Senior Manager, IT Procurement

About the role

Own, facilitate, and implement the global procurement strategy and process to ensure effective deployment and follow-up of GBS IT procurement.

Main responsibilities

• Responsible for development and reassessment of processes, tools and systems, training materials, and policies that are central to GBS IT Procurement.
• Lead change management efforts to continuously build new processes, analytics and performance metrics to better take out procurement opportunities across all IT procurement categories of spend.
• Lead GBS IT Procurement team consisting of 13 strategic and tactical resources, located in Norway, Hungary and Brazil.
• As a Senior Manager IT Procurement, you will play a vital role in optimizing category strategies, driving sourcing projects, and building effective supplier relationships.
• Category Management: Drive improvement initiatives by pursuing priorities outlined in the category strategy, while also contributing to the continuous development of the strategy.
• Procurement Management: Lead sourcing initiatives through all steps of the procurement process, from development of procurement strategies, via RfXs, to negotiation and contracting.
• Contract and Supplier Relationship Management: Manage contract portfolio, develop and maintain supplier relationships, monitor performance, execute terminations, amendments and renewals.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders and cross functional teams, including the category team, business representatives and IT Procurement team to secure alignment on initiatives and compliance with governing principles.
• You need to be commercially inclined, able to handle multiple cases at once and have excellent communication skills towards both internal stakeholders and our suppliers.

Your qualifications and skills

• 10+ years of experience in Global procurement roles
• 5+ years of experience in leadership roles
• Willingness to bring thought leadership, a creative mindset, and a fresh perspective on new ways to approach existing problems
• Excellent understanding of Procurement technologies, AI, and upcoming opportunities in tech
• Experience within IT Procurement categories is a requirement
• Demonstrate Strong Commercial Skills: Your negotiation skills and commercial mindset enables you to secure favorable terms and deliver value to the organization
• Excel in Cross-Functional Collaboration: You thrive in a collaborative environment and can effectively communicate and work with stakeholders across different layers of the organization
• Show Problem-Solving Ability: You approach challenges with an analytical and solution oriented mindset, finding creative ways to overcome obstacles and utilize opportunities
• Work Independently with Accountability: You can autonomously drive progress and ensure the quality of your work, taking ownership to your tasks and responsibility
• Understanding of the supplier landscape across major categories of spend; industry and/or professional relationships with suppliers in these categories a plus
• Demonstrated contract and agreement negotiation experience, including development of negotiating strategies
• Excellent written, oral and presentation skills and an ability to synthesize complex and technical information into concise and clear recommendations
• Undergraduate degree required, MBA a plus

What Hydro offers You

•    Working at the world’s only fully integrated aluminum and leading renewable energy company
•    Diverse, global teams
•    Flexible work environment/home office
•    We provide you the freedom to be creative and to learn from experts
•    Possibility to grow with the company, gain new certificates
•    Attractive benefit package