Category Manager - Group Travel

Join us in driving the strategic growth of Indirect Procurement and simplifying how we manage travel across the Demant Group.

If you’re excited about building a strong travel category strategy and creating real impact, and if you thrive in an international environment built on collaboration, professionalism, and continuous improvement, this role could be a great match.

Take the lead in shaping our travel category
As Demant Indirect Procurement continues to grow, we’re strengthening our supplier landscape, enhancing governance, and increasing value across the organization. To support this ambition, we’re now looking for a dedicated Category Manager to take ownership of our travel category.

In this role, you will take the lead in developing and executing category strategy for travel, an area that plays a critical role in Demant’s business performance, innovation, and employee experience.

Some of your tasks will include:

• Drive the category strategy roadmap across our travel category.
• Support wide efforts to streamline, consolidate, and optimize our travel category.
• Ensure transparency, compliance, and strategic alignment with our finance department.
• Conduct category analyses, market screenings, e-sourcing activities, and competitive tenders.
• Lead negotiations and support commercial decision-making.
• Identify opportunities for standardization and improved supplier performance.

As part of this strategic expansion, we are bringing several new colleagues into Indirect Procurement. You can learn more about our other open positions on the Demant career page.

Welcome to Team Indirect Procurement
You’ll be joining a team of soon 15 colleagues based in Denmark, Poland and US. What characterizes us as a team is our knowledge sharing, professional sparring, and our support to each other. We are a part of Global Procurement in Global Supply Chain with colleagues based around the world.

“By joining our Global Indirect Procurement team, you will become part of a culture that truly prioritizes development and offers a clear path for career progression,” says your new manager, Jens Bødker Knudsen, Director of Indirect Procurement. He adds, “At Demant, there are many opportunities to explore your interests - whether you see yourself growing as a specialist, moving into project management, or pursuing a leadership role.”

This position is based in either our HQ in Smørum just outside Copenhagen or in our Stettin office in Poland.

Category manager with travel knowledge
We imagine that you have a commercial or technical university degree. If you have gained your knowledge and experience in a different way, that is equally relevant.

You have already gathered some years of experience in procurement and category management, but you are still eager to grow and expand your expertise.

In your career, you have gained deep understanding of corporate travel programs policies, booking tools, and travel‑related processes.

We are also looking for:

• sharp analytical thinking and a proactive drive for improvement.
• skills at engaging and collaborating with stakeholders at all levels.

Come join us
Please submit your application and CV as soon as possible and no later than 1 March. We review and interview candidates on an ongoing basis. Please note that we only accept applications via our online application system.

If you would like to hear more about the position, please contact: Jens Bødker Knudsen, Director of Indirect Procurement on jekd@demant.com

At Demant we value diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) and we are committed to creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of ethnic background, personality, age, gender, and education. Diversity is part of our cultural DNA. Women in STEM areas are particularly encouraged to apply, as Demant supports United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 5 on gender equality.