Category Procurement Manager, IT & Digital

Are you ready to join a global company where employees are truly passionate about delivering excellence in everything they do? Hempel invites you to become a part of our growing and diverse Procurement team. We are a company with an ambitious goal of crafting a brighter future through sustainable coating solutions and aim to double our size by 2025. Join us to support our Double Impact strategy by optimizing our indirect spend.

We are seeking an experienced Category Procurement Manager, IT & Digital to bring value to our Digital Procurement team within Indirect Procurement. In this role, you will ensure the development and execution of IT Category Management, focusing on sourcing and contract management, building strong supplier relationships, and delivering sustainable value-adding solutions.

You will be part of the Group Procurement, consisting of 55 colleagues around the world.

In Hempel, we offer a variety of global career possibilities and many cross functional and cross-cultural working relationships.

Key responsibilities:

• Support development of the IT category strategy with focus on; cost, collaboration, contracts and compliance,
• Execute sourcing activities within the global IT category aligned with the relevant businesses' requirements,
• Planning, negotiating and contracting all relevant sourcing related activities,
• Develop supplier relationships and mature contract management within IT,
• Continuously support optimizing the IT category by driving cost focused initiatives,
• Relationship management with both internal and external stakeholders.

Our requirements:

• Relevant experience in global category management (strategic sourcing and procurement),
• Working experience (at least 2 years of experience) within IT & Digital space and from larger, international Companies,
• Skillful and experienced project manager and able to run negotiations,
• Solid experience and interest working with IT contract lifecycle management,
• Strong relationship-builder with internal and external stakeholders,
• Able to communicate in a clear and consistent way – both verbally and in writing in English
• Master’s degree or similar level relevant educational background and/or experience from Consultancy would be a benefit,
• You will be working from one of our offices in either Lyngby (Denmark), Darwen (UK), Gdansk (Poland) or Barcelona (Spain).

This is how you move on

To apply for this position, please submit your application letter with a CV in English via our recruitment system by clicking the link ‘Apply for position’ at the top-right corner.Final deadline for applications is 19 July 2024.
More about Hempel
At Hempel, you are invited to join a team of dedicated individuals and become part of a global community with 7,500 colleagues around the world.

We are committed to promoting a workplace that values unique backgrounds, perspectives, and talents. Creating an inclusive environment where each employee can bring their authentic selves to work is crucial for our success in shaping a brighter future with sustainable coating solutions.

We recognize that our journey must be persistent. We are dedicated to continually developing and improving our efforts and have a variety of programs and initiatives such as a global 16 weeks paid parental leave policy from day one, Inclusive Leadership Training, a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council, an internal Women’s Network, and mandatory Anti-Harassment Training. This is not a complete list, but essential in ensuring that every employee feels the responsibility of protecting our inclusive culture by treating each other with respect.

Application due
2024-07-31

Seniority Level
Mid-Senior level

Job Functions
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