Senior Category Manager - Outsourced Development & Manufacturing

• Are you an experienced procurement professional who is motivated by delivering results and making a change with a high focus on improvements?
• Are you driven by the opportunity to shape effective strategies and deliver meaningful business impact?
• Would you like to join an international team of highly skilled and motivated Procurement Professionals?

- Then you may be our new Category Manager in Direct Strategic Procurement.

Lead procurement activities as part of the outsourcing program in Demant

Direct Strategic Procurement is growing to enable us to generate more savings, focus on our strategic areas and scale the procurement organization and our capabilities, to meet business needs.

We are now looking for a Senior Category Manager to lead our outsourced development and manufacturing category. In this role, you are part of the Project Management Team for the Demant Outsourcing Program that shapes the direction of Demant’s collaboration on outsourcing with our external partners.

Some of your tasks will include:

• Drive category strategy and support the strategic direction of the outsourced development and manufacturing scope.
• Engage and build strong stakeholder relationships to ensure transparency, compliance and strategic alignment.
• Lead end-to-end sourcing activities, including market analysis, supplier identification, RFx processes, evaluation, and award recommendations.
• Lead negotiations and support commercial decision-making.
• Manage contracting and realize value from the supplier engagements.
• Engage and support cost our activities in the Strategic Cost & Improvement Program.
• Support the enhanced focus on procurement method, process, structure and strategy.

Welcome to Team Direct Strategic Procurement

You’ll be joining a growing team that will soon include 14 colleagues located across 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 motivated procurement professionals, and as a team we always support each other, prioritize knowledge sharing, learning and professional sparring across categories.

As part of our team, you will also become part of a company with high ambitions and a “will to win”. We constantly seek to improve ourselves and today we pride ourselves on having innovative product development methods, products and highly skilled and qualified employees. These factors, in combination with our open and friendly culture, ensure your opportunity for both professional and personal growth.

Demant Global Procurement is part of Global Operations. This position is based in Smørum just outside Copenhagen from where you must be able to start onsite from day one. Some travel is to be expected in this position.

Experienced Category Manager

We imagine that you:

• Have a commercial or technical university degree. If you have gained your knowledge and experience in a different way, that is equally relevant.
• Have 7-10 years of experience in procurement and category management, from where you bring solid understanding of the procurement discipline and methodology. 
• Enjoy working independently and taking responsibility is second nature to you, however, well-balanced with working to drive results as part of a team. 
• Bring analytical thinking and an effective communicator. You are skilled in stakeholder and supplier relationship management.
• Prefer taking responsibility and managing work on your own yet remain balanced and focused on delivering results as part of a group.
• Would benefit from having experience with product development, R&D, EMS (Electronics Manufacturing Services), or the hearing healthcare industry.

Come join us

Please submit your application and CV no later than the 18th of March 2026.

We invite for interviews on an ongoing basis.

If you would like to hear more about the position, please contact: Mette Buus Pihl, Director of Direct Strategic Procurement on MBUU@demant.com.

Please note we only accept applications via our recruitment systems, and we are not interested in applications from external recruiters. 

At Demant we value diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) and we are committed to creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of ethnic background, personality, age, gender, and education. Diversity is part of our cultural DNA. Women in STEM areas are particularly encouraged to apply, as Demant supports United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 5 on gender equality.  #LI-HYBRID #LI-BS1