In a biotech company bonding to discover, design and develop innovative peptide-based medicines.
Currently, we are looking for a highly motivated and skilled In-House Services Manager to join our Facility Operation department and support our growth journey.
The role of In-House Services Manager at Zealand is a vital position where you will be responsible for our Front of House, canteen services and events. You will help develop our In-house service functions to provide outstanding customer service in terms of responsiveness, quality, and innovation. You will provide internal support to employees/departments with various tasks.
Our Facility Operations department consist of 10 engaged and professional colleagues. We work as one team and value an informal atmosphere with focus on knowledge sharing and excellence.
The successful candidate has an outgoing personality, likes a busy environment, and has experience with handling and prioritizing many tasks at the same time with energy and a smile ready for all colleagues internally who need help and support. You are used to working with In-house Services on a high level. You are a team player and can handle challenges in a fast-moving environment. Furthermore, it is important that the candidate is fluent in Danish and English, both verbally and written as our company communication is in English. Also, the candidate needs to be experienced in all programs in MS office package.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities includes helping us to:
- Responsible for managing the Front of House and Canteen
- Proven experience in managerial roles, particularly in overseeing canteen and reception services.
- Ability to lead, motivate, and organize staff to deliver excellent service.
- Manage contracts and collaborate with external suppliers to optimize support for Zealand Pharma
- Building budgets for the departments together with the Associate Director
- Ensure highest levels of customer support to and communication with the organization
- Develop the In-House Services function through idea generation and implementation of small-through-large initiatives which improve customer service and/or efficiency of operations
- General office-related communication to the employees via intranet and e-mails
- Organizing annual office events, such as the summer and Christmas parties, keeping track of events and supporting any other ad-hoc events taking place in the office
- Overall responsible for office Health & Safety, incl. office security together with Facility
- Ad-hoc administrative tasks
Candidate profile
The successful candidate will have most or all the below qualifications:
- Minimum 5 years in similar position in managing an In-House Services Team / FM Team
- MS office package (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
- Strong communication and influencing skills, in person and in writing, in English and Danish
- A strong team spirit and player but also good at working independently
- Used to a high paced environment
- Strong in handling many tasks a once
- Outgoing personality with passion for providing outstanding customer service to employees
- Takes a pride in always going that extra mile
- Strong organizer, effective time, and task management
- Used to handling suppliers and contracts
- Strong in various administrative tasks
- Proactive
Bonding to innovate
Our employees are fundamental to our success, and we continue to be able to attract and retain people with vast experience and talent. We have a unique culture, characterized by excellent teamwork and strong engagement across the organization.
Making bonds is at the core of everything we do. From discovering and developing the best new peptide drugs for patients, to engaging with our partners or connecting with each other.
We bond as a result of our entrepreneurial culture where our people are encouraged to pursue their ideas and turn them into reality. We are curious about each other’s knowledge and expertise.
We bond through curiosity and playfulness as a team, allowing ourselves to challenge common thinking and drive future innovation. Zealand Pharma is a place where everyone is heard and contributes to the success, we all want to experience.
The Zealand Pharma DNA builds on four values: (1) We are bold, (2) We empower people, (3) We work as one team, and (4) We can be trusted.
Let’s bond and be bold
We offer a combined compensation package which includes a base salary, pension, bonus, and a possibility to join our employee share program. We care about our employees’ well-being and offer health insurance, use of massage, fitness, and a range of social clubs and activities
To find out more about working at Zealand, visit https://www.zealandpharma.com/careers/zealand-as-a-workplace/
Interested? Please apply no later than Dec. 6th, 2024, or as soon as possible. The applications will be reviewed as they come in.
For further information, please contact Hiring manager Cecilie Kold at Ckold@zealandpharma.com
About Zealand Pharma A/S
Zealand Pharma A/S (Nasdaq Copenhagen: ZEAL) ("Zealand") is a Danish biotechnology company on a mission to change lives with next generation peptide medicines. In our effort to reach our goals bonding is at the core of everything we do. Let it be discovering and developing the best new peptide drugs for patients, engaging with partners or connecting with each other. This has led to more than 10 drug candidates invented by Zealand having advanced into clinical development, of which two have reached the market. Zealand’s current pipeline of internal product candidates focus on specialty gastrointestinal and metabolic diseases. Additionally, the portfolio includes clinical license collaboration with Boehringer Ingelheim and pre-clinical license collaboration with Alexion Pharmaceuticals. Zealand is based in Copenhagen (Søborg), Denmark. For further information about the Company's business and activities, please visit www.zealandpharma.com or bond with us through LinkedIn.
