Global Real Estate Category Manager

Lundbeck; Kraków; On-site; PLN 246,000 - 338,000; Full time

Job summary

Lundbeck is seeking a Category Manager for Real Estate to own the global Real Estate procurement portfolio from strategy to sourcing and supplier management. You will partner with Real Estate & Facilities, Finance and Legal across our global organisation, with the role based in Krakow, Poland.

You will develop the category strategy and pipeline, manage leases and renewals, lead sourcing, negotiations and contracting, and govern brokers and partners.

Qualifications

• Experience in category management, strategic sourcing or indirect procurement, ideally within Real Estate, Facility Management or related categories.
• Strong sourcing and negotiation skills, with the ability to take initiatives from initial need through contracting and implementation.
• A hands-on execution mindset: you take ownership, move things forward and follow through.
• Self-driven and comfortable working independently in areas where the structure or answer is not always predefined.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to create structure and make decisions based on data, market insight and sometimes imperfect information.
• Able to navigate different stakeholders, challenge constructively and build trusted relationships across functions and geographies.
• Adaptable and comfortable working across categories and priorities in a dynamic global environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage the Real Estate category strategy and procurement pipeline.
• Maintain transparency across the Real Estate portfolio, including leases, key dates, upcoming renewals, projects and sourcing opportunities.
• Act as the Procurement entry point for new Real Estate needs and work with stakeholders to define the right sourcing approach.
• Lead sourcing processes, negotiations and contracting in collaboration with internal stakeholders and Legal.
• Manage brokers and other Real Estate partners, including scope, fees, performance and supplier governance.
• Use data, market insight and benchmarking to identify opportunities and support fact-based decisions.
• Ensure strong procurement discipline, documentation, value tracking and use of Procurement processes and tools.
• Contribute to sourcing and category initiatives across other Indirect Procurement areas as business priorities evolve.

Skills

Category management

Strategic sourcing

Indirect procurement

Real Estate

Facility management

Sourcing negotiations

Data analytics

Stakeholder management

Job description

Lundbeck is seeking a Category Manager for Real Estate to own the global Real Estate procurement portfolio from strategy to sourcing and supplier management. You will partner with Real Estate & Facilities, Finance and Legal across our global organisation, with the role based in Krakow, Poland.

You will develop the category strategy and pipeline, manage leases and renewals, lead sourcing, negotiations and contracting, and govern brokers and partners.