Category Lead

Head Energy AS; Blomsterdalen; Sur place; NOK 1 000 000 - 1 800 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Pension and insurance schemes

Personal mentoring and career guidance

Access to professional courses

Résumé du poste

Head Energy AS seeks a Category Lead to define and own the category strategy, manage supplier performance, and govern commercial frameworks across projects and regions. The role requires strong procurement expertise in oil & gas environments.

Responsibilities include ensuring fit-for-purpose procurement approaches, overseeing supplier onboarding, and coordinating with Operations, Projects, and Finance to resolve issues. The position offers permanent or project-based opportunities.

Qualifications

• Degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or related discipline.
• Significant procurement experience in oil & gas or industrial environments.
• Proven capability in category ownership, commercial governance, and supplier management.
• Strong understanding of contracts, commercial risk, and regulatory frameworks.
• Good communication skills in English and Norwegian.

Responsabilités

• Define and maintain a category strategy, including scope, supplier segmentation, sourcing models, and risk profile.
• Act as the single accountable owner for expenses, suppliers, and performance within the assigned category.
• Ensure procurement approaches are fit for purpose across operations, projects, and regional needs.
• Own and enforce commercial frameworks: contracts, terms and NDAs, change management.
• Oversee supplier onboarding, qualification, and revalidation per API Q2 / ISO requirements.
• Interface with Operations, Projects, Engineering, Finance, and Quality to resolve issues.

Formation

Degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or related discipline

Description du poste

• Sektor Privat

Define and maintain category strategy, manage suppliers, handle commercial governance, and execute day-to-day procurement.

• Degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or related discipline
• Significant procurement experience in oil & gas or industrial environments
• Proven capability in category ownership and commercial governance
• Strong understanding of contracts, commercial risk, and regulations
• Good communication skills in English and Norwegian
• Permanent or project employment with competitive conditions
• Personal follow-up, mentoring, and career guidance
• Good pension and insurance schemes
• Access to specific and general courses

Category Lead

We are looking for Category Lead
Pnr: 23778
Job Description:

Category Strategy & Ownership

• Define and maintain a category strategy, including scope, supplier segmentation, sourcing models, and risk profile.
• Act as the single accountable owner for all expenses, suppliers, and performance within the assigned category.
• Ensure procurement approaches are fit for purpose across operational, project, and regional needs.

Commercial & Contractual Governance

Own and enforce commercial frameworks, including:

o Contract structures

o Terms & Conditions

o Non-Disclosure Agreements

o Change management and deviations

• Ensure contracts are applied correctly and consistently
• Escalate and resolve commercial risks and ambiguities proactively
• Oversee supplier onboarding, qualification, and revalidation in line with API Q2 / ISO requirements.
• Ensure suppliers are approved, competent, and fit for use.

Monitor and manage:

o Delivery reliability

o Quality issues Commercial non-conformance

Transactional Version (Role Inception / Low Volume) Execution Model - Transactional

At role inception, there is no separation between Category ownership and Buyer execution. The

Category Lead is responsible for both commercial ownership and day-to-day procurement execution.

Execution Oversight (Non-Transactional - Mature Role) (Applies once Buyer execution has been formally separated based on transaction volume, complexity, or risk)

• Provide oversight of procurement execution without performing day-to-day buying (once Buyer execution has been separated)

Ensure that:

o Purchase orders, invoices, and recharges align with approved category strategies, agreements, and commercial intent

o Delivery and supplier performance are managed against contractual commitments

• Act as the single point of escalation where execution deviates from governance requirements, commercial expectations, or defined risk tolerance.

Maintain ownership and accountability for:

o Category strategy and sourcing approach

o Supplier relationships and performance

o Commercial frameworks, including contracts, Terms & Conditions, and NDAs

• Ensure Buyers operate in full alignment with category governance, commercial intent, and compliance requirements.
• Interface with Operations, Projects, Engineering, Finance, and Quality to resolve escalated execution, delivery, or supplier issues.

Qualifications:

• This transactional execution model remains in place until transaction volume, complexity, or risk explicitly justifies additional resourcing and functional separation. At that point, Buyer execution is formally separated and the role transitions to the
• Degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or related discipline.
• Significant experience in supply chain / procurement within oil & gas or industrial environments.
• Proven capability in category ownership, commercial governance, and supplier management.
• Strong understanding of contracts, commercial risk, and regulatory frameworks.
• Experience operating in matrix, multi-regional organizations.
• Strong judgement, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• High level of accountability and ownership.
• Good communication skills/ good ability to communicate information
• Team oriented and inclusive
• Proactive
• Flexible and independent
• High ability to cope with stress

Solutions oriented and ability to work with both practical and administrative tasks

Applications will be evaluated continuously
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In Head Energy you get:

• Permanent- or project employment with the best conditions.
• Access to the industry's most exciting job opportunities
• Personal follow-up, mentoring and career guidance
• A large variety of project opportunities
• Good pension- and insurance schemes
• A pleasant and positive work environment
• Access to both specific and general courses.