Strategic Category Manager - Travel & External Services

Assa Abloy Ab; Malmö kommun; On-site; SEK 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Competitive salary & incentives

Modern infrastructure

Job summary

ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions in Stockholm, Sweden, seeks a Category Manager for Travel & External Services to lead category strategies, governance, and supplier optimization across OS EMEIA and the Entrance Systems Division.

You will collaborate with Finance, HR, IT, Legal, Operations, and business leadership to implement spend transparency, automation, and data-driven sourcing initiatives, driving measurable benefits and procurement excellence.

Qualifications

• Has proven experience within procurement, sourcing, category management, supplier management, and contract negotiations.
• Has strong track record of delivering measurable cost savings, supplier optimization, value creation, and procurement transformation initiatives.
• Possesses experience developing and executing category strategies, leading sourcing projects, and driving supplier governance, compliance, and risk management.
• Presents advanced critical-thinking capabilities, including spend analysis, reporting, procurement systems, e-sourcing tools, Power BI, and data-informed decision making.
• Holds bachelor’s degree within Procurement, Supply Chain, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field; CIPS certification and manufacturing/industrial experience are considered advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute category strategies for Travel & External Services, including strategic sourcing, supplier optimization, category governance, and long-term roadmaps aligned with business goals.
• Drive value creation through cost savings, cost avoidance, supplier consolidation, contract negotiations, process improvements, automation, simplification, and demand reduction initiatives.
• Analyze spend, supplier performance, contracts, and market trends to identify opportunities, maintain transparency, support data-driven decision-making, and build a forward-looking pipeline of sourcing initiatives.
• Build strong cross-functional partnerships with stakeholders across Finance, HR, IT, Legal, Operations, and business leadership to ensure alignment, successful implementation, and adoption of procurement tools, systems, and governance processes.
• Manage supplier performance, risk, compliance, and governance across legal, regulatory, cybersecurity, sustainability, and data privacy requirements while driving procurement transformation, operational efficiencies, working capital improvements, and continuous improvement activities.

Skills

Procurement expertise

Sourcing

Category management

Supplier management

Contract negotiations

Cost savings

Data-informed decisions

Power BI

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

CIPS certification (advantageous)

Tools

Power BI

Job description

ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions in Stockholm, Sweden, seeks a Category Manager for Travel & External Services to lead category strategies, governance, and supplier optimization across OS EMEIA and the Entrance Systems Division.

You will collaborate with Finance, HR, IT, Legal, Operations, and business leadership to implement spend transparency, automation, and data-driven sourcing initiatives, driving measurable benefits and procurement excellence.