Senior Project Sourcing Manager

Ambu A/S; Ballerup Kommune; On-site; DKK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Ambu A/S in Denmark seeks a Senior Project Sourcing Manager to lead procurement in a key NPD initiative, ensuring right materials, technologies and suppliers for innovation, quality, and cost outcomes. You will work with R&D, Quality and Finance as procurement’s commercial lead across the product lifecycle.

Based at Ambu’s HQ in Ballerup, you will collaborate with category managers to implement strategy and drive end-to-end sourcing activities from concept through ramp‑up, while ensuring

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Procurement, Business, or similar.
• 5–7 years of procurement experience with exposure to project sourcing and NPD.
• Experience in cross-functional project teams, preferably with R&D and product development.
• Strong supplier selection, cost modeling, negotiations and contract execution.
• Experience running RFI/RFQ/RFP processes and supplier comparisons.
• Analytical skills to translate complexity into recommendations.
• Excellent project management and stakeholder engagement.
• Proactive, structured, ownership-driven mindset with business focus.
• Ability to operate in dynamic global environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end Procurement activities in a key strategic NPD initiative, from early concept through ramp‑up and handover to operations.
• Drive supplier and material selection, make/buy decisions, and sourcing strategies aligned with project milestones and governance.
• Lead RFI/RFQ/RFP activities for project‑specific sourcing and negotiate commercial, contractual, and supply agreements.
• Enable early supplier involvement (ESI) to support design‑to‑cost, design‑for‑manufacturability, and innovation access.
• Own and validate procurement inputs to business cases, including cost drivers, CAPEX, lead time, and lifecycle considerations, while challenging assumptions to secure competitive solutions
• Proactively identify and mitigate supply, capacity, and technology risks, ensuring compliance with quality, regulatory, and sustainability requirements.
• Contribute to selected category initiatives by supporting supplier strategy execution, consolidation, and structured handover from project to category sourcing.

Skills

Procurement strategy

RFI/RFQ/RFP processes

Cross-functional collaboration

Supplier negotiation

Cost modeling

Project management

Education

Engineering/SC/Business degree

Tools

ERP systems

Costing tools

Job description

City: Ballerup

Country/Region: Denmark

State:

Business Area: Procurement

Department: Global Procurement

Employment Type: Full-time

Join Ambu’s global procurement transformation as a Senior Project Sourcing Manager, where you will primarily drive sourcing activities in new product development (NPD) and key sourcing projects, while also contributing to category management to ensure continuity, scalability, and long-term value.

You will lead Procurement in NPD project and drive all related sourcing activities. Operating at the intersection of innovation, cost, technology, and supply risk, you will help bring life‑saving solutions to market while influencing both near‑term project delivery and long‑term procurement value.

You will be based at Ambu’s HQ in Ballerup, Denmark, as part of Global Direct Procurement team, reporting directly to the Director of Direct Procurement.

The role

As Senior Project Sourcing Manager your primary focus will be leading the Procurement sourcing activities in a key strategic NPD initiative, ensuring the right materials, technologies, and suppliers are selected to support innovation, quality, sustainability, and robust financial outcomes.

Alongside this, you will collaborate with our category managers and lead the category strategy implementation in the NPD project.

You will collaborate closely with R&D, Quality, Global Supply Chain, Operations and Finance, acting as procurement’s commercial and sourcing point of contact throughout the product lifecycle.

Key responsibilities

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Lead end-to-end Procurement activities in a key strategic NPD initiative, from early concept through ramp‑up and handover to operations.
• Drive supplier and material selection, make/buy decisions, and sourcing strategies aligned with project milestones and governance.

• Lead RFI/RFQ/RFP activities for project‑specific sourcing and negotiate commercial, contractual, and supply agreements.
• Enable early supplier involvement (ESI) to support design‑to‑cost, design‑for‑manufacturability, and innovation access.

• Own and validate procurement inputs to business cases, including cost drivers, CAPEX, lead time, and lifecycle considerations, while challenging assumptions to secure competitive solutions
• Proactively identify and mitigate supply, capacity, and technology risks, ensuring compliance with quality, regulatory, and sustainability requirements.
• Contribute to selected category initiatives by supporting supplier strategy execution, consolidation, and structured handover from project to category sourcing.

Suggested candidate profile

Skills and experiences can be earned in many different ways, and we understand that the best fit for the role cannot be prescribed on paper. You are however likely to succeed in this position if you:

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Procurement, Business, or similar.
• 5-7 years of experience in procurement, with strong exposure to project sourcing and/or NPD environments.
• Solid experience working in cross‑functional project teams, preferably with R&D and product development.
• Strong skills in supplier and material selection, cost modeling, negotiations, and contract execution.
• Hands‑on experience running RFI/RFQ/RFP processes, cost breakdowns, and supplier comparisons.
• Strong analytical capabilities and the ability to translate complexity into clear sourcing recommendations.
• Excellent project management, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• A proactive, structured, and ownership‑driven mindset with strong business focus.
• Ability to operate effectively in a dynamic, fast‑paced global environment.

• Experience in additional Direct Procurement categories is considered an advantage.

Please note:

The internal job title for this role will be Strategic Procurement Manager, Direct Procurement.

Ambu – a visionary and international workplace where your efforts matter

Ambu is a company that expands rapidly and has ambitious growth targets. We meet these targets through interdisciplinary teamwork between motivated and highly skilled employees. Your contributions and efforts are crucial to our success and by joining us you will get the opportunity to work in an international head office with an informal working environment.

We offer great opportunities for personal development. Furthermore, we offer a wide range of professional, social and financial employee benefits in addition to exciting job challenges and continuous professional and personal development.

For more information, please visit ambu.com or follow us on LinkedIn.