Strategic Sourcing Team Lead

Købanhavn K, DK, 1402

Job ID: 27961

Would you like to lead exciting Technology sourcing projects in a complex, banking environment? We are looking for a new Strategic Sourcing Team Lead to manage and inspire an amazing and experienced team of sourcing managers in procurement of technology. If you are an expert in the field, a strategic negotiator and have a passion for developing people on a dynamic environment with multiple stakeholders across different countries, we are looking forward to hearing from you!

About our team

Welcome to Technology Procurement. We add value by securing the best Technology deals from a cost/value/risk perspective. As a Strategic Sourcing Team Lead, you will be driving either independently or through your team, highly complex technology projects in a structured and compliance driven industry. You’ll join a passionate, talented and multi-country based management team that is proud and takes ownership of what it does! We work together, share and spar, we are only as good as each other as no one knows everything!

This is an opportunity for an experienced leader who combines a high level of Technology Procurement expertise with great people skills. You as a leader play a key role in developing and supporting your team members to reach their aspirations and unleash their full potential.

Collaboration. Ownership. Passion. Courage. These are the values that guide us in how we work and how we make decisions – and that we imagine you share with us.

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading a diverse Team of 10 Sourcing managers directly, across different locations with all the management/administration activities around that
• Being a part of the Technology management team, working with Peers to solve complex issues and plan ahead
• Driving the more complex Technology sourcing projects for software and hardware when required
• Stakeholder management of other technology leaders, understanding demand and their requirements
• Being involved and coordinating in various regulatory requirements and risk management, that is common in the banking industry
• Being a change agent, through thinking outside the box and promoting a feedback culture

Who you are
This is the right role for you if you:

• Are an Expert in the procurement and sourcing of Technology, with a knowledge that is in the top tier of how this is done
• Can communicate complex ideas in a simple way to different types of audience
• Enjoy to lead and collaborate with people with different backgrounds and visions, towards the same goal, in a complex environment
• Have a sound commercial knowledge, with excellent negotiation skills
• Independently lead complex and strategic sourcing activities, acting as a senior project manager or program manager, to ensure alignment with Nordea Sourcing Policy and Nordea Sourcing Toolkits
• Independently manage and resolve issues with Nordea's stakeholders and suppliers on an ongoing basis, effectively handling potential conflicts as they arise

Your background and skills include:

• University Degree in Supply Chain, Business Management or Engineering
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken
• 15+ years’ experience within a Technology position, ideally from a procurement position or could be from a commercial and contract perspective, either from the customer or supplier side
• 5+ years as leader in Procurement
• You have been independently driving MM€ sourcing projects, contracts on a multi-project, cross-functional environment
• Ideally you understand the Technology supplier landscape in the Nordics
• Solid understanding of third party risk management
• Experience in Banking or other highly regulated industry is a benefit

As the Leader you are expected to and have a crucial role in:

• Creating purpose by translating strategy into operational and actionable plans to showcase how we create value for our customers and impact business priorities.
• Empowering people by identifying individual development opportunities to support growth and encourage them to share own ideas, concerns and learnings.
• Driving performance by recognising individual contributions and collective victories to maintain a healthy balance through measurable goals and clear priorities for each team member.
• Developing teams by nurturing a dynamic team culture, that emphasises trust and respect to ensure that everyone understands their unique value and contribution.
• Fostering inclusion by creating equal opportunity through curiosity about all aspects of diversity in your team to evaluate habits and perspectives on a continuous basis.

What we offer
People come here when they want to get somewhere. For some, it’s to take their career to the next level. For others, it’s to break new ground within their area of expertise – in other words, with us, you will always move forward.

A culture that fosters performance and growth in one of the largest Nordic banks, offering various opportunities to evolve, develop and learn from brilliant colleagues with diverse backgrounds in a vibrant working environment.

Hybrid working model – we believe in the value of bringing people together and at the same time we embrace the freedom of flexibility.

Diversity and inclusion

are a natural part of our daily work. We know that an inclusive workplace is a sustainable one. We genuinely believe that our diverse backgrounds, experiences, characteristics and traits make us stronger together. Every day we strive to find new ways to improve diversity and inclusion within our community e.g. we have signed the European Diversity Charters in the countries where we operate to show our commitment and engage with others to continue learning and improving.

If this sounds like you, get in touch!

Next steps

Submit your application no later than 09/01/2025.

The recruitment process consists of the following steps:

• Preliminary CV selection
• Phone conversation with the recruiter
• Online interview with the hiring leader
• Background check

We enable dreams and aspirations for a greater good.
We build relationships. We add a personal touch to everything we do – when advising our customers, collaborating with colleagues, and meeting our potential candidates.

We learn and develop. We take pride in being experts and thinking ahead. We use our expertise to meet our customers’ needs, from the simplest to the most complex. We bring a growth mindset to our work that enables us to focus on a broader perspective in our daily challenges.

We lead change. We are responsible and aware of the impact of our decisions, both for our customers and for our local and global communities. Mindful of our responsibility towards current and future generations, we have made sustainability an integrated part of our business strategy.

We are Nordea. We have a 200-year history of supporting and growing the Nordic economies and our values are deeply rooted in these open, progressive and collaborative societies. As one of the biggest employers in the Nordics, Poland and Estonia, you have excellent opportunities to evolve, develop and move forward with us.