Associate Procurement Specialist - HR and IT consulting

We are a global team for Procurement of Indirect Services in the bank. Our unit is part of Procurement & Premises, with 160+ colleagues globally located in Copenhagen, Århus, Vilnius and India. Our team manages the Procurement of HR, Marketing and IT Consulting Services throughout Danske Bank.

This position will give you a great opportunity to get introduced to the international banking world and to learn and grow into a full-fledge Procurement professional. In this role, you will in close collaboration with our stakeholders identify, evaluate and drive procurement initiatives and related activities. While the best business value is to be achieved, mitigating risk and ensuring compliance is even more essential.

In your daily work, you will :

Manage a broad range of procurement activities and tasks independently in accordance with our Procurement policy and related guidelines

Work together with Category / Procurement Managers on different projects

Ensure timely deliveries and meet KPIs as agreed

Work in a cross-country collaboration in a hybrid model

Establish and nurture a close relationship with stakeholders and suppliers

As a Procurement professional you should :

Preferably have some negotiation and contract management skills

Be able to understand contractual clauses, understand legal, compliance and risk clauses that impact a contract.

Experienced in RFx (RFI, RFP, RFQ, Reverse Auction) methodologies

Be a team-player that can also work independently, with an open and flexible mindset

Always try finding solutions, improvements and bring innovative ideas

Possess strong communication, collaboration and Interpersonal skills

Be familiar with driving progress and provide results in a global organization

Set ambitious goals and strive for excellence in everything you do

Qualifications :

Any bachelor’s degree or above. Procurement domain certification would be added advantage

2-4 years of experience of procurement and / or supplier account management

Have excellent written and spoken English

Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite applications

Should have global exposure in managing sourcing projects

Worked in cross cultural teams with multinational companies