Category Manager

2 months ago

Taastrup, Denmark GlobalConnect AS Full time

Category Manager - Professional Services

Are you a strategic thinker with a knack for building strong vendor relationships? Do you thrive in dynamic environments and enjoy the challenge of managing procurement processes across multiple regions? If so, GlobalConnect has the perfect opportunity for you

Role Description: As a Category Manager within Professional Services at GlobalConnect, you will play a crucial role in developing and implementing category strategies that drive profitability and value. You will manage procurement projects, oversee vendor selection, and negotiate contracts, ensuring our professional services portfolio is balanced and effective. Working closely with internal teams, you will align strategies and identify new business opportunities, all while building and maintaining key vendor relationships.

Your expertise will be instrumental in spearheading consultant negotiations and ensuring our procurement processes are top-notch.

On a typical day, you’ll start with a team check-in to discuss tasks and recent updates. Your day will be filled with supplier negotiations, stakeholder meetings, and preparing materials for executive presentations. You’ll need to navigate a diverse stakeholder landscape, achieve cost savings, and deliver value to our stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and implement strategies to increase profitability and value for the professional services category.
  • Manage procurement processes, including vendor selection, contract negotiation, and execution.
  • Collaborate with internal teams to ensure alignment and consistency in category strategy.
  • Identify and pursue new business opportunities within the category.
  • Build and maintain relationships with key vendors and partners.

Why Join GlobalConnect? GlobalConnect Technology Procurement is a highly collaborative and fun team. We value high collaboration and adapt our leadership styles to fit the needs of our employees, providing more guidance to juniors and more autonomy to experienced team members. By joining us, you'll be part of a team that values your contributions and supports your professional growth.

To succeed in this role, we believe you need:

  • Minimum 3 years of experience with procurement, preferably within Professional Services.
  • Strong background in procurement and vendor management.
  • Strategic thinking and strong analytical skills.
  • Excellent communication and negotiation skills.

About the Team and Work Environment: Our team consists of a mix of senior, mid-range, and junior procurement professionals based in Copenhagen and Stockholm, operating in a hybrid model. We value diversity in experience levels and gender, creating a supportive and inclusive environment.

If you are passionate about procurement and vendor management and are looking for a role where you can make a significant impact, we encourage you to apply. Join us at GlobalConnect and be a part of a team that is dedicated to driving innovation and delivering exceptional value to our stakeholders.

Apply today and let's embark on this exciting journey together

GlobalConnect is owned by EQT and is the fastest growing provider of connectivity solutions and digital infrastructure across Northern Europe. We are the result of recent mergers between Broadnet, GlobalConnect and IP-Only - now operating as one company in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Germany and Finland. Our 1 600 employees ensure that we are the main challenger on each market by delivering secure and future proof solutions to some of the world’s largest companies as well as to private households. And everything in between.

We have helped develop and digitize societies across the Nordics for more than two decades. Our purpose is what drives us to continue - turning visions into reality by empowering society with connectivity.

Location:
København, DK, 2450

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