IT Sourcing Manager
Are you experienced in IT sourcing, negotiation, and contracting? Are you driven by building strong supplier relationships and advising stakeholders for optimal business outcomes? If so, you might be the perfect fit for our team. At Tryg, you will collaborate with top suppliers and key internal stakeholders, focusing on Nordic agreements with global suppliers.
About the Job | Drive Strategic IT Sourcing
As an IT Sourcing Manager, you will be a key player in our IT Procurement Team based in Ballerup, with the option to work from our offices in Malmø. Reporting to the Sr. Director of IT & Indirect Procurement, you will drive the planning, execution, and follow-up on a portfolio of strategic suppliers as well as IT sourcing and purchasing activities. Acting as a business partner, you will work closely with business representatives of BID (Business IT Development) and other relevant group functions to develop and support strategic sourcing plans and agreed activities.
Your primary tasks will include:
- Analyzing and understanding the IT category spend
- Supporting the development and implementation of IT category strategies, aligned to overall category and procurement strategy
- Driving strategic sourcing activities, supplier negotiations, and contracting events in close cooperation with business peers
- Standardizing procured products and services in collaboration with business representatives
- Creating, maintaining, and strengthening awareness around our IT procurement services
About You | Strategic and Collaborative
To succeed in this role, you should have some experience with strategic IT purchasing and a strong commercial mindset. This experience can come from a similar role or from a background in sales, where you have gained insights from the sales side, understanding the dynamics of IT procurement. You should be able to work independently in planning, negotiating, executing, and implementing sourcing and purchasing activities. Additionally, you are a strong communicator capable of making an impact through solid collaboration skills. You are well-organized, with attention to detail, and can handle multiple tasks and projects in a deadline-driven environment. Moreover, we expect that you:
- Have experience within various IT categories and knowledge about what drives TCO within hardware, software, on-prem, cloud, and SAAS
- Are knowledgeable in preparing and executing sourcing activities, reviewing contracts, and optimizing negotiation terms, understanding the commercial and legal implications of relevant requirements and terms
- Can work independently while maintaining a team mindset
- Hold a bachelor’s or master’s degree within a relevant field of study
- Are value-oriented, proactive, self-driven, and have a collaborative mindset
- Communicate effectively in English and one of the Nordic languages, both spoken and written
- Have hands-on experience with sourcing data center services, including mainframe services – or the energy to learn from our experts at Tryg
About Us | Collaborative and Innovative
If you want to make a difference, this is the place to be. You will join a talented team of highly experienced colleagues within IT Procurement, where you will work alongside experienced and passionate colleagues – in a setting where knowledge is shared, and responsibility is given to those who can and will. Our team is characterized by an informal tone and respect for each other both as team players and as individuals. With an informal working atmosphere, we share our knowledge, excel, and develop continuously. We strive to achieve remarkable results together; our team collaboration efforts help us to succeed.
We Look Forward to Hearing from You!
If you have any questions, please contact Sr. Director of IT, Indirect Procurement, Jesper Thies Hansen at jesper.theis.hansen@tryg.dk.
We encourage you to apply as soon as possible, as we will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis. The application deadline is 28th of February 2025.
Fackliga representanter
Akademikerföreningen: Per Karlsson, per.karlsson@trygghansa.se
Forena: Simon Basdajian, simon.basdajian@trygghansa.se