Strategic IT Category Leader in Global Procurement

2 days ago


Bagsværd, Gladsaxe Municipality, Denmark Novo Nordisk Full time
About the Role

We are seeking an accomplished Strategic IT Category Leader to join our Corporate Procurement team at Novo Nordisk. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of global category management in the IT category and lead a team of talented professionals in driving world-class procurement.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and execute global category strategies, plans, and projects across IT categories, fully aligned with business requirements.
  • Lead the development of category managers towards global category excellence, fostering collaboration and an enterprise mindset within the team.
  • Act as the preferred procurement business partner for key stakeholders across Novo Nordisk's Global IT organisation and the core business globally, contributing to IT vendor-enabled strategy.
  • Strengthen key stakeholder relationships, ensuring appropriate Corporate Procurement involvement in the execution of the vendor-enabled IT strategy.
  • Become familiar with the company's indirect spend over DKK 50 billion related to Facility Management, R&D activities, marketing services, travel, professional advisory services, and IT.
Requirements and Qualifications
  • A minimum of 5 years of strategic procurement/sourcing and category management experience.
  • International experience in a global organization is preferred, with expertise in developing impactful procurement/sourcing strategies and negotiation.
  • Strong leadership skills, with the ability to successfully coach and develop people to drive a high-performing team.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, with a talent for connecting the dots, structured problem-solving skills, and seeing the bigger picture.
  • A strong driver of change, who can influence stakeholders at all levels and create trustful relationships that enable challenging executive leaders.
About the Department

Corporate Procurement is Novo Nordisk's centre of excellence for category strategies, supplier agreements, and purchasing processes. Our team builds strategies and executes improvement projects to optimize the global indirect spend.

About Us

At Novo Nordisk, we strive for excellence without fixating on perfection. We never shy away from opportunities to develop, we seize them. From research and development, through to manufacturing, marketing, and sales – we're all working to move the needle on patient care.



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