Partner Relationship/Vendor Manager

Partner Relationship/Vendor Manager

Join us to create significant partnerships supporting the transformation of the digital landscape at Carlsberg Group. As the Partner Relationship Manager, you will be central in ensuring our technology partners deliver the commercial goals for further digitizing of Carlsberg’s route to market. If you’re motivated by digital innovation, creating great partnerships, and business impact, this role is for you.

What you’ll be doing

Your main task will be managing the relationships with our strategic technology partners, ensuring successful delivery of our projects. We want to create good partnerships to accelerate our impact leveraging the latest technologies. You will be working closely with our technology and commercial teams. Your primary tasks and responsibilities include:

• Implement Vendor Management strategies and build strong relationships
• Ensure that vendors follow strategic roadmaps and delivers value and good quality
• Management of Carlsberg’s global IT agreements, including setting up and running governance activities
• Cost control and cost management
• Dispute handling and resolution
• Life cycle management of contracts, incl. extensions, renegotiations, handling change requests and keeping agreements current with market conditions

What we’re looking for
We are looking for an experienced sourcing professional with a minimum 1-2 years working experience in a similar role either with a large enterprise or as an advisor.

Other desirable qualifications include:

• Ability to engage with stakeholders as well as vendors in a collaborative manner – but still able to take and lead the tough conversations/disputes
• Experience in contract management, preferably in IT industry
• High natural drive, commitment, and personal ownership
• Ability to focus on both details and big picture
• Results oriented and committed to quality
• Organising skills, incl. ability to organise and prioritise between multiple tasks
• Innovation and change attitude
• Comprehensive communication and presentation skills
• Ability to work in a team oriented environment with individual responsibilities
• Fluency in speaking, reading and writing English

What you can expect
To be part of shaping the future of commercial technology at Carlsberg. Using your sourcing and partnerships skills ensure we have the right partners to deliver our business ambitions.

In Carlsberg, we are brewing for a better today and tomorrow and what we can offer you is an equal opportunity to grow across our company. We believe that each employee drives their own seat in designing their career path and we fully support them endeavouring to create as many development opportunities as possible through internal promotions, Short / Long Time Assignments (STA/LTA), and horizontal moves within different markets.

All of this is taking place in culturally diverse environment, where we celebrate our successes together and where no matter where you are from, who you are, or what experiences you bring to the table, all we say is: WELCOME YOU!

We encourage you to visit and learn more about our DE&I Strategy: Sustainability » Our ESG programme » Diversity, Equity and Inclusion « Carlsberg Group

If you join our team, some of the benefits you’ll enjoy are:

• Flexible, hybrid work model
• Annual bonus based on company and individual performance
• Unlimited soft and coffee drinks in the office
• Monthly beer and soft drink allowance
• Well-equipped and comfortable office in the heart of Carlsberg City District in Valby, Copenhagen
• Opportunities to have fun together during regular Friday bars with alcohol and alcohol-free drinks.
• Being part of a company with an enormous heritage and a strong connection with Denmark’s Capital City

Interested?
Apply through the link. Please notice that this is the only way we accept applications.

The deadline for applying is the 7th of July 2024. We read applications continuously, and vacancies may be filled sooner than the deadline, so we encourage you to apply as early as possible.

We look forward to receiving your application.

Carlsberg Group: Brewing for a better today and tomorrow
For us success has always been in the diverse mix of our people, our beers and our brands. At Carlsberg, we want to recruit and develop people with a global mindset, cultural understanding, and international experience to ensure that our organization stays agile, inclusive and prepared for future growth. Only by acknowledging and harvesting from different perspectives and experiences, will we gain competitive advantage and leverage the effect of diversity for business growth. Carlsberg aims to create equal access to opportunity regardless of social identity, and we encourage everyone to apply regardless of gender, nationality, race, religion or any other characteristics protected by law.