Senior Project Manager, Strategic Procurement Initiatives

Are you passionate about project management, and think strategy execution in a Nordic role sounds exciting? Are you motivated by driving complex initiatives across functions and countries, turning strategic ambitions into tangible business results? If so, you could be our new Senior Project Manager in Project Management & Strategy Execution, Group Procurement. At Tryg, Procurement plays a central role in shaping and developing our Nordic partner and supplier ecosystem. Through strategic sourcing initiatives, partnerships, and transformation projects, we help create business value, improve customer experiences, and support the delivery of Tryg’s strategic priorities across the Nordics. About the role | Turning strategy into results As a Project Manager, you will play a key role in executing Procurement’s strategic agenda. Through strategic sourcing projects and transformation initiatives, you will help translate ambitions into tangible results that strengthen our business, improve customer outcomes, and create measurable value across Tryg. You will take on a Nordic role with responsibility for driving projects from initial analysis and scoping through implementation and benefit realization. Many of the projects span countries, business areas, and stakeholder groups, with Claims being one of our key partners. Working closely with leaders, specialists, and key stakeholders across the organization, you will be responsible for creating alignment, driving progress, and ensuring successful execution across diverse perspectives, priorities, and dependencies. Projects vary in scope and focus and may include:

• Strategic partnerships and supplier development
• Process optimization and operational excellence
• Digitalization and automation initiatives
• Cost and value creation programs
• Customer and partner experience improvements

Common to all projects is their focus on turning strategic priorities into meaningful change in how we work with partners and how customers experience Tryg. Your primary responsibilities will include:

• Leading strategic projects and transformation initiatives from analysis and planning through implementation and benefit realization.
• Establishing clear project goals, plans, governance structures, and success criteria.
• Ensuring progress, quality, risk management, and dependency tracking throughout project lifecycles.
• Creating alignment and engagement among stakeholders across Procurement and the wider organization.
• Challenging existing ways of working and transforming opportunities into concrete improvements.
• Driving implementation and ensuring sustainable organizational adoption of new solutions and processes.
• Contributing to the continued development of our project management methodologies, tools, and ways of working.

We are looking for project managers with different profiles and levels of experience. Depending on your experience and background, you will take responsibility for projects of varying size and complexity. As a Senior Project Manager, you will lead larger cross-functional initiatives and programs while also contributing to the further development of our project management capabilities. For one of the positions, we are particularly interested in candidates with experience from the automotive industry, as several upcoming initiatives will focus on developing our workshop partnerships, spare parts ecosystem, and other key areas of the automotive value chain. About you | Analytical, proactive, and collaborative You are motivated by creating results through collaboration and thrive at the intersection of business, strategy, and execution. You are able to create structure in complex situations, challenge existing approaches, and turn ideas and analyses into practical solutions. You likely hold a relevant university degree and have experience within project management, transformation, or strategic development, either from a similar role or from management consulting. We place particular emphasis on candidates who:

• Have a proven track record of leading complex projects or transformation initiatives from analysis to implementation.
• Possess strong analytical capabilities and can translate complex challenges into clear recommendations and decision-making material.
• Work in a structured manner and take ownership of progress, quality, and outcomes.
• Have strong stakeholder management skills and can create commitment across functions, teams, and organizational levels.
• Are curious, challenge the status quo constructively, and actively seek opportunities for improvement.

Experience within Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Management, or the insurance industry is considered an advantage. However, what matters most is your ability to lead complex initiatives, understand business priorities, and create measurable results. About us | Project Management & Strategy Execution You will join the Project Management & Strategy Execution team within Group Procurement. Our mission is to ensure successful execution of Procurement’s strategic priorities in close collaboration with our sister team, Strategy & Innovation Hub. While Strategy & Innovation Hub focuses on opportunity identification, analysis, business cases, and benefit definition, our team is responsible for driving execution, implementation, and organizational anchoring. Together, we ensure that strategy becomes reality. We bring an analytical, structured, and results-oriented approach to our work, while believing that outstanding results and a healthy work environment go hand in hand. We therefore prioritize an environment characterized by high ambitions, strong collaboration, and continuous professional and personal development. With us, you will gain:

• A highly visible Nordic role with broad stakeholder exposure.
• The opportunity to work on strategically important projects with meaningful business impact.
• Close collaboration with leaders, specialists, and decision-makers across Tryg.
• The chance to influence both the projects you lead and the future development of project management within Procurement.

We value trust, accountability, and teamwork, and we believe the best results are created together. We look forward to hearing from you! Please submit your application and CV no later than 22nd of November. We encourage applicants not to include a photo in their CV. We review applications on an ongoing basis and invite selected candidates for interviews continuously, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The recruitment process will close once the right candidate has been identified. If you have any questions regarding the position, please feel free to contact Jonas Klestrup, Head of Project Management & Strategy Execution, at jonas.klestrup@tryg.dk.