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As we push forward, the innovative, open spirit that fuels our 140-year-old start-up culture and rapid growth also drives our personal growth. So, as we shape a more resourceful, less wasteful world, we build our careers too.

Business Unit Food Systems supplies state-of-the-art solutions for processing food and beverage products. Our solutions are skid-mounted modules, process units and complete production lines, based on Alfa Laval’s key technologies, engineered to our customers’ needs. All modules and systems are project managed, engineered, sourced, supplied and commissioned by our global Engineering & Supply team, working out of eight offices across the world. Procurement plays a key role in delivering competitive solutions to our customers globally.

About the job

The overall objectives are to improve competitiveness and sustainability in supply of materials and services. As Supplier contract & compliance manager you will be responsible for a large portfolio of suppliers belonging to our site in Søborg and delivering to our global projects. You will work with buyers in Procurement as well as internal stakeholders to understand business needs and develop supplier relationships and supplier performance accordingly. You will negotiate and improve contracting and ensure that suppliers comply with Alfa Laval Business Principles. Continuous improvement is our way of working, and you will play a key role in making our supply base stronger for the future. You will also challenge and take part in developing our global procurement processes and you will deliver online process training to our colleagues at our seven sites around the world. Primary tasks include:

• Negotiate supplier contracting and price agreements.

• Approve suppliers according to Alfa Laval processes.

• Develop Alfa Laval preferred suppliers.

• Challenge suppliers on sustainability as well as quality, delivery, and cost.

• Manage supplier data compliance.

• Identify improvement opportunities.

• Lead supplier monitoring and performance reporting.

At Alfa Laval, we embrace a hybrid work model, providing you the flexibility to work from home when it aligns with your tasks. This position is based at our Søborg office in Copenhagen.

What you know

You have a commercial background with relevant procurement and/or legal education and +5 years’ experience from international companies. You have significant experience with contract management, supplier development and commercial negotiation. Excellent English language skills, both verbally and in writing.

Who you are

To be successful in this position you must be a proactive, solution- and result-oriented team player and an excellent communicator. You thrive collaborating with suppliers to improve supply chain performance and you seek the best possible solutions with an optimistic and positive mindset. You are very structured and have a good sense of prioritizing what’s most important for the business.

What’s in it for you

A job in a growing global organization with 45+ different nationalities at our site in Søborg. Many career and development opportunities in a result-oriented working environment. A diverse team of engaged colleagues who share a good laugh and enjoy professional collaboration with colleagues across the world. At Alfa Laval we believe in work-life balance, have flexible working hours. We offer sports and training facilities as well as a variety of cultural activities.

For more information, please contact

Global Head of Procurement & Shipping Mikkel Husby on Mikkel.Husby@AlfaLaval.com or +45 2777 8504

Talent Acquisition Partner, Claus Wiinholt Claus.Wiinholt@AlfaLaval.com

Please send your application and resume through the link below no later than 18th of May 2025

We are conducting a continuous review of received applications. We do not accept applications via email, they will be deleted, due to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

We look forward to hearing from you soon!

We care about diversity, inclusion, and equity in our recruitment processes. We also believe behavioral traits can provide important insights into a candidate's fit to a role. To help us achieve this we apply Pymetrics assessments, and upon application you will be invited to play the assessment games.
 

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and secure workplace, we conduct background checks on final candidates for this role.

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