Senior Category Manager – Logistics, Distribution & Utilities

Do you want to impact the future shaping of Global Procurement in an international, growing pharmaceutical company?

This role offers a unique opportunity to impact the strategic procurement journey in ALK. The right person will play an active role in the procurement work and be a close strategic ally to the business.

The position
As Senior Category Manager – Logistics, Distribution & Utilities, you will work independently and in collaboration with stakeholders across ALK and externally. You are close to the decision-making processes and, therefore, able to contribute significantly to ALK’s future success. You will report to the Director of Global CxO, Capex, Indirect and Large Projects Procurement.

The role has a global remit and presents many opportunities to develop new processes and initiatives, allowing you to truly make it your own category.

What you will do, and how to be successful in the role:

• Leadership: Lead, manage and develop category strategies and procurement activities in ALK, ensuring alignment with ALK’s Global Procurement strategy and goals.
• Collaboration and Communication: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, such as operations, supply chain, finance and legal, to ensure alignment of procurement activities and business objectives.
• Strategic Procurement: Develop and implement procurement and category strategies for Logistics and Distribution and for Utilities. Drive continual improvement initiatives related to cost, quality, sustainability, and service levels.
• Supplier Relationship Management: Establish and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers, negotiating favourable terms and conditions. Continuously evaluate and monitor supplier performance, addressing any issues or concerns proactively.
• Sourcing and Contract Management: Lead the identification and selection of potential suppliers, conducting competitive bid processes or negotiations to secure the best value for the organization. Manage the end-to-end contract lifecycle, ensuring contracts are properly executed, adhered to, and renewed or terminated as required.
• Value Optimization: Analyse spend patterns, identify value opportunities, and support the development of strategies to optimize procurement processes. Drive initiatives that promote cost reduction, cost avoidance, and cost containment while maintaining quality and sustainability standards. 

Your profile
Your qualifications include proven experience from a similar role in a large international company. You have strong experience in making and executing category strategies and you can demonstrate the ability to negotiate complex contracts. You have experience in procurement of Logistics and Distribution, and if you have in Utilities this can be a plus.

You should be familiar with Logistics and Distribution areas such as GMP/GDP/INCO/Taxation.

You have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively engage and influence stakeholders at all levels and you can drive changes and anchor value. You have a strong analytical mindset, drive and like to be curious, proactive and lead the way.

Experience from the Pharma industry is a plus, but not a requirement.

You preferably have a master’s degree in supply chain, business or other relevant experience.

Become a part of ALK
ALK is a global pharmaceutical company specializing in allergy immunotherapy. We are driven by a high level of professionalism, integrity, an open-minded approach and contributing to an inspiring and fun working environment together with our colleagues. We provide an attractive working environment for individuals looking for both personal and professional development. You will be part of an engaged and informal team who values skill and knowledge creation.

Our offices in Denmark offer a green view of the DTU Science Park in Hørsholm. We believe that physical presence enforces strong teamwork and collaboration and creates success, so it is important that you enjoy coming to work at our site with a degree of flexibility to also work from home.

Apply
Apply by attaching your CV and a short letter of motivation, no later than 4 February 2026.

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equal opportunity for all our job applicants. Hence, we prefer that you do not add images to your application documents. We evaluate applications and call for interviews on an ongoing basis, so don't wait to apply! We reserve the right to take down the advert when we have found the right candidate.

For further information regarding the position please contact Director CxO, Capex, Large Projects & Indirect, Denis Gelman-Riis by email to Denis.Gelman-Riis@alk.net. We kindly ask you not to contact us with commercial inquiries.

We look forward to hearing from you!