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In this highly visible leadership role, you will hold end-to-end accountability for procurement performance across Danfoss Trata, translating business and supply chain priorities into a clear procurement strategy and strong execution.\nYou will work closely with senior leaders across the organization and lead a capable procurement team, with a strong focus on supplier performance, resilience, cost competitiveness and long-term value creation.\nWhat You’ll Be Doing\nDevelop and execute the Danfoss Trata procurement strategy, aligned with business growth, technology and operational priorities.\nStrengthen supply resilience through supplier risk management, dual sourcing, supplier-base optimization and continuity planning.\nDrive value creation through cost optimization, competitive sourcing, commercial excellence, value engineering and cash-flow improvements.\nLead strategic supplier management, including sourcing, negotiations, contracts, performance and key partnerships.\nBuild a competitive and future-ready supplier ecosystem supporting quality, innovation, capacity, sustainability and speed to market.\nEstablish strong procurement governance and collaboration across Category Management, Project Procurement, Quality, Operations and R&D.\nAct as a strategic business partner to senior leadership, providing market intelligence, fact-based insights and recommendations.\nLead and develop the Procurement organization while accelerating digitalization, data-driven performance management and accountability.\nWhat We're Looking For\nSignificant experience in senior Procurement or Supply Chain leadership roles within an international industrial or manufacturing environment.\nStrong expertise in strategic procurement, sourcing, supplier management, negotiations and cost optimization.\nProven experience leading and developing high-performing teams through transformation and organizational change.\nStrong understanding of supplier risk, quality, delivery performance, supply resilience and cash-flow optimization.\nAbility to operate effectively across Operations, Engineering, R&D, Quality and Supply Chain.\nStrong business and commercial acumen, with a data-driven approach to decision-making and performance management.\nExcellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships at senior leadership level.\nVisible and resilient leadership style, combining strategic thinking, clear communication, sound judgement and strong execution.\nReady to Make a Difference?\nIf this role excites you, we’d love to hear from you! 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