Workplace Partner Concept Specialist (Randers SV, DK, 8940)

Danish Crown; Randers Kommune; On-site; DKK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Danish Crown seeks a Workplace Partner Concept Specialist to lead global and regional supplier partnerships within Workplace Experience & Real Estate. You will shape sourcing strategies, governance, and commercial optimization to deliver scalable, standardized services across WE&RE.

In this role you will drive supplier consolidation, collaborate with Group Procurement, manage tender processes, and create KPI frameworks to enhance service quality, reduce complexity, and realize cost savings.

Qualifications

• Project experience with procurement, strategic sourcing, category management, supplier management, or related disciplines.
• Experience working with strategic suppliers and partnership-based delivery models.
• Experience supporting sourcing initiatives, contract management, and governance activities.
• Experience identifying and delivering cost optimization initiatives.
• Experience operating within a global matrix environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and continuous evolution of the Workplace Partner Concept, creating scalable supplier delivery models that support organizational growth and operational excellence.
• Define business requirements, service standards, quality expectations, and desired outcomes for sourcing, tendering, and supplier selection activities.
• Drive supplier consolidation initiatives that reduce complexity, improve governance, and increase leverage with strategic partners.
• Partner with Group Procurement to develop and maintain global and regional workplace sourcing strategies across WE&RE categories aligned to business objectives and operating model requirements.
• Support Procurement throughout tender processes, supplier evaluations, and contract negotiations by providing category expertise and business requirements.
• Establish supplier governance frameworks, performance standards, and KPI structures that improve transparency and accountability.
• Drive supplier performance management processes that improve service quality, consistency, innovation, and value delivery.
• Identify, prioritize, and realize cost optimization opportunities across workplace services, facilities management, security, outsourced services, and associated purchased goods.
• Assess supplier-related operational, commercial, and continuity risks and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Analyze supplier portfolios, spending patterns, and performance trends to support strategic decision-making and value realization.
• Facilitate collaboration between Procurement, Finance, business units, and regional stakeholders.
• Promote supplier-led innovation and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Sourcing & category mgmt

Supplier relationship mgmt

Business analysis

Governance & operating model

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Risk assessment

Data-driven decision making

Change leadership

Education

Bachelor degree or higher

Job description

29/09/2026

People, Culture & Communications

DNK-Randers, Danish Crown Vej

Workplace Partner Concept Specialist

Ready to make an impact in a global organization? Join Danish Crown and help build a strategic supplier ecosystem that enhances service quality, drives efficiency, and creates sustainable business value across Workplace Experience & Real Estate.

Purpose Of Role

Lead the development and implementation of the Workplace Partner Concept, transforming fragmented local supplier arrangements into strategic global and regional partnerships across Workplace Experience &RE.

Drive sourcing strategies, supplier governance, and commercial optimization initiatives that support scalable service delivery models, reduce organizational complexity, strengthen supplier performance, and create sustainable business value.

The role enables WE&RE to improve service quality, increase operational efficiency, and realize cost optimization through a standardized and strategically managed supplier ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and continuous evolution of the Workplace Partner Concept, creating scalable supplier delivery models that support organizational growth and operational excellence.
• Define business requirements, service standards, quality expectations, and desired outcomes for sourcing, tendering, and supplier selection activities.
• Drive supplier consolidation initiatives that reduce complexity, improve governance, and increase leverage with strategic partners.
• Partner with Group Procurement to develop and maintain global and regional workplace sourcing strategies across WE&RE categories aligned to business objectives and operating model requirements.
• Support Procurement throughout tender processes, supplier evaluations, and contract negotiations by providing category expertise and business requirements.
• Establish supplier governance frameworks, performance standards, and KPI structures that improve transparency and accountability.
• Drive supplier performance management processes that improve service quality, consistency, innovation, and value delivery.
• Identify, prioritize, and realize cost optimization opportunities across workplace services, facilities management, security, outsourced services, and associated purchased goods.
• Assess supplier-related operational, commercial, and continuity risks and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Analyze supplier portfolios, spending patterns, and performance trends to support strategic decision-making and value realization.
• Facilitate collaboration between Procurement, Finance, business units, and regional stakeholders.
• Promote supplier-led innovation and continuous improvement initiatives.

Deliverables

• Global and regional sourcing strategies across WE&RE categories.
• Workplace Partner Concept framework, roadmap, and maturity plan.
• Supplier consolidation strategies and implementation plans.
• Standardized supplier governance frameworks and operating principles.
• Supplier performance management framework, scorecards, and KPI definitions.
• Commercial transparency, spend analysis, and supplier portfolio reporting.
• Cost savings, cost avoidance, and value realization reports.
• Executive reports and decision-support materials.

Leadership Expectations

• Demonstrate enterprise-wide thinking and align supplier strategies to long-term business priorities.
• Act as a trusted advisor on sourcing, supplier governance, and partnership strategy.
• Influence stakeholders without direct authority.
• Promote collaboration across functions and geographies.
• Champion governance, accountability, and transparency.
• Foster continuous improvement and sustainable value creation.

Competencies

• Strategic Thinking and Business Acumen
• Knowledge about Sourcing and Category Management
• Supplier Relationship and Performance Management
• Business Analysis and Value Creation
• Governance and Operating Model Development
• Stakeholder Management and Influence
• Cross-Functional Project Leadership
• Risk Assessment and Mitigation
• Data-Driven Decision Making
• Change Leadership and Continuous Improvement

Experience & Qualifications

• Project experience with a significant amount of procurement, strategic sourcing, category management, supplier management, or related disciplines.
• Experience working with strategic suppliers and partnership-based delivery models.
• Experience supporting sourcing initiatives, contract management, and governance activities.
• Experience identifying and delivering cost optimization initiatives.
• Experience operating within a global matrix environment.
• Bachelor degree or higher.
• 3-5 years of experience in procurement, sourcing, supplier management, facilities management, corporate real estate, or related disciplines.

Success Measures

• Supplier portfolio complexity is reduced through consolidation initiatives.
• Strategic supplier partnerships increase spend under global and regional agreements.
• Workplace service models become more scalable and standardized.
• Sourcing strategies deliver measurable cost savings and commercial value.
• Supplier governance and KPI frameworks improve transparency and accountability.
• Supplier performance improves across quality, compliance, innovation, and business outcomes.
• Leadership receives high-quality commercial insights and strategic support.