Procurement Category Manager

7 hours ago

Aarhus, Denmark Arla Foods Deutschland GmbH Full time

Are you ready to empower your career in logistics with solid commercial insights and create value for our dairies in a global market? Join a team where your local responsibility has a high impact and contributes to a supportive, inclusive community.

This is your opportunity to become a part of Arla’s Procurement team, joining us on an exciting transformation journey where your contributions will drive global business value. Based in our Arla Foods’ head office in Viby J. Denmark, you will report to our Procurement Senior Director.

“You will join a diverse, global team spread across Denmark, Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, UK, Poland, Bahrain, Riyadh, and Hong Kong. As part of this team, you will source logistics services for Arla’s production sites, warehouses, and distribution centers across the Danish market,” says Procurement Senior Director Markus Leuschen.

With 19,000 global employees at the heart of our business, each of us plays a crucial role. Together, we build on our €10bn turnover, establishing our position as one of the world's largest dairy companies.

About the Role

As our new Procurement Category Manager, you will take ownership of categories like Domestic Distribution, Intermediate, and Inbound Transportation and Warehousing for the Danish market, driving sourcing and supply management activities. Furthermore, you will:

  1. Develop and execute effective procurement category strategies alongside colleagues and key stakeholders, fostering collaborative success.
  2. Contribute significantly to Arla’s business by showcasing expert sourcing and negotiation skills, solving issues proactively.
  3. Engage in projects, applying your procurement skills and logistics insight on strategic, tactical, and operational levels, supporting the business on ad hoc tasks.
  4. Build strong relationships with our suppliers, ensuring resilient contingency plans for continuous business operations.
  5. Ensure high end-user satisfaction by working closely with Arla’s logistics organization and our dairies across Denmark.

Additionally, you will cultivate and maintain optimal relationships with suppliers, ensuring they meet quality standards and deliver timely solutions.

Your Background

You hold a relevant education, preferably a Master's degree, complemented by experience in a similar procurement role, with a solid understanding of logistics in an international production setting.

Alternatively, you have robust logistics industry experience with a keen interest in leveraging this within procurement, combined with a strong drive to learn and develop.

You excel in stakeholder management, building strong relations across cultural and professional boundaries, with an open mindset and collaborative spirit. Your communication is adaptable across various organizational levels.

Personally, you are an outgoing, independent change agent with a win-win approach. You are motivated by achieving goals, both independently and through teamwork. Thriving in a dynamic, international environment, you are seen as a role model in behavior and competencies, as well as a problem-solver by colleagues.

Lastly, you are fluent in English, both written and spoken.

What do we offer?

We are committed to professional development and promoting from within. Our positive and collaborative culture will bring out the best in you. And you will join a market leader who produces nutritious household-favourite brands in a way that makes things better for our customers, the farmers who own us, and the whole world.

Create the future – Grow with Arla

Application and contact

Please apply as soon as possible. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis until the right candidate is found. For additional information, please contact Procurement Senior Director, Markus Leuschen at or +49 1511 4192 783.

We have a purpose for Good

At Arla, we strive to unlock the highest potential in each other while working together to create a sustainable future of dairy. We call it Stronger People Stronger Planet and it is deeply anchored in our organisation and founded on our commitment to respecting human rights, increasing access to healthy dairy nutrition, inspiring good food habits, and improving the environment for future generations. In order to succeed, we need to hire people with a sustainable mindset. Could this be you?

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