Procurement Manager, Repair

Are you an experienced Purchasing Manager looking for a new and exciting opportunity? Are you a team-oriented person with a holistic and positive mindset and great stakeholder management skills? Are you someone who is enthusiastic about sustainable energy solutions and is motivated to protect the environment? If so, then Vestas may have the opportunity for you! We are looking for a Purchasing Manager to join our Global Service Procurement team.

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Service Solution Procurement
You will become part of a creative global procurement team covering Cranes and Maintenance for the Vestas Service Business globally. We pride ourselves on treating each other with respect and supporting each other to stay focused, committed, and motivated at all times. You will be reporting to the Head of Service Solution Procurement in Vestas, located in Aarhus, Denmark.

Responsibilities
Your everyday activities will be characterized by high speed and the requirement to engage in, direct and prioritize between multiple critical projects. Overall expected deliverables include:

• Developing the long-term strategic direction and vision for the Cranes and Maintenance commodity
• Provide clear leadership, personal and professional development support for the purchasers in your team, currently 3 procurement professionals
• Build a close relationship with key suppliers in the commodity and continue to deliver value through long term supplier account management and partnerships
• Secure service requirements within Cranes and Maintenance are an integral part of module teams
• Build and define the future Service supply base for service within Cranes and Maintenance in close collaboration with key stakeholders globally and in the regions
• Work closely with the Matrix Regional organization on the Strategy Execution
• Reduce complexity both in number of suppliers and part numbers

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience with strategic procurement
• Bachelor's degree in Business or Engineering
• Experience with handling large yearly procurement budgets (MEUR)
• Advanced IT skills (proficient with Microsoft Office Package, especially MS Excel and MS PowerPoint)
• We welcome experience within the wind industry
• Fluency in English
• You will have an open approach to encourage stakeholder input and a structured, fact-based approach to ensure ideas are prioritized and implemented
• You should be a collaborator who is determined to see fruitful implementation of the initiatives you direct
• You should have a holistic and positive mindset with the ability to see the big picture
• You will have an analytical, structured, and fact-based approach to problem solving
• You should be a confident leader who is creative, focused, motivated, able influence and bring people together
• Proven record of great communication and stakeholder management skill

What we offer
We offer a very exciting job in Global Procurement, Service Solution Procurement, dedicated to the Vestas Service business, in a flat, multi-cultural, and innovative organization focusing on reaching great results. To us, it is all about knowing the business and our employees, defining the right solutions, and getting it done. We want you to participate in that mission and of course, have fun along the way. By joining Vestas, you will have the opportunity to grow on a professional as well as a personal level, enhancing your knowledge within the procurement field working closely with highly experienced and inspiring colleagues, globally.

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