Senior Sourcing Manager

Ørsted; Gentofte Kommune; On-site; DKK 56,000 - 84,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-paid pension (11%)

Full insurance coverage

Five weeks of paid holiday plus 10 add

3% holiday allowance

Wellbeing and fitness programmes

Mobile phone, PC, internet

Staff club membership

Company canteen access

Job summary

Ørsted is seeking a strategic procurement professional to shape sourcing for IT and digital technology, leading tenders and negotiations. You will partner with senior stakeholders to translate business priorities into procurement plans and manage supplier relationships.

You will drive contract renewals, value opportunities, and governance enhancements while supporting global projects and organisational changes within DT Procurement.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Contract management

Data-driven decisions

EU tendering

Education

University degree in business/economics or related field

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.

Shape the future with us

Position salary range:

For this position, the expected base pay range is kr55,680.00- kr83,520.00 for the advertised location. The offered base salary will be determined within this range based on relevant skills, experience, and expected role fulfilment within the stated pay range to ensure a fair and competitive offer. Where applicable, you may also be eligible for variable payment and a comprehensive benefits package.

Our benefits package:

For this position, employees who meet eligibility requirements have access to:

• employer‑paid pension (11% contribution)
• full insurance coverage (accident, life, critical illness, and health insurance)
• five weeks of paid holiday plus 10 additional paid days off per holiday year
• a 3% holiday allowance
• access to Ørsted Life & Fitness Vitality including fitness classes, physiotherapy, massage, and wellbeing programmes
• a multimedia package (mobile phone, PC, internet)
• staff club membership with sport and cultural activities
• access to the company canteen (monthly lunch scheme or daily tickets)

Pre-employment background check:

Certain positions may require a background check as part of the hiring process. If applicable, you will be informed during the recruitment process. Background checks are conducted by an external provider in accordance with local legal requirements.

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