Category Manager - Plastics

Are you an experienced Category Manager with a track record of building strong supplier partnerships, driving category strategies, and delivering cost improvements in a technical, regulated environment?

We are strengthening the team with a dedicated Category Manager for plastics to take full ownership of our plastics category, as our procurement landscape continues to grow in complexity and scope,

Join a global hearing healthcare organization

You will join a leading supplier of premium diagnostic audiological equipment used daily in hearing clinics and hospitals worldwide. As part of our strategic procurement agenda, we are strengthening our organization with a Category Manager role dedicated primarily to the plastics category.

In this role, you will be responsible for plastics across our product portfolio, ensuring strong supplier partnerships, high quality standards, and cost-efficient solutions that meet the requirements of a regulated MedTech environment.

The position is located at Interacoustics HQ in Middelfart.

A specialist role with a technical and global impact

This is a new position where you will define, build and drive category strategies, optimize the supplier portfolio, and ensure the right agreements and supplier relationships are in place.

You will work closely with stakeholders across the organization to ensure alignment and progress across product categories and suppliers.

Your main responsibilities include:

• Develop and implement category strategies with clear objectives for supplier development, quality, and cost
• Drive continuous cost-reduction initiatives
• Negotiate agreements and build strong relationships that support both quality and business goals
• Drive supplier segmentation, SRM, consolidation, and performance follow-up
• Ensure contract management and compliance in collaboration with QA/RA and other functions
• Contribute to process improvements, e.g. within master data and lifecycle/EoL management
• Support development projects in close cooperation with R&D, Procurement Project Leads and other Category Managers

The position offers significant influence on category strategy and contributions to the development of state-of-the-art medical equipment across Demant Diagnostics brands and businesses; hence some travel activity can be expected.

This is a specialist role without direct people management responsibility.

Get to know your new team

You will report to the Strategic Procurement Manager, Anette Hegelund, and be part of the Global Strategic Diagnostics Procurement team consisting of 9 colleagues across Denmark and Poland. You will join a team of dedicated professionals with a strong collaborative mindset and a clear focus on driving procurement improvements.

Your background

You bring strong business acumen and a strategic mindset, and you are motivated by driving results through collaboration and influence.

We imagine that you:

• Hold a relevant degree within business, supply chain, engineering or similar
• Have experience within procurement, category management or strategic sourcing ideally in a regulated manufacturing environment
• Have worked with plastics components used in electronic products or high-quality technical devices
• Are a strong negotiator, cost-driven and result-oriented
• Have international experience and the ability to create alignment across countries and functions
• Are analytical and structured and comfortable navigating complex supply chains
• Have strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Have a curious mindset and quickly understand products, processes and requirements
• Have experience with regulatory requirements and documentation, e.g. ISO 13485, MDR or MDSAP (an advantage)

Experience within medical devices is an advantage, otherwise electrical instruments is preferable.

Ready to join the team?

Applications must be submitted via our application system no later than 30th of June 2026.

• 1st round interview will be conducted in week 28, Monday the 6th of July.
• 2nd round interview will be conducted in week 29, Wednesday the 15th of July.

If you would like to know more, please contact Anette Hegelund at +45 51143511.

Anette Hegelund about the position:

"We cannot wait to welcome our new colleague, who combines strong analytical skills with a collaborative mindset and enjoys working in a team culture where close cooperation and humor put a smile on our faces every day."

About Demant Diagnostics

Demant’s diagnostics business is a trusted diagnostic solutions provider in the field of hearing and balance assessment. This group of international companies develops, manufactures, and markets a wide variety of technological solutions globally, delivering instruments, software, training, and services that support the entire diagnostic journey – from early screening to advanced clinical assessment and balance treatment. Our portfolio includes well-known brands such as Maico, Interacoustics, Amplivox, GSI Grason-Stadler, MedRx, Audioscan, and Inventis. 

Our products are sold in more than 100 countries through an extensive network of sales companies and distributors. 

For more information, please visit: www.demant.com. 

We value diversity, equity, and inclusion (D&I) and 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.

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