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🚀 We’re Hiring: Group Category Manager – Commercial & Industrial

📍 Location: Gothenburg, Sweden

💼 Role: Group Category Manager – Commercial & Industrial

⭐ Seniority: Expert / Senior

🏢 Work arrangement: On-site (0% remote)

📅 Assignment period: 12 October 2026 – 31 December 2027

💼 Visa: Sweden Work Authorization visa is mandatory and no visa sponsorship is available for this role.

⏳ Availability: Immediately/On a short notice

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Group Category Manager – Commercial & Industrial to join a strategic procurement organization through one of our consulting assignments.

In this role, you will lead a category team responsible for developing and implementing strategies for indirect goods and services. You will drive strategic sourcing, supplier performance, negotiations, cost optimization, and sustainable value creation across a complex international organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead category strategy, opportunity assessments, category planning, and competitive sourcing activities.
• Take ownership of category performance and its financial and operational impact.
• Establish, monitor, and report targets for cost optimization, supplier performance, and value creation.
• Develop category strategies and roadmaps aligned with business and financial objectives.
• Lead complex commercial negotiations and drive fact-based decision-making.
• Analyze spend, supplier markets, contracts, and sourcing opportunities.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across functions, regions, and organizational levels.
• Challenge existing ways of working and identify opportunities for improved business value.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of procurement professionals.
• Support the transformation of Indirect Procurement into a strategic business partner.
• Identify and implement synergies and collaboration opportunities across the organization.

Expected Deliveries

• Category strategies and roadmaps aligned with business objectives.
• Spend and contract analyses with clearly identified sourcing opportunities.
• Competitive sourcing and negotiations delivering measurable savings and value.
• Defined and monitored supplier and category performance targets.
• Regular category performance insights and reports for senior management.
• Strong stakeholder and supplier alignment.
• Coaching and development of the category team.
• Identification and implementation of procurement synergies and improvement initiatives.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• University degree, preferably a Master’s degree in Business Administration, Industrial Engineering & Management, or a related field.
• 10+ years of relevant professional experience, including at least 3 years of people leadership experience.
• Extensive experience in category management and strategic procurement within a large or complex organization.
• Strong expertise in strategic sourcing, category management, procurement, and complex negotiations.
• Excellent analytical skills, including spend analysis and opportunity assessment.
• Strong understanding of pricing models, commercial structures, and contract management.
• Proven experience developing and implementing strategies involving multiple stakeholders.
• Experience managing categories such as logistics, media, events, content production, MRO, and factory-related goods/services is highly desirable.
• Fluent in English.

We’re Looking For Someone Who

• Can identify critical priorities and drive progress in complex environments.
• Uses data and facts to influence decisions and challenge established approaches.
• Has excellent stakeholder-management and communication skills.
• Is confident leading complex negotiations and high-level discussions.
• Works effectively with Legal, Finance, Compliance, suppliers, auditors, and other business stakeholders.
• Has strong leadership and coaching capabilities.

Why Join Us?

As a consultant with Hykmann Global Business Solutions AB, you will have the opportunity to work on challenging assignments with leading organizations in Sweden and internationally.

We work with experienced professionals across technology, engineering, business, procurement, and management consulting, offering opportunities to build your career through high-impact consulting assignments.

📩 Interested? Apply with your updated CV

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