Senior Sourcing Manager

Are you motivated by the opportunity to work across different sourcing categories depending on your experience and interests? Do you want to make a real impact in an international environment where your ideas can help shape the future of Indirect Sourcing? Do you thrive in a collaborative environment where experienced colleagues support each other’s growth and development? Here is what the job entails As our next Senior Sourcing Manager, you will be responsible for two or more of our Indirect Sourcing categories, including Professional Services, Logistics, Employee Cost, Marketing, and Facilities. In this role, you will focus on optimizing sourcing performance and creating value across selected indirect sourcing categories while driving strategic sourcing initiatives based on identified opportunities. More specifically, you will be:

• Analyzing a sourcing category spend, suppliers, contracts, internal stakeholder demand and relevant supply market, and their respective trends
• Identifying sourcing opportunities and drafting a prioritized plan and strategy for the specific sourcing category in collaboration with relevant stakeholders
• Executing on the strategy by driving Request for Proposals (RFPs), conducting re-negotiations, and changing and/or redefining the scope of specific supplier engagement
• Managing supplier relations with selected key partners
• Engaging in the Indirect sourcing team with your ideas and experience in order to secure continuous improvement

As part of our Indirect Sourcing team, you will have the opportunity to work across a variety of sourcing categories, allowing you to build broad commercial insight and shape your area of responsibility based on your experience and interests. Working alongside experienced colleagues, you will have the opportunity to learn from extensive sourcing expertise while contributing to the team's ongoing journey toward sourcing excellence. Meet your future team With a direct reference to our Director of Mechanical Direct Materials & Indirect Sourcing, you will become a part of Indirect Sourcing. Our team consists of 5 dedicated colleagues with a combined 40+ years of experience within Sourcing. Together, we are responsible for seven Indirect Sourcing categories and three direct-to-customer categories, covering more than 1,000 suppliers. On a daily basis, we foster an open and informal atmosphere where knowledge sharing, new ideas, and constructive challenges are welcome as part of our continuous journey towards improvement and excellence. Less about us, more about you We are looking for a Senior Sourcing Manager with a curious mindset who is ready to strengthen our Indirect Sourcing. You enjoy navigating complex challenges, building strong relationships, and identifying opportunities that create long term value for the business and its stakeholders. Moreover, you achieve work-related goals by combining analytical capabilities with excellent stakeholder management skills, allowing you to engage stakeholders across the organization, and on higher management level. In order to succeed, we imagine that you:

• Have a degree within a commercial or technical field, or a similar discipline
• Have 5+ years of relevant professional experience
• Bring solid analytical, problem-solving and negotiation skills focused on identifying and delivering value-adding solutions for stakeholders and customers alike
• Are able to read, understand, and navigate legal contracts
• Demonstrate good presentation skills, both verbally and visually

As we are an international organization it is important that you are fluent in English. Whilst you may not meet all the qualifications listed above, you could still be a good candidate for the position. If you find the role intriguing, do not hesitate to . We are more than an ordinary workplace We cherish the good colleagueship which we all contribute to, the only limit is your engagement. As we are a big organization you are bound to find one or more colleagues who share the same interest as you. This might be in our board game club, on our cycling team, during our yearly summer festival, or on the padel court. For example, our Team lead, Service Delivery is also our volunteer padel instructor while one of our Software Test Engineers run weekly spinning classes. Besides the best colleagues you could imagine, we also offer:

• Work life balance through flexible working hours
• Employee benefits including a healthy canteen, fitness facilities, in-house dental clinic, hairdresser, and a free health clinic
• An active employee association that fosters a collaborative and supportive workplace community
• Beneficial health care and insurance package

Do you want to be a part of Kamstrup? Please submit your application by using the link below. Applications are reviewed on a continuous basis, and you can expect a response within six weeks. The job will be located at Kamstrup's headquarters in Stilling, between Aarhus and Skanderborg. If you have any questions about the position, please contact Director, Mechanical Direct Materials & Indirect Sourcing, Simon Kristensen, on phone: +45 89 93 10 00. Get to know us At Kamstrup, you'll become part of a close-knit community that genuinely cares about one another, fostering connections both in and out of the workplace. Our team comprises innovators, dreamers, and doers, united by an unyielding passion to challenge the status quo, find better solutions, and constantly push the boundaries of what's possible by being driving by our purpose: We Make What You Measure Matter. With an unwavering commitment to growth, we offer opportunities for you to leverage your skills and drive our business to new heights, empowering you to leave your mark on our future and grow with us. Explore more on our website, see our annual report, and stay updated through LinkedIn for the latest news and job openings. Application deadline: As soon as possible