Senior Sourcing Manager

Orsted Germany; Denmark; On-site; DKK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Ørsted is seeking a strategic procurement partner for DT Procurement to shape sourcing strategies for IT and digital technology, lead complex tenders, and advise on commercial risk. You’ll collaborate with senior stakeholders across global projects to translate business priorities into actionable procurement plans, drive supplier governance, and deliver lasting value for the organisation.

The role reports to the Head of DT Procurement and offers a dynamic, collaborative environment in renewable

Qualifications

• Hold a relevant university degree in business, economics, or a related field, or 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.

Responsibilities

• 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 for course owners and employees.
• Supporting global projects and organisational changes in the organisation.

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].