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Based in Trige, Denmark, our new colleague will manage selected categories for BAADER Food Systems entities in Denmark and the Netherlands, with future expansion to Malaysia and the USA.\nThis is a strategic, value-driven and proactive role, focused on supplier performance, category development, cost avoidance and supply chain optimization.\nAt the same time, the Strategic Buyer will join a procurement function that is in the process of increasing its professional maturity. While not all structures, systems and policies are fully established yet, this creates a unique opportunity to actively participate in developing and strengthening the procurement function. The Strategic Buyer will become part of a small but growing international team of Strategic Buyers, professionalizing the global procurement organization.\nWe are looking for a new colleague who is energized by collaborating, challenging and influencing stakeholders across functions and suppliers in a cross-functional and multi-national working environment. We are looking for a pragmatic colleague keeping the fact-based and strategic vision while driving standardization and improvements in your direct working scope.\nThere is no operational purchasing foreseen in the role.\nYour future tasks will include:\nThe challenge is to deliver results in today’s environment while building the foundations for tomorrow. The Strategic Buyer will bring structure, discipline, transparency and a holistic perspective into supplier and product selection.\nThe Strategic Buyer will operate at the intersection of strategy, product development and operations. He/she will need to balance structured, long-term and risk-mitigating sourcing strategies with the sometimes-opportunistic nature of sales-driven projects.\nKey Responsibilities\nSupplier Account Management\nThe performance of his/her global supplier accounts, in terms of QLTCS (Quality, Logistics, Technology, Cost, Sustainability)\nActive monitoring and evaluation of supplier performance\nIdentification of improvement opportunities and driving supplier development initiatives\n\nCategory Management\nThe Strategic Buyer will have ownership in several procurement categories and will be responsible for developing and executing sourcing strategies that support the organization's business objectives. This requires the Strategic Buyer to:\nIdentify and realize opportunities for cost avoidance, value creation, innovation, standardization, risk mitigation and supply chain resilience\nCollaborate closely with stakeholders across engineering, operations and other business functions to ensure alignment on sourcing decisions\nDevelop and manage a global supply base of capable partners and ensure holistic system and supplier selection\nEnsure strong contractual frameworks with clear responsibilities and performance expectations regarding these aspects\n\nNew Product Development (NPD)\nThe Strategic Buyer will participate in and actively contribute to NPD-projects, representing the strategic procurement interests and conditions.\nEnsure the use of preferred suppliers and standard components\nChallenge engineering and safeguard a holistic approach to product and supplier selection\nDrive, enforce and lead a structured supplier selection qualification and contracting process\nYour qualifications, experience and personal skills:\nCore Competencies\nStrong negotiation and influencing skills in international environments\nStrong analytical capabilities with an assertive mindset\nExcellent communication and stakeholder management skills\nAbility to work with technical products and engineering stakeholders\nStrong project management skills and experience with change management\nStrong language acumen in Danish and English\nBackground\nBachelor’s or Master’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business Administration or a related field\nProfound, proven experience and training in specific in negotiating, category management, strategic procurement and contract management Background in technical or manufacturing industries\nStrong track record in supplier negotiations and contract management\nExperience managing suppliers across QLTCS dimensions\nExperience in new product development environments\nStrong ownership of supplier performance and sourcing decisions\nWe offer:\nA high-impact strategic role with global responsibility\nOpportunity to shape supplier base and performance from early design stages\nA professionalizing procurement function where you can actively contribute to the development of structure and professional standards and demonstrate the added value\nInternational collaboration with procurement colleagues, stakeholders and suppliers across multiple regions \nStandardized modular product design and supply in an international and continuously evolving business environment\nWe process all applications continuously and will close the position as soon as we have found the right candidate. If you are interested in the position, we encourage you to upload your CV (in English) via the “Apply” button as soon as possible.\nIf you have any questions regarding the position, please feel free to contact us on phone +45 86 23 14 55.\nWe look forward to hearing from you!","description_format":"text","description_chars":5340,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"Danish","level":"All levels","optional":false}]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"Denmark","iso":"DK","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-04T20:18:53Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":29,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.53,"p_room":0.55,"age_days":36,"expected_fill_days":31,"reasons":["conf:3","win:tail"],"computed_at":"2026-10-24T06:02:35Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/baader-strategic-buyer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/baader-strategic-buyer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-24T18:52:00Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":27592,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-25T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2507174},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2507174"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fbaader-strategic-buyer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fbaader-strategic-buyer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fbaader-strategic-buyer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/baader-strategic-buyer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fbaader-strategic-buyer"}]}