Senior Sourcing Manager

Ørsted A/S; Denmark; On-site; DKK 800,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Ørsted A/S is seeking a strategic IT procurement professional to shape and execute sourcing strategies across software, SaaS, cloud services, and digital platforms. You will lead complex tenders, negotiations, and contract handovers in close collaboration with senior technology stakeholders.

You’ll build trusted relationships, translate business needs into procurement plans, manage commercial risk, and drive governance and category maturity across initiatives, supporting global projects and

Qualifications

• Hold a university degree in business, economics, or a related field.
• Strong strategic sourcing experience, ideally in IT or digital technology.
• Broad commercial toolkit across tenders, negotiations, and contract management.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders across functions and cultures.
• Experience with EU tendering processes or technology categories is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Shape sourcing strategies for IT and digital technology categories.
• Lead complex sourcing projects from strategy through tenders and negotiations to contract handover.
• Advise senior stakeholders on sourcing choices, risks, and value opportunities.
• Translate business priorities into procurement plans and challenge demand.
• Drive contract renewals, high-impact negotiations, and supplier performance dialogues.
• Strengthen procurement governance and category maturity across projects.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Data-driven decision making

Education

University degree in business/economics

Job description

Imagine a future where you help shape strategic technology procurement that enables our journey towards a world that runs entirely on green energy

Join us in this role where you’ll shape and execute sourcing strategies across software, SaaS, cloud services, infrastructure, and technology platforms. You’ll lead complex tenders and negotiations, manage commercial risk, and turn business priorities into procurement plans in close collaboration with senior business and technology stakeholders.

Welcome to DT Procurement

You’ll be part of DT Procurement where you together with eight experienced sourcing and contract management colleagues will support DT’s strategic priorities. Reporting to the Head of DT Procurement, you’ll act as the strategic procurement partner for a dedicated DT area, building trusted relationships, challenging demand constructively, and developing a forward-looking sourcing pipeline. As a team, we share our expertise, support each other, and work together to create lasting value for the business.

You’ll play an important role in:

• shaping sourcing strategies for critical IT and digital technology categories
• leading complex sourcing projects from strategy development through tenders and negotiations to contract handover
• advising senior stakeholders on sourcing choices, commercial risks, value opportunities, and supplier markets
• translating business priorities into procurement plans and constructively challenging demand
• driving contract renewals, high-impact negotiations, and supplier performance dialogues
• strengthening procurement governance, ways of working, and category maturity. operations for course owners and employees
• supporting global projects and organisational changes in the organisation.

To succeed in the role, you:

• hold a relevant university degree in business, economics, or another relevant field, or have equivalent experience
• bring strong strategic sourcing experience, preferably within IT or digital technology
• apply a broad commercial toolkit across tenders, negotiations, contract management, and supplier management
• build trusted relationships and influence stakeholders across seniority levels, functions, and cultures
• use data, market insight, and sound commercial judgement to support strategic decisions
• ideally have experience with EU tendering processes, consultancy, or technology categories such as software licensing, SaaS, cloud services, IT outsourcing, or supplier governance.

Join a global leader in renewable energy

Ørsted is a growing green energy major and global leader in climate action. With us you’ll play a part in driving change towards a green energy future. You’ll grow your talent in a fast-paced and high-growth industry where you have plenty of opportunities to learn and develop through challenging assignments and industry-leading experts. Here, you can perform in a friendly work environment based on trust, respect, and collaboration.

As an applicant or employee, you may request reasonable work and position accommodation or adjustments via [e-mail].