Category Director, Offshore Construction

Join us in this role where you’ll drive the supply chain within offshore construction and play a vital role in defining the supply chain strategies, establishing and maintaining supplier relations and securing supply chain capacity for critical scopes within our leading offshore wind company.

Welcome to Procurement
You’ll be part of Offshore Wind Category Strategy where you, together with your colleagues, will be responsible for Ørsted’s offshore wind supply chain strategy, commercial bid inputs, supplier relations, supplier performance, and capacity agreements within the categories offshore cable installation, wind turbine generator installation, heavy lift installation, and transportation. As a team, we contribute to the overall procurement strategy, taking ownership of and leading strategic initiatives and optimising our supply chain in the offshore wind project portfolio.

You’ll play an important role in:

• establishing and maintaining strategic supplier relations at senior level
• ensuring that category strategies always fit market and portfolio conditions
• delivering commercial bid inputs reflecting the latest market information and expectations
• leading and motivating the team to achieve excellent results
• setting clear department objectives and functional targets, monitoring ongoing progress and driving continuous improvement
• fostering a culture of learning and development within the team, providing coaching and mentorship to empower everyone to reach their full potential.

To succeed in the role, you:

• have proven experience in leading and managing complex CAPEX scopes
• have relevant technical and/or commercial management experience, with exposure to suppliers and internal and external senior management
• are an experienced negotiator and relationship builder
• thrive in a fast-paced, multi-dimensional environment, handling commercial, technical, legal, regulatory, and financial aspects effectively
• have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and are adept at building strong relationships and influencing diverse stakeholders across various levels
• are ambitious and set the bar high.

Maybe you’ve read the above and can see you have some transferable skills, even though they don’t quite match all the points. If you think you can bring something to the team, we still encourage you to apply.

Join a global leader in renewable energy
Ørsted is a growing green energy major and global leader in climate action. With us you’ll play a part in driving change towards a green energy future. You’ll grow your talent in a fast-paced and high-growth industry where you have plenty of opportunities to learn and develop through challenging assignments and industry-leading experts. Here, you can perform in a friendly work environment based on trust, respect, and collaboration.

Shape the future with us
Send your application to us as soon as possible. We’ll be conducting interviews on a continuous basis and reserve the right to take down the advert when we’ve found the right candidate.

As an applicant or employee, you may request reasonable work and position accommodation or adjustments via [email protected].

Please note that for your application to be taken into consideration, you must submit your application via our online career pages and answer the screening questions relevant for your country.

About the job
Application deadline:
27 September 2024

Location:
Gentofte, DK London, GB Skærbæk, DK

Field of work:
Procurement

Employment type:
Permanent

Work hours:
Full-time

Workplace:
Hybrid (office and home-working)

Imagine a future with Ørsted

About Ørsted
- We develop, construct, and operate offshore and onshore wind farms, solar energy farms, storage facilities, and bioenergy plants in Europe, Asia, and North America.

- Our vision is to create a world that runs entirely on green energy.

- We’ve been ranked as one of the world’s most sustainable energy companies for the past six years.

- We’re headquartered in Denmark.

- We have over 8,600 employees, working in 15 countries and growing.

An inclusive team
Ørsted wants all employees to have the same opportunities for impact and growth, regardless of age, nationality, disability, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation or beliefs. We’re committed to secure an inclusive work environment characterised by a respect for all people so everyone feels free to openly share their input and ideas.