Senior Category Manager - Sales and Packaging Materials (SPM)

Direct Strategic Procurement is growing to enable us to drive mores savings, focus on our strategic areas and scale the procurement organization and our capabilities, to meet business needs. We are now looking for a dedicated Senior Category Manager to lead our SPM category. In this role, you are part of shaping the direction of the category and Demant’s collaboration with our suppliers within sales and packaging industry.  

You’ll be joining a dynamic and growing team of soon 14 colleagues based in Denmark and Poland. We are a team of Category Managers and Program Managers, with various backgrounds and experiences, and many different nationalities. As individuals we are driven and ambitious procurement professionals, and as a team we always support each other, prioritize knowledge sharing, learning and professional sparring across categories.

Working with us, You will receive:
• full-time work agreement in an international organization;
• hybrid work model, combining remote work opportunities with work in an office in Mierzyn;
• flexible working hours;
• learning and development opportunities adapted to your needs and supporting your growth;
• Scandinavian culture – informal, focused on equality, independence, open dialog, and work-life balance;
• drive strategic procurement initiatives and shape category direction in a global med tech company;
• lead end to end sourcing activities and influence key commercial decisions;
• benefits package including social benefits (private medical health care, insurance, sport card, etc.).

What tasks are waiting for you?
• Drive the overall category strategy within the SPM scope.
• Engage and collaborate with stakeholders to secure transparency, compliance and strategic alignment.
• Lead end to end sourcing processes, including market analysis, supplier identification, RFx activities, evaluation and award recommendations.
• Lead negotiations and support commercial decision making.
• Manage contracting processes and ensure value creation through supplier engagements.
• Support cost out activities within the Strategic Cost & Improvement Program.
• Support the enhanced focus on procurement method, process, structure and strategy. 

Apply today if you:
• have a commercial or technical university degree (or equivalent experience);
• bring several years of experience in procurement or category management, with strong understanding of procurement discipline and methodology;
• enjoy taking ownership, driving tasks to completion and leading improvements;
• possess strong analytical skills and excellent communication abilities;
• are skilled in managing stakeholder and supplier relationships;
• work independently yet thrive in a collaborative environment;
• bring experience working within the SPM area.

*Some travel is to be expected in the role. There will be travels to the team in KBN and also to suppliers. 

Please send your English CV!

If you have any questions, contact the recruiter: Aleksandra akla@demant.com 

Furthermore we would like to inform you that the company has an internal reporting procedure, which is available at: demantcompliance - Make a report (codeofconduct.app)
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