Lead Category Manager

3 weeks ago


Gentofte Kommune, Denmark Ørsted Full time

Join us in this role where you’ll be responsible for developing and implementing global category strategies in collaboration with key stakeholders, drawing on your experience to influence final decisions. The services include management consultants of all kinds, insurance services, legal services, M&A-related due diligence services, and various financial services. You’ll also be the functional manager of three members of the Professional Services category team.

Welcome to Indirect Procurement
You’ll be part of the Category Management Team where you, together with your colleagues, will develop global category strategies and individual tender strategies to deliver and implement contracts within the agreed time and budget. In Indirect Procurement we’re approx. 45 people responsible for procurement within the categories IT, HR, travel, professional services, facility management, and marketing. We offer an international working environment where you’ll collaborate closely with the business and colleagues across the globe. As a team, we value a positive and open mindset, being team players, being ambitious, and sharing knowledge.

You’ll play an important role in:

  • Engaging with key stakeholders, understanding ambitions, building category strategies which ensure the best value, securing supply, and focusing on lowering costs.
  • Providing guidance and mentoring to colleagues in the Professional Services team, which means prioritising the pipeline of sourcing projects and supporting value creation in contract management.
  • Connecting with other category leads across categories and coordinating initiatives.
  • Participating in sourcing of large and/or complex contracts.
  • Monitoring market trends and suppliers to keep procurement strategies up-to-date.

To succeed in the role, you:

  • Have a cross-disciplinary background based on a master’s degree in economics, business, law, or equivalent.
  • Have proven experience with category management.
  • Have proven experience with procurement of professional services.
  • Have the credibility and gravitas to work with C-suite level stakeholders.
  • Are a strong communicator and have strong interpersonal skills.

Join a global leader in renewable energy
Ørsted is a growing green energy major and global leader in climate action. With us you’ll play a part in driving change towards a green energy future. You’ll grow your talent in a fast-paced and high-growth industry where you have plenty of opportunities to learn and develop through challenging assignments and industry-leading experts. Here, you can perform in a friendly work environment based on trust, respect, and collaboration.

Shape the future with us
Send your application to us as soon as possible. We’ll be conducting interviews on a continuous basis and reserve the right to take down the advert when we’ve found the right candidate.

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