Procurement Category Manager, Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO) - Aarhus

Can you combine a solid commercial understanding with a keen technical interest and are you looking for a job where you have international responsibility and high impact?

If so, this is your opportunity to join Arla’s Procurement team and be part join our dynamic procurement MRO team based in Arla Foods’ head office in Viby J, Denmark. You will become part of a diverse and global Procurement team located across Denmark, Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, UK, Poland, Dubai, Bahrain, Riyadh, and Hong Kong. On behalf of our global organization, we manage procurement activities of an annual spend of ~4.3 billion EUR.

“In this role you will be part of the Procurement MRO team responsible for sourcing Maintenance, Repair & Operations (MRO) projects for Arla’s ~60 production sites. You will have many great opportunities to make a difference both from a commercial and process-oriented perspective. You can expect to face many stakeholders and exciting commercial project management challenges, and you will always have great support from your team,” says Christoffer Løvstad Christensen.

How you will make an impact

We are looking for a Category Manager, who can Lead procurement initiatives and optimization projects to enhance efficiency and cost savings. You will work closely with stakeholders, other procurement colleagues and ensure that Arla Foods optimizes its use of external resources such as contractors, electricians, and other service providers involved in the global maintenance of our dairy facilities.

Additionally, your daily responsibilities will include:

• Building and Equipment Maintenance.
• Commercial Responsibility: Negotiate and establish agreements with suppliers to deliver cost-effective solutions.
• Supplier Selection: Identify and select suppliers that meet our quality and service standards.
• Supplier Consolidation: Implement strategies for consolidating suppliers to streamline operations and reduce complexity.
• Stakeholder Management: Engage and collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure alignment with organizational goals and needs.

What will make you successful

Your background covers a commercial degree at properly master’s level, but more importantly, you have a high drive and love to get projects started.

We expect that you bring experience within procurement and if you supplemented your experience from a similar position as Category Manager in MRO, it will be a considerable advantage.

You have strong project management skills driving processes, including negotiating and landing contract agreements. You are experienced in business partnering, building positive relationships, and managing stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

• You know how to keep processes going through thoughtful communication, flexible project management, and you are fluent in written and spoken English.
• Your analytical skills allow you to be comfortable changing from a high-level strategic view to doing operational tasks to deep dive for insights.
• On a personal level, you bring strong leadership qualities, and the combination of your business knowledge and communication skills enables you to influence others to move towards a common goal.
• You are skilled at developing relationships with the empathy to understand the human elements in a change journey, whilst retaining focus.
• You are resilient and determined to achieve your objectives but possess the flexibility to listen to push back and work collaboratively to achieve our agreed goals.

What do we offer?

We’re committed to professional development and promoting from within. Our positive and collaborative culture will bring out the best in you. And you’ll join a market leader who produces nutritious household-favorite brands in a way that makes things better for our customers, the farmers who own us, and the whole world.

We have a purpose for Good. At Arla, we strive to unlock the highest potential in each other while working together to create a sustainable future of dairy. We call it Stronger People Stronger Planet, and it is deeply anchored in our organization and founded on our commitment to respecting human rights, increasing access to healthy dairy nutrition, inspiring good food habits, and improving the environment for future generations. In order to succeed, we need to hire people with a sustainable mindset. Could this be you?

Would you like to join us?

If you want to facilitate innovation and help shape the industry, then seize this exciting opportunity. Please apply as soon as possible as we will process applications on a continuous basis and close the recruitment once the right candidate is found.

For additional questions, please call Senior Procurement Category Manager, MRO Procurement, Christoffer Løvstad Christensen on +45 91311362.

We have a purpose for Good

At Arla, we strive to unlock the highest potential in each other while working together to create a sustainable future of dairy. We call it Stronger People Stronger Planet and it is deeply anchored in our organisation and founded on our commitment to respecting human rights, increasing access to healthy dairy nutrition, inspiring good food habits, and improving the environment for future generations. In order to succeed we need to hire people with a sustainable mindset. Could this be you?

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