Strategic Category Development Manager

6 days ago


Gentofte, Gentofte Kommune, Denmark Ørsted Full time

We're a global leader in renewable energy, driving change towards a green energy future. Our Indirect Procurement team is responsible for procurement within categories like IT, HR, travel, professional services, facility management, and marketing.

In this role as a Strategic Category Development Manager, you'll play a key part in developing and implementing global category strategies to deliver contracts within agreed time and budget.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Engaging with key stakeholders, understanding ambitions, and building category strategies that ensure the best value, securing supply, and focusing on lowering costs.
  • Providing guidance and mentoring to colleagues in the Professional Services team, prioritizing 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 large and/or complex contracts.
  • Monitoring market trends and suppliers to keep procurement strategies up-to-date.

To succeed in this role, you'll need:

  • A cross-disciplinary background based on a master's degree in economics, business, law, or equivalent.
  • Proven experience with category management and procurement of professional services.
  • Credibility and gravitas to work with C-suite level stakeholders.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

This is an opportunity to shape the future with us and grow your talent in a fast-paced, high-growth industry. You'll have plenty of opportunities to learn and develop through challenging assignments and industry-leading experts.



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