues, responsible for supply chain activities related to bringing new and innovative products to market within Chronic Care and Wound Care products. A good part of our time, we spend working with our factories in Hungary, Costa Rica, and soon Portugal.

“As we are each dedicated to different projects, discussing what we’ve learned with each other is very important to us. And we’ll be there to make sure you get to ease into the position,” says Daniel.

Ensure that supply chain is covered in every project

As part of the Coloplast global supply chain, you will find yourself in the middle of a web of stakeholders working towards launching new Chronic Care and Wound Care products. Here, you will be dedicated to specific projects, acting as supply chain lead or subject matter expert, representing the voice of supply chain and making sure supply chain is on track for launch.

Specifically, you will be the subject matter expert from supply chain, staying up to date on project progression. Moreover, you will plan the launch and make sure that systems, manufacturing, stock levels, etc. are ready for launch. And when you meet a bump in the road, you will figure out solutions with the project team.

From early project development until post-launch, you will:

• Influence project decisions and direction early, to avoid supply chain risks
• Drive the supply chain plan with manufacturing sites, balancing project deliverables and commercial considerations to launch on time
• Produce launch scenarios in collaboration with other departments and ensure alignment with the rest of the organization
• Coordinate activities at our production sites and flag supply chain risks
• Make sure systems, such as planning, base data and distribution, are ready for launch
• Follow up on delivery performance of newly launched items after launch

Your work may take you traveling roughly 2 weeks per year, primarily to our factory in Hungary. However, you will have a say on how the trips are planned, so they will fit with the rest of your life.

Supply chain knowledge and stakeholder management skills

In this role, you must be able to work cross-functionally, using your good stakeholder management skills to incorporate a wide range of input from across the business. Also, you can work with limited supervision in your projects, representing the voice of supply chain, making decisions, and setting a direction for your area.

Finally, we imagine that you:

• Have a degree in supply chain or engineering
• Have some experience, either within supply chain or logistics and a good conception of production processes
• Possibly have some experience working in projects, allowing you to consider both commercial and supply chain perspectives
• Are good at Excel and at adapting to new systems
• Are fluent in English

Pursuing an ambitious growth agenda, Coloplast develops and markets products and services that make life easier for people with intimate healthcare needs. Employing about 16.000 people and with products available in more than 143 countries, we are one of the world´s leading medical device companies. We are constantly growing our business and always looking for new ways to move forward – we explore, learn and look for new ways of doing things.

Coloplast is committed to being an inclusive organization, where people bring their differences to work each day, fulfil their potential and have a strong sense of belonging because – and not despite – of their differences. We therefore encourage all qualified candidates to apply regardless of gender, age, race, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religious belief or physical ability.

Coloplast Group - Holtedam 1 - Humlebaek - DK 3050 - Denmark