(Senior) Category Manager for Professional Services Requistion ID: 6847 Location: Copenhagen, Danish Capital Region, DK **(Senior) Category Manager for Professional Services** Shape how we partner with expert service providers — to advance brain health and transform lives. Do you thrive at the intersection of strategy, execution, and stakeholder collaboration? At Lundbeck, we are rethinking how we work with external partners across consulting, legal, HR, finance, and other professional services — to enable smarter decisions, stronger partnerships, and greater impact. **Your new role** As our new (Senior) Category Manager – Professional Services, you’ll lead this evolution. This is a strategic and hands-on role where you’ll build long-term category strategies, run complex sourcing initiatives, and deliver practical solutions that support our mission: restoring brain health so every person can be their best. You will directly contribute to our ability to focus on science, scale what works, and deliver on our commitment to patients. In this role, you will: + Set the strategic direction for how we engage with consulting, legal, HR, finance, and other expert services. + Design scalable supplier models, engagement principles, and buying guidelines that enable structure and transparency. + Align with key functions to define sourcing priorities, value levers, and decision-making criteria. + Monitor market trends and identify opportunities to improve compliance, performance, and value. + Lead complex sourcing initiatives — including sourcing strategy creation, negotiation, supplier selection, and contracting. + Establish and manage preferred supplier setups, rate structures, and governance frameworks. + Lead supplier performance management and governance efforts that ensure delivery, compliance, and continuous improvement. + Support implementation and help embed structured ways of working across the organization. **Your future team** The Corporate Procurement team is a global function comprising over 60 engaged and passionate colleagues located in Copenhagen, Krakow, and Chicago. Together, we secure a professional and efficient source-to-pay process across the full Lundbeck value chain. Leveraging our integrated Category Management processes, we deliver value through a structured approach to strategy & planning, project execution, and stakeholder & supplier management. Our culture emphasizes ongoing development, where we learn from each other and external best practices. **What you bring to the team** You are a strategic and structured professional who knows how to move from insight to execution — and bring others with you. You may come from: A strategic procurement background, where you’ve developed category strategies and led sourcing projects within professional services. A consulting background, where you’ve driven client delivery, managed advisory engagements, or shaped how services are delivered. What matters most is your ability to combine commercial thinking, strong collaboration, and a pragmatic, value-focused approach. You bring: + 7+ years of experience in procurement or consulting, with strong exposure to professional services. + Proven ability to lead category strategies, sourcing initiatives, or third-party service delivery. + A structured and analytical mindset, able to translate needs into sourcing frameworks. + Strong stakeholder engagement and the ability to influence across functions and seniority levels. + Experience with contracting, pricing models, and supplier governance. + Familiarity with change management in a cross-functional setting. **Our promise to you** Lundbeck offers an inspiring workplace and innovative culture, where our curiosity, accountability and adaptability enable us to transform lives. We want to go faster and further on addressing the big unmet needs of people living with brain disorders. We offer rewarding careers with a mix of exciting tasks and development opportunities that are balanced with initiatives focused on your well-being. We need every brain in the game, and at Lundbeck, we are committed to building a workforce that is as diverse as the people we serve. Read more about our commitment at www.lundbeck.com/global/about-us/our-commitment/diversity-and-inclusion . **Apply now** Can you see yourself in this role? We want to hear from you. Does this sound like your dream job, but you’re not sure if you meet all the requirements? We still want to hear from you! Upload your CV and include a few lines about your motivation for applying. We ask you not to include a photo or personal information that does not relate to your professional experience. Applications must be received by 30th of September. Learn more about us at www.lundbeck.com ,LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/lundbeck/) or Instagram (@h_lundbeck). **\#EveryBrainInTheGame** **_This job ad is intended for individuals seeking a career opportunity with Lundbeck._** _We engage with recruitment and search firms where needed on the basis of a written agreement, and we do not accept unsolicited requests of any kind. If you work as a recruitment consultant, you are kindly instructed to refrain from contacting Lundbeck or the hiring manager directly with suggested candidates. If you violate this policy, you do so at your own risk and for your own account, and Lundbeck will not assume any liability nor pay any associated fees resulting from such violation._ **About Lundbeck** At Lundbeck, our most important contribution is easing the burden of the millions of people living with brain disorders. Whether it is migraine, depression, or other brain disorders, patients, their carers, and society as a whole depend on us. Through cutting edge science and strong partnerships, we develop and market some of the world’s leading treatments, expanding into neuro-specialty and neuro-rare from our strong legacy within psychiatry and neurology. The brain health challenge is real. Our commitment is real. Our impact is real. **About Lundbeck** At Lundbeck, our most important contribution is easing the burden of the millions of people living with brain disorders. Whether it is migraine, depression, or other brain disorders, patients, their carers, and society as a whole depend on us. Through cutting edge science and strong partnerships, we develop and market some of the world’s leading treatments, expanding into neuro-specialty and neuro-rare from our strong legacy within psychiatry and neurology. The brain health challenge is real. Our commitment is real. Our impact is real.