The Impact You'll Make
As the new divisional Global Director Procurement, you will be responsible for all procurement and procurement staffing in the Industrial division of Danfoss Power Solutions.
You will also build and strengthen the link between the divisions and various other teams such as supply chain.
What You’ll Be Doing
1. You are responsible for leading overall development, deployment and execution of Divisional Procurement Strategies and meeting divisional and overall targets, including budget responsibility for the procurement division and reporting of various KPIs with data integrity.
2. Primary responsibility in the identification, development and implementation of Procurement initiatives to achieve targeted direct material cost savings, secure supplier capacity and supplier performance.
3. You are responsible for developing a high performing team within the Danfoss culture, including a team for supplier development
4. Cascade and ensure the execution of the strategy within the division by making it clear and understandable for all team members. Recruitment, development, and leadership of procurement managers, target setting for all levels of organization.
5. You will build an effective and proactive liaison with other relevant functions/departments to forecast, plan and supply to DPS plants, representing the division in the global Procurement Leadership Team in which you actively participate. You will ensure a link to other divisions and various other teams such as supply chain.
6. Additionally, you will assist and lead negotiations for divisional commercial agreements such as - cost up/down, Lead Time Reduction, MOQ, Stocking Agreements, Capacity, Flexibility with external suppliers in coordination with Category Management
What We're Looking For
7. You have a university degree or certificate within logistics, supply chain or engineering, with experience in procurement within an engineering industry
8. You bring experience in procurement and leadership, preferably from matrix environment
9. You have broad knowledge required in category management, logistics, supply chain management and basic understanding of financial tools and reporting
10. You have fluent English language skills and you can be described as an individual with personal drive, an entrepreneurial mindset and strong intercultural communication skills
What You'll Get from Us
11. We promote from within and support your learning with mentoring, training, and access to global opportunities.
12. You’ll have flexibility, autonomy, and support to do your best work while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Your well-being matters to us.
13. We strive to create an inclusive work environment where people of all backgrounds are respected, and valued for who they are.
14. You’ll receive benefits like 13th salary, annual bonus, paid vacation, pension plans, personal insurance, and more. These vary by country and contract, but they’re worth asking about—we think they’re pretty great.
Ready to Make a Difference?
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category.