Strategic Buyer

VELUX; Østbirk; On-site; DKK 650,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

VELUX A/S in Østbirk is seeking a Strategic Buyer for Aluminium & Metal Parts to drive sourcing strategies, negotiate with suppliers, and lead cross-functional execution across a global procurement team.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision-making, stakeholder collaboration, and delivering measurable cost and sustainability improvements within a complex industrial environment.

Qualifications

• Hold a relevant degree within engineering, supply chain, economics, business administration, or a similar discipline.
• Have at least five years of experience in strategic procurement within an international OEM or a similarly complex industrial environment.
• Have proven experience managing strategic sourcing processes, supplier negotiations, contracting activities, cross-functional projects, and implementation of measurable business results.
• Are an experienced user of procurement and analytics tools, ideally including SAP, Ariba, and Microsoft 365.
• Communicate fluently in English and are comfortable working across cultures and geographical locations.
• Demonstrate strong negotiation, stakeholder management, and relationship-building skills.
• Work in a structured, detail-oriented, and data-driven manner.
• Thrive in a role where you can independently plan priorities, drive progress, and adapt to changing circumstances.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic procurement projects from opportunity identification through implementation and benefit realisation.
• Build, maintain, and deliver a robust cost-out pipeline supported by business cases, milestones, ownership, and value tracking.
• Manage supplier relationships and lead commercial negotiations to improve cost, quality, delivery performance, sustainability, and risk management.
• Contribute to category strategy development and drive execution within the assigned supplier portfolio.
• Conduct market analyses, RFIs, RFQs, supplier evaluations, negotiations, contracting, and implementation activities.
• Communicate sourcing decisions, supplier developments, opportunities, and risks to internal stakeholders in a clear and transparent manner.
• Monitor procurement KPIs and use data insights to identify priorities and document business impact.
• Build trusted and productive relationships with suppliers and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Apply structured procurement processes, reporting, documentation, data management, and follow-up activities to ensure high-quality execution and delivery.

Skills

Strategic procurement

Supplier negotiations

Data analytics

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Structured execution

Education

Engineering degree

Supply chain degree

Tools

SAP

Ariba

Microsoft 365

Job description

Strategic Buyer – Aluminium & Metal Parts, VELUX A/S – Østbirk

Step into a strategically important role where you can influence sourcing decisions, strengthen supplier partnerships, and contribute to the sustainable development of market-leading products. If you are an experienced procurement professional who enjoys driving value through collaboration, commercial excellence, and data-driven decision-making, this may be your next opportunity with the VELUX Group.

Meet your future team

You will become part of Global Procurement and report directly to the Senior Category Manager. Joining an experienced international procurement team, you will play a key role in shaping and executing sourcing strategies within the Aluminium & Metal Parts category. The team works closely with colleagues across functions and geographies to ensure long-term supplier performance, supply resilience, sustainability progress, and cost competitiveness. In this position, you will collaborate with stakeholders throughout the organisation and build strong relationships with suppliers around the world.

What We Offer

As Strategic Buyer, you will take ownership of strategic sourcing initiatives and supplier relationships across the full procurement cycle. You will contribute directly to business performance by identifying opportunities, driving implementation, and creating measurable value for the VELUX Group.

More specifically your tasks will be to:

• Lead strategic procurement projects from opportunity identification through implementation and benefit realisation
• Build, maintain, and deliver a robust cost-out pipeline supported by business cases, milestones, ownership, and value tracking
• Manage supplier relationships and lead commercial negotiations to improve cost, quality, delivery performance, sustainability, and risk management
• Contribute to category strategy development and drive execution within the assigned supplier portfolio
• Conduct market analyses, RFIs, RFQs, supplier evaluations, negotiations, contracting, and implementation activities
• Communicate sourcing decisions, supplier developments, opportunities, and risks to internal stakeholders in a clear and transparent manner
• Monitor procurement KPIs and use data insights to identify priorities and document business impact
• Build trusted and productive relationships with suppliers and cross-functional stakeholders
• Apply structured procurement processes, reporting, documentation, data management, and follow-up activities to ensure high-quality execution and delivery

You should expect approximately 30-45 travel days per year.

What You Will Bring

You are an experienced procurement professional who enjoys working in a collaborative and international environment. You combine strong commercial awareness with analytical thinking and a structured approach to execution. You build positive relationships with stakeholders at all levels and are comfortable influencing decisions across a matrix organisation.

Moreover, we expect that you:

• Hold a relevant degree within engineering, supply chain, economics, business administration, or a similar discipline
• Have at least five years of experience in strategic procurement within an international OEM or a similarly complex industrial environment
• Have proven experience managing strategic sourcing processes, supplier negotiations, contracting activities, cross-functional projects, and implementation of measurable business results
• Are an experienced user of procurement and analytics tools, ideally including SAP, Ariba, and Microsoft 365
• Communicate fluently in English and are comfortable working across cultures and geographical locations
• Demonstrate strong negotiation, stakeholder management, and relationship-building skills
• Work in a structured, detail-oriented, and data-driven manner
• Thrive in a role where you can independently plan priorities, drive progress, and adapt to changing circumstances

Experience with aluminium, steel, or metal parts is advantageous but not essential.

All inquiries will be treated confidentially.

About VELUX

In the VELUX Group, we offer you a world of opportunities and the chance to create a bright future. From the forefront of the roof window category, we enable those who live, work and play under the roof transform their spaces and live a healthier everyday life with more daylight and fresh air.

The VELUX Group is an international, family-owned business with strong financial roots and each year we can create real impact by reinvesting in society, our employees and planet through our foundations. With 20 production companies in 12 countries and sales companies in 37 countries, our products are widely available. We employ around 12,000 people, and our company is headquartered in Denmark. Alongside the rest of our values, "courage" and "mutual respect" define our actions every day and how we wish to contribute to the world.

Equal Opportunity Employer

At VELUX Residential, we believe in fostering a diverse workplace for everyone to thrive, develop, and perform at their best, and where you feel welcome, respected, and valued. We are committed to providing equal opportunities for all, whether you are applying for a role or already a part of VELUX Residential. That means we recruit, hire, train, and promote people based on their skills and potential without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, age, neurodiversity, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, sexual orientation, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

We value diversity and strive to ensure that our employment decisions are fair and inclusive, focusing only on what truly matters: your qualifications and how you can contribute to our shared mission and success.