Category Manager, Markets & Indirect

Telenor; Oslo fylke; Hybrid; NOK 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness grant

Health insurance

Occupational pension

Employee share program

Job summary

Telenor is seeking a Procurement Category Manager to lead Markets & Indirect sourcing across Nordics and Asia. You will collaborate with business units and group functions to align procurement strategies with organizational goals and global scale.

You will develop sourcing models, manage contracts, and drive value delivery while navigating a multicultural environment and complex stakeholder needs. The role offers flexible hours and home-working options.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, telecom, economics or similar.
• Two to seven years of experience from procurement/purchasing, negotiating large agreements.
• Fluency in written and spoken English is required; Norwegian/Swedish an advantage.
• Part of a large, multicultural and competent procurement team.
• Flexibility to cooperate with Nordics and Asia stakeholders including Group functions.
• Flexible working hours and opportunities to work from home.
• Wellbeing and pension benefits are provided.

Responsibilities

• Own sub-categories with stakeholders to translate needs into procurement strategies.
• Develop category and sourcing strategies, including RFx processes and models.
• Ensure contract implementation and value delivery with governance and supplier follow-up.

Skills

Stakeholder management

End-to-end sourcing

RFx execution

Negotiation

Contract management

Analytical skills

Multicultural collaboration

Procurement partnerships

KPI follow-up

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, telecom, economics or similar

Job description

We’re here to connect you to what matters most, and by doing so, empowering societies. As a Telenor employee, you will be part of a large, international organization that goes beyond customers – we want to play a meaningful role in the societies we serve. Being connected can change your life, and we’re serious about helping our services make the widest possible impact.

We are looking for a new colleague to join us as Category Manager in Markets & Indirect, Telenor Procurement.

You will play a key role in developing and managing Telenor’s Procurement strategies in the area of Markets and Indirect serving stakeholders especially in the markets divisions in the Nordic Business Units in Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway, as well as in Asia (Bangladesh and Malaysia).

Could you be the one we’re looking for?

Markets and Indirect is a broad and challenging area covering a diverse category portfolio of services within Professional services & Travel, Marketing Services, Customer Services and Logistics & Facility Management.

“Markets & Indirect Procurement is responsible for one of Telenor Procurement’s most exciting procurement portfolios, which is also strategically important for the Nordic business units growth ambitions. In this position, you will become a part of a professionally strong and friendly (multicultural) work environment that collaborates to achieve these ambitions together.” -Lisa Nåjde part of the Markets & Indirect procurement team.

As Procurement Category Manager you are responsible for proactive handling of sub-categories together with relevant stakeholders in Telenor Business units and Telenor Group functions.

Important elements of the position:

• Stakeholder & Procurement Partnership: Understand business priorities and act as the key Procurement partner, translating stakeholder needs into effective procurement strategies while balancing local requirements with global scale and ways of working.
• Sourcing & Commercial Strategy: Develop and execute category and sourcing strategies, including RFx processes and commercial models, ensuring policy compliance and close collaboration with Legal, Security, Sustainability and other support functions.
• Contract Implementation & Value Delivery: Ensure effective contract implementation and governance, including supplier follow-up, ERP enablement, realization of negotiated benefits, commercial dispute support and continuous improvement throughout the contract lifecycle.

We believe you will thrive and succeed with us if you:

• Set stakeholder priorities first and have a service-oriented mindset
• Are commercially and contractually strong, have hands-on experience in end-to-end strategic sourcing, RFx execution and negotiating large or complex agreements in line with organization’s procurement policy and process.
• Are analytical with strong problem-solving skills and understand complex questions and challenges
• Are a team player with the ability to drive processes, share knowledge, and motivate your colleagues in a multicultural environment
• Can build and manage a prioritized procurement pipeline together with business stakeholders and execute against agreed plans.
• Have solid supplier management capabilities (SRM), KPI follow-up and value realization.

Some qualifications that we would look for in an application are:

• Completed bachelor’s degree in business, telecom, economics or similar
• Two to seven years of experience from procurement/purchasing, negotiating large agreements
• Fluency in written and spoken English is required. Fluency in Norwegian and/or Swedish is considered an advantage
• You will be part of a large, multicultural and competent procurement team.
• You will cooperate with key stakeholders in Telenor business units in Nordics and Asia including Telenor Group functions.
• Flexible working hours and opportunities to work from home.
• A generous health and benefit package with for example wellness grant, health insurance, occupational pension and much more.
• Development programs to deepen your knowledge and broaden the competence.
• Employee share program.

Other Important Information

• Application deadline is 18th of November 2026.
• The position is located at Telenor HQ at Fornebu, Norway or Telenor Sweden, Solna office.
• We conduct background checks on relevant candidates through Semac.

About Telenor And Telenor Procurement

Telenor Group is a leading telecom company across the Nordics and Asia with 164 million customers and annual sales of NOK 77 billion (2025). We are committed to responsible business conduct and driven by the ambition of empowering societies.

Telenor holds a leading Nordic position in mobile, broadband, and TV services, and has significant operations in Asia through subsidiaries and joint ventures, including mobile financial services and online classifieds. Across Telenor Group, we are around 10,000 colleagues worldwide.

As part of Telenor Procurement, you will work in closely integrated teams alongside colleagues from our business units and group functions, connecting Telenor’s business requirements with the supplier market through the sourcing of goods and services. As a centre of expertise, we help deliver Telenor’s strategic ambitions by maximizing value creation across the supplier market.