Senior Category Manager - Leasing & Operations, Hearing Care

Responsibilities

Are you motivated by shaping impactful strategies and creating meaningful business results? Do you thrive in an international environment built on collaboration, professionalism, and continuous improvement?

Join us in advancing the strategic development of Indirect Procurement and helping to optimize and harmonize the supplier landscape across Hearing Care within the Demant Group.

Leading the future of Leasing and Operations in Hearing Care
Demant’s Indirect Procurement organization is growing. To support our strategic ambition of simplifying our supplier landscape, enhancing governance, and increasing value creation across Hearing Care, we are expanding the team and seeking a dedicated Senior Category Manager to lead our Leasing and Operations categories.

In this role, you will be based at our global headquarters in Smørum and become part of a collaborative, international team operating across Denmark, Poland, and the U.S.

We are looking for a Senior Category Manager who can provide expert guidance to countries on clinic lease agreements and maintenance/facility service contracts (Operations). Acting as a trusted advisor to key markets, you will develop clear guidelines and tools, deliver market insights, and support major negotiations to help drive consistent and improved commercial results.

Some of your tasks will include:

• Leading the category strategy roadmap for all leasing and operations categories.
• Supporting cross‑Hearing Care initiatives to streamline, consolidate, and optimize the supplier landscape.
• Conducting category analyses, market screenings, e‑sourcing activities, and competitive tenders.
• Managing negotiations and supporting commercial decision‑making.
• Identifying opportunities for standardization and improvements in 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 Smørum just outside Copenhagen.

You know your way around Leasing & Operations
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 significant experience in leasing, real estate advisory, retail expansion, and indirect procurement, ideally in a retail and international environment.

We are also looking for:

• Experience in collaborating with senior stakeholders across countries and categories.
• Strong capability in supporting negotiations, preparing commercial analyses, and identifying value‑creating terms.
• Ability to act as a credible business advisor to stakeholders across countries
  and functions

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.