Manager for Procurement & Supply Chain

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Would you like to lead and drive procurement performance in a global technology company? Join GEA. Here, you will take on a key leadership role where you will influence procurement strategy, strengthen business performance and collaborate with stakeholders across Europe to deliver lasting results. Responsibilities / Tasks You will play a key role in ensuring successful project execution in the Nordic region. Acting as the link between local business units and divisional stakeholders, you will ensure that procurement is involved early in projects and that cost, quality and delivery targets are achieved throughout the project lifecycle. Working closely with Project Management, Engineering, Finance and Sales, you will drive procurement performance, optimize processes and strengthen end-to-end efficiency across the organisation. More specifically, you will: Lead and develop your team while driving procurement and supply chain performance across the organisation. Coordinate project requirements with procurement activities throughout the entire project lifecycle and be accountable for cost efficiency, quality and on-time delivery during project execution. Act as the interface between local business unit and divisional leadership, while ensuring early procurement involvement in both customer and internal projects. Review and support category strategies, identify cost-saving and cash-improvement opportunities, drive demand reduction initiatives and continuously improve procurement processes, KPIs and operational efficiency. Represent Procurement & Supply Chain in Project gate reviews, ensure compliance with procurement policies and sustainability objectives, and provide regular performance reporting and recommendations to management. Your Profile / Qualifications You combine strong commercial understanding with a collaborative leadership style. Comfortable operating in a complex international environment, you build relationships across functions and drive results through both strategy and execution. In addition, we imagine that you: You bring solid procurement experience and have successfully held a management position. Hold a relevant degree within Business Administration, Procurement, Supply Chain Management or a similar field. Have experience with project procurement, supplier negotiations and contract management. Have a proven track record of developing and implementing procurement and supply chain strategies. Are fluent in English and experienced with SAP solutions such as Ariba, S/4HANA and MDG. GEA Group - Engineering for a better world At our office in Skanderborg, you will become part of our Liquid Technologies department, where we deliver advanced liquid processing and engineering solutions primarily to the food and dairy industries. You will head our Procurement and Supply Chain department. Here, you will lead our team of procurement and supply chain professionals spanning strategic procurement, operational procurement, project procurement and logistics. Together, we ensure that projects are delivered on time, within budget and to the highest standards. Would you like to know more? If you would like to find out more about this position before submitting your application, please do not hesitate to contact Director Project Execution, Jørgen Pedersen, phone no. (+45) 2779 7111. We will process the applications as we receive them, so please submit your application as soon as possible. Please apply via the indicated link. Please note that GEA exclusively uses electronic recruiting, and only applications received through our application system will be considered . Did we spark your interest? Then please click apply above to access our guided application process.