Head of Business Support

Coloplast is a successful Danish group since 1957, which develops, manufactures and markets medical devices in the business areas ostomy care, continence care, wound and skin care, interventional urology and voice and respiratory care for a global market. Coloplast AS develops products and services that make life easier for people with very personal and private medical conditions. Working closely with the people who use our products, we create solutions that are sensitive to their individual needs. We call this intimate healthcare.
Coloplast Norge AS is a sales subsidiary based at Ryen in Oslo, with a turnover of approximately 500 million NOK and is a market leader in most business areas. Serving the Norwegian market for decades, the subsidiary has a strong position in the Norwegian market and has high ambitions for accelerating growth in the
Are you looking for a position where you will be responsible for finance and business operations in a successful company within the MedTech industry? Are you a great and reliable leader with passion for improvement? Are you a team player with intent on making all stakeholders successful? Then this role as Head of Business Support could be right for you.

The Head of Business support guides and oversees all finance, compliance, and operational activities of the sales subsidiary. Serves as the key contact between the subsidiary and the corporate functions. Leads continuous improvement of business operations and is responsible for forecasting the full P&L in rolling forecasts and annual business planning. You act as a strategic sparring partner to Country Manager and have a strong commercial acumen and focus on simplifying and automation.

You will report to Country Manager and be part of the Executive Team.

Key responsibilities of the role

• Oversee day-to-day operations of customer service, finance and supply chain as well as the development and implementation of effective and efficient Finance & Administration policies and procedures throughout the organization.
• Accountable and responsible for the preparation and management of external and internal financial reporting, summaries and forecasts of future business growth, financial planning and its integrity, local accounting practices, credit and collections and fosters a "no surprises" culture together with Commercial Excellence Manager.
• Driving the cost controlling agenda by engaging functional leads to cost forecasts and spending monthly
• Proactively drives continuous improvement agenda in all business processes with strong focus on lean, simplification, automatization, and digitalization
• Owns all business support related projects and improvement programs
• Responsible for leading and developing a team to include talent and a succession pipeline
• Maintains regular contact and relationship with the corporate staff functions to ensure local adaptation of corporate functional strategies.
• Participate in global company network and meetings to develop and implement consistent, global programs and practices.
• Oversees and manages Transaction Accounting for the subsidiary (where applicable) in close collaboration with our business center in Poland.
• Manage, maintain and develop relationships with local banking institutions, legal advisors, public institutions, corporate insurance providers, external auditors and tax authorities.
• Lead the Business Support team includes 4-5 employees
• Develops and maintains a strong system of internal controls in cooperation with Corporate Finance
• Analyses new laws, regulations and trends for potential impact on company goals and objectives.
• Accountable for local legal compliance.

Qualifications

• Typically, 5-7 years' experience in progressive roles within the areas of business support, preferably a Finance professional with commercial insight including demonstrated leadership and management responsibilities.
• Minimum of 3 years of senior level management experience.
• Quantitively based master's degree, Finance or MBA preferred
• Demonstrated process improvement capabilities. Knowledge of lean practices is a plus
• Demonstrated project management capabilities. Formal courses or education is a plus
• Flair and preference for working in IT systems with outstanding excel skills. Broad knowledge of Finance, supply chain, customer service and Legal guidelines and policies.
• Our business language is English, and knowledge of Scandinavian language is preferable.

To be successful in your role you have excellent analytical, negotiation, and management skills and you are ambitious on behalf of the business, customer focused and passionate about raising the bar. You have a strong belief in Coloplast Vision, Mission and Values. We value strong organizational and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and collaborate convincingly. You are an effective, consistent, and inspiring leader. It is important that you are well organized and commercially oriented and prone to deliver results above expectations.

Application

Please register your application to our link below, and we will screen the applications continuously and close the process when we have found the right candidate. Please note that our system only allows you to upload one file when submitting your application. Make sure to combine your CV and cover letter into a single document before uploading.

Need more information?
At Coloplast, we make sure that you can be you. That is why we encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, ethnicity, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief or marital status.

For more information about this interesting position, please contact Head of Business Support Terje Lie at

Pursuing an ambitious growth agenda, Coloplast develops and markets products and services that make life easier for people with intimate healthcare needs. Employing about 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.
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