Head of Procurement Excellence

4 weeks ago


Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark Lundbeck Full time
Job Title: Head of Procurement Excellence

Lundbeck is seeking a seasoned procurement professional to lead our global procurement strategy, driving value generation through transformative sourcing efforts, simple/lean operations, compliance, and sustainability. As the Head of Procurement Excellence, you will manage key global processes, from system optimization and digitalization to strategic procurement tools and sustainability programs, ensuring procurement excellence throughout the organization.

About the Role

This is a unique opportunity to join a dynamic team and make a significant impact on our transformation journey. As the Head of Procurement Excellence, you will be responsible for:

  • Developing and implementing Lundbeck's global procurement strategy, aligning with our business goals and promoting digital transformation, spend and savings transparency, and procurement excellence measurement and compliance.
  • Leading the transformation of Source-to-Pay (S2P) and Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes, consolidating purchasing workflows into a single, automated interface for end users.
  • Creating and maintaining procurement dashboards, ensuring transparency and tracking of KPIs for business partnering, compliance, and process improvement.
  • Conducting regular market analysis to identify trends, opportunities, and threats in the procurement landscape, leveraging insights to inform strategic sourcing decisions and enhance competitive advantage.
  • Establishing and monitoring performance metrics for procurement activities, providing regular reports to senior management on procurement performance, savings achievements, and strategic initiatives.
  • Developing and ensuring adherence to defined savings methodologies, collaborating with Finance to ensure savings are linked to organizational budgets, integrating Corporate Procurement into budget processes.
  • Collaborating with category managers and sourcing Directors to develop a comprehensive category management framework that aligns with Lundbeck's strategic goals.
  • Developing and implementing Lundbeck's procurement sustainability strategy, working closely with the business to integrate sustainability practices into procurement and supplier relationships.
  • Leading efforts in digitalizing procurement operations, ensuring full compliance, and developing tools to facilitate professional procurement practices across the organization.
About You

We are looking for a seasoned procurement professional with a strong track record of leading teams and driving transformation. You should have:

  • A Master's degree in Supply Chain/Procurement, Finance, or Economics.
  • Minimum 3-5 years of Procurement Leadership experience in leading teams with a focus on building diverse and high-performing teams in a global company environment.
  • 5-10 years of experience working with procurement and/or supply chain in international organizations or a consultancy company.
  • Experience with procurement digital tools and end-to-end procurement platforms (S2C/P2P).
  • Experience driving organizational transformation and change management across all organizational layers.
  • Experience with or a great interest in climate and environmental agenda and how to drive sustainability throughout the supply chain.
  • Professional proficiency in English. Danish is useful but not required.
What We Offer

Lundbeck offers an inspiring workplace, passionate colleagues, and a culture characterized as collaborative – a must to successfully bring our treatments through research and development all the way to commercialization and the people who need them. We offer a mix of exciting tasks and numerous development opportunities that are balanced with initiatives focused on your well-being.

We are committed to building a workforce that is as diverse as the people we serve. Read more about our commitment at https://www.lundbeck.com/careers/diversity-and-inclusion.



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