Senior Category Manager – IT Procurement

Vattenfall GmbH; Sweden; Hybrid; SEK 873,648 - 1,201,267; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Good work-life balance

Opportunities for personal development

Job summary

Vattenfall GmbH is seeking a Senior Category Manager for IT Procurement to shape the future of procurement in a sustainable energy environment. This role focuses on developing and executing the Global IT Category Strategy while managing relationships with top suppliers. You will lead a high-performing team and align sourcing strategies with Vattenfall’s goals.

The ideal candidate has experience in IT category management, strong analytical skills, and a degree in a relevant field. Vattenfall offers a flexible work environment with opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in IT or category management, ideally in energy or technology sectors.
• Strong analytical and financial acumen for cost modelling and spend analysis.
• Experience presenting to senior leadership with excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of the Global IT Category Strategy.
• Develop supplier strategies focused on performance and innovation.
• Manage relationships with top global IT suppliers.

Skills

IT category management

Strategic sourcing

Analytical skills

Financial acumen

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

Academic degree in Supply Chain, IT, Engineering

Job description

Senior Category Manager – IT Procurement

Are you passionate about shaping the future of IT procurement in a sustainable energy company? Procurement Indirect within Vattenfall is seeking a Senior Category Manager. The focus of the role is to manage the strategic direction of the category and the sourcing activities throughout Vattenfall. The target is a group-wide Category strategy alignment and impact to realize overall Vattenfall potential, for best of Vattenfall.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of the Global IT Category Strategy, aligning with Vattenfall’s sustainability and digital transformation goals.
• Develop Supplier strategies focused on relationship- and performance management as well as supplier development to ensure novel market approaches are identified and evaluated.
• Build, manage and maintain relationships with the top global IT suppliers, ensuring performance, innovation, and alignment with business needs.
• Manage the Category team, functionally, based on team anchored rules of engagement, work, decision making; cultivate a high-performing team by fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with key internal stakeholders across business areas to translate sourcing needs into actionable procurement initiatives.
• Embed Vattenfall’s Procurement Scorecard KPIs into category plans and ensure consistent follow-up.
• Represent Vattenfall with a unified voice in supplier interactions, fostering trust and long-term partnerships.
• Be accountable for the execution of the global Category strategy through procurement decisions across the business.

Your Profile

• Proven experience in IT, Category management or strategic sourcing, ideally within the energy or technology sectors.
• Strong analytical and financial acumen, including cost modelling, spend analysis, and risk assessment.
• Proven ability to translate strategy into commercial models and procurement initiatives.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with experience presenting to senior leadership.
• Inclusive leadership style, with a track record of coaching and developing diverse teams.
• Academic degree in Supply Chain, IT, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

What makes you stand out

• You’re resilient, empathetic, and courageous - ready to speak up and embrace challenges.
• You thrive in complex environments and build strong relationships across cultures and functions.
• You’re committed to continuous learning and fostering an inclusive workplace.

Our Offer

We offer a challenging and international work environment and the possibility to work with some of the best in the field. You will be working in interdisciplinary teams and you can always count on support from committed colleagues as ‘Ask and Share’ concept is essential for the way we work. We offer attractive employment conditions (smart working, flexible working hours and a good-work-life balance) and opportunities for personal and professional development.

Location

Solna, Amsterdam, Hamburg or Berlin

At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to build a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be a good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or other belief, disability or sexual orientation.