Category Lead - Direct Materials

NKT connects a greener world with high-quality power cable technology and takes centre stage as the world moves towards green energy. NKT designs, manufactures and installs low-, medium- and high-voltage power cable solutions enabling sustainable energy transmission. Since 1891, NKT has innovated the power cable technology building the infrastructure for the first light bulbs to the megawatts created by renewable energy today. NKT is headquartered in Denmark and employs 3,900 people. NKT is listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen and realised a revenue of EUR 1.4 billion in 2020.

Join an industry leading company and be part of the green transformation
Have you already proven your ability to drive and develop one or more procurement categories and are looking for your next challenge within a green and growing company? Or are you perhaps a successful consultant looking to further develop and put your skills and toolbox to work within an industry leading company, helping to drive the green transformation? Then we have the right job for you!
Can you see yourself as our new Category Lead?
Group Procurement at NKT is a successful growing function and we are currently looking to strengthen our team with an ambitious team player to our direct materials team. As a procurement category lead you will be at the centre of our efforts in providing meaningful strategic sourcing solutions to the business, catering predominantly to our critical high-voltage business with state-of-the-art production facilities in Karlskrona and Cologne.
Effectively, you will be the partner to the business on sourcing solutions within your category, having the full end-to-end responsibility.

Your primary responsibilities will be to: 
* Be the supply market expert and partner to the business, maintaining an up-to-date view on the supply market and the relevant options available within your assigned categories
* Develop and regularly update the category strategy and project pipeline
* Continuously develop the supplier portfolio to match the increasing requirements
* Drive supplier relationship management and key supplier partnerships
Negotiate frame agreements, supply agreements, price agreements

Group Procurement is globally responsible for strategic, tactical and in some cases also operational procurement. Our skilled employees represent multiple nationalities, and we are working out of both HQ in Broendby, Denmark, but also from our plant locations throughout Europe. This role will be placed in Karlskrona - our core competency and production centre for high voltage offshore cables.
Some travel within Europe is to be expected.

Stakeholder collaboration, strategic flair and ability to engage and execute
To succeed in this role you thrive with challenges and having a broad exposure to the organization at all levels. You are therefore expected to possess the needed curiosity, natural authority, and strategic procurement skills to engage effectively with the business.
Besides the above you have the ability to engage effectively with internal stakeholders across borders and cultures, understand the business needs and translate these into sourcing solutions – and executing on these. Also, you will need to be able to navigate effectively across business lines in a growing international organization where priorities can be both short- and long term.

You have a positive and constructive mindset focusing on opportunities rather than obstacles and have commercial and strategic flair and are able to maintain the big picture overview in a workday which can be busy from time to time, but certainly also fun and rewarding. 

Preferred qualifications
* University degree within Supply Chain Management, Engineering or similar 
* Some years’ experience within category management preferably with direct materials 
* High level proficiency in English - both verbal and written


Have we sparked your curiosity? 
Can you see yourself contributing to the success of our growing business? Are you passionate about contributing to the green transformation of society? Then reach out, apply and become our new commercial procurement lighthouse! 
NKT is committed to fostering a diverse organization and a culture where people from different backgrounds can thrive and are inspired to perform at their best. We believe that a diverse organization enables sustainable performance, and that an inclusive and welcoming culture makes for a better place to work.  

We will be reviewing candidates on an ongoing basis and close the position when we have the right match – so don’t hesitate to apply. Please apply at our website at latest 19th of December. Personality- and Capacity tests may occur in our recruitment process.
If you have any questions regarding the position, you are very welcome to contact Recruiting Manager Martin Helbo Texel, martin.helbo.texel@nkt.com. In case you have any inquiries about the recruitment process please reach out to Senior Recruiter, josefine.persson@nkt.com. Please note that due to the GDPR regulations we cannot accept any applications via e-mail.

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