Strategic Sourcing & Category Manager | SEB, Solna

SEB; Parainen; Remote; EUR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work options

International opportunities

Competitive compensation and SEB staff

Flat hierarchy and open idea-sharing

Job summary

SEB is seeking a Sourcing & Category Manager within Group Procurement to lead category strategies and multi-year roadmaps for indirect spend. You will drive demand, market, and TCO analyses and define supplier models across Marketing, Professional Services, and Insurance, collaborating with Finance and other functions to ensure cost efficiency and sustainable value.

You will be part of SEB’s Group Procurement, working with teams across Sweden and international sites, shaping procurement

Qualifications

• Proven track record within the Procurement field.
• Experience driving sourcing and procurement projects.
• Experience in collecting and analyzing data and presenting insights.

Responsibilities

• Own and develop category strategies and multi-year roadmaps.
• Perform demand, market and TCO analyses.
• Define supplier models and sourcing strategies within assigned category.
• Decide when sourcing activities are required and how they are classified.
• Act as commercial owner for categories and supplier portfolios.
• Responsible for value realization and risk mitigation at category level.
• Define sourcing strategy for strategic projects.
• Prepare RFx inputs and supplier portfolios.
• Develop negotiation tactics.
• Collaborate with other functions to assess risks of strategic vendors.

Skills

Category strategies

Sourcing initiatives

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

English communication

Education

Master degree in finance, economics, engineering or Law

Tools

Coupa

Job description

Are you ready to take the lead in a high-impact Procurement role within Group Procurement at SEB?

Do you want to drive real business value through strategic sourcing and category management across key indirect spend areas such as Marketing, Professional Services, and Insurance? This is your opportunity to contribute directly to SEB’s enterprise-wide procurement objectives.

As a Sourcing & Category Manager in Group Procurement, you will own and drive procurement strategies and sourcing initiatives—leading projects end-to-end across multiple business lines, regions, and functions. You will work closely with stakeholders in Finance, Group Business Services, and the broader business to ensure alignment, cost efficiency, and sustainable value creation.

This role is ideal for a motivated and self-driven procurement professional who thrives in a dynamic environment—someone who is structured, analytical, and comfortable managing multiple sourcing initiatives in parallel while collaborating cross-functionally.

You will be part of SEB’s Group Procurement organization, working alongside skilled procurement professionals across Sweden and SEB’s international sites—sharing insights, harmonizing approaches, and strengthening procurement excellence across the bank.

SEB is a leading northern European financial services group, a large organization with many areas in which one can accelerate, drive, or support our core business. Bring an entrepreneurial mindset, passion for learning, and a collaborative nature, and you will have the opportunity for a long and exciting career here. Does that sound like a fit for you?

About the role

As part of SEB’s Group Procurement organization you will be supported by, and collaborate with, many skilled procurement colleagues in Sweden and on SEB’s other sites.

You will be responsible for e.g.

• Own and develop category strategies and multi year roadmaps for your respective category
• Perform demand, market, and TCO analysis
• Define preferred supplier models and sourcing strategies within your assigned category
• Decide when sourcing activities are required and how they are classified (strategic/non strategic)
• Act as commercial owner for categories and supplier portfolios
• Accountable for value realization and risk mitigation at category level
• Responsible for category structure and categorization
• Define sourcing strategy for Strategic projects
• Generate supplier portfolio and input for RFx
• Select Implementation Path and Prepare RFx
• Prepare, formulate and develop negotiation tactics
• Collaborate with other functions, such as e.g. TPRMS to Develop & conduct continuous risk assessment plan for all strategic vendors which includes but is not limited to identification, impact assessment, monitoring and control

To thrive in this role, we believe you have

• A Master degree in finance, economics engineering fields or Law is preferred
• Have a sufficient and proven track record within the Procurement field
• Have experience and knowledge of driving sourcing and procurement projects
• Have experience in collecting and analyzing data as well as presenting the results and insights in a professional way
• Ability to see broadly and understand strategic changes and effectively translate that into necessary process and/or requirements needed to support the needs of the business
• Highly effective communication, relationship building, presentation and interpersonal skills
• Self-directed, self-motivated that find motivation in a diverse portfolio of tasks
• Thrive interacting with many different colleagues and functions to reach you targets
• Speak and write English fluently
• Hands on experience from procurement systems such as Coupa is preferred

What we offer

• Entrepreneurial Scandinavian environment
• International opportunities and working environment
• Attractive compensation and access to SEB staff banking with exclusive benefits
• Agile and modern ways of working
• A flat hierarchy and openness to share ideas, opinions and points of views
• Remote working possibilities and flexible work schedule

Ready to take the next step on your career journey?

It is our fundamental belief that inclusion and diversity is crucial for our future success. We strive to have an inclusive, value-driven culture where employees feel valued, respected, and involved irrespective of who they are, what they believe or where they come from.

Please be aware that our final candidates undergo background checks, a process that includes for example identity control, verification of qualifications, credit checks, company engagements and criminal records checks. In some cases, we also apply random drug checks.

SEB Sweden has a redeployment responsibility, why this position might be covered by internal redeployment.

Learn more about working at SEB

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