Job Description

Vattenfall is a European energy company with approximately 21 000 employees. For more than 100 years we have electrified industries, supplied energy to people’s homes and modernized our way of living through innovation and cooperation. We are looking for talented individuals who, in addition to their passion for their own role, also have strong team spirit and want to contribute to supporting a meaningful corporate mission.

Shape the Future of Our Procurement Strategy

As a Procurement Manager in Offshore Wind, you will have a significant impact on Vattenfall realizing its transition to a more sustainable energy portfolio by securing the necessary works and services at best value for the company. You will be engaging with the supply chain to define procurement strategies as well as identify innovative market approaches to maximize the company’s profitability. You will work in an environment where you deal with executives internally and externally to drive value from Vattenfall’s’ supply chain for the business.

What will you do?

The Procurement Manager role is accountable for and leads the procurement initiatives within the categories (LOG, O&M). The Procurement Manager is accountable for the full procurement process from setting the Procurement Strategy to Preferred Supplier Selection and Contract Award including all milestones in between.

Key Responsibilities

• Run, lead and steer compliant procurement processes for the category scopes for a project or bundle of projects during project delivery. The delivery of the Procurement Manager consists of delivering full procurement processes from setting the strategy to delivering a signed contract to the project(s) and the Procurement Manager is in charge of the ‘project management’ of such process ensuring support from all relevant input providers and stakeholders.
• The Procurement Manager is the interface and SPOC (single-point-of-contact) towards the suppliers during the procurement process.
• The Procurement Manager is the lead negotiator during the procurement process and must collect input from all relevant stakeholders.
• Develop suitable procurement strategies for the specific initiatives as well as further develop the supply chain within specific procurement categories.
• Develop all procurement material, including tailor-making of contracts to fit the project needs and ITT material as well as all governance material for procurement governance. The Procurement Manager is specifically responsible for Part 1 (ITT material) and Part 2 (Conditions of Contract) of the contracts, where the technical counterpart is responsible for Part 3 (Employer’s Requirements).
• Strong stakeholder management demonstrating the ability to action decisions according to business protocol and to justify decision making for business mutual benefit.
• Set the best-in-class procurement strategies in accordance with the category strategies and select the most suitable suppliers for the projects based on the objective criteria of: transparency, equal treatment and fair competition.
• Steer the core tender teams during the procurement process.

Location

Hamburg, Kolding or Amsterdam

Qualifications

Who are you?

As a Procurement Manager you will have a minimum of 5 years experience in a procurement position. And besides this it would be great is you have:

• Experience in maritime, offshore logistics is an advantage
• Experience in project management.
• Excellent understanding of people and culture in working across multiple business functions and locations. 
• Ability to engage and convince stakeholders from the BA Wind and within the procurement community.

• Co-operative team player with solid interpersonal skills.
• Strong consultancy skills and able to support, advise, guide and challenge across all aspects of Procurement.
• Strong initiative with a high sense of responsibility and willingness to perform and find solutions.
• Negotiation skills with responsibility to evaluate proposals and lead negotiation discussions to influence terms that bring best value-add to the business in accordance with company compliance.

Additional Information

Our offer

Good remuneration, a challenging and international work environment, and the possibility to work with some of the best in the field. You will be working in interdisciplinary teams and you can always count on support from committed colleagues. We offer attractive employment conditions and opportunities for personal and professional development.

More Information

We welcome your application in English, no later than, 17th of July 2026. We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website and that you refrain from submitting a cover letter with your application. You apply quickly and easily by answering screening questions and attaching your CV.

For more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact our senior recruiter Joany van Megen via email: joany.vanmegen@vattenfall.com.

At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to build a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or other belief, disability or sexual orientation.

We look forward to receiving your application!