Category Manager

Lundbeck is a global biopharmaceutical company focusing exclusively on brain health. With more than 70 years of experience in neuroscience, we are committed to improving the lives of people with neurological and psychiatric diseases. Do you thrive on translating commercial ambitions into partnerships and solutions that enable growth, strengthen brands, and enhance how we engage customers?
Join Lundbeck's Indirect Procurement team as Category Manager – Commercial (Marketing & Sales Operations), where you will play a key role in connecting business strategy with supplier innovation and execution. You will collaborate closely with senior stakeholders across Marketing, Sales, Analytics, and Medical Affairs to develop sourcing strategies that elevate performance, strengthen partnerships, and ensure every investment contributes meaningfully to our purpose of restoring brain health.
The Corporate Procurement team is a global function comprising over 60 engaged and passionate colleagues located in Copenhagen, Krakow, and Deerfield. We ensure spend transparency, compliance, and effective support through procurement systems and effective cross-functional collaboration. Develop category-specific procurement strategies in close collaboration with senior stakeholders globally – Partner with business leaders across commercial organization to define and execute category strategies that enable business priorities and deliver measurable impact.
Translate insights into strategic action – Combine market intelligence, supplier performance data, and business input to guide decisions and strengthen long-term planning within your category.
Foster strong, forward-looking partnerships – Build and maintain collaborative relationships with key suppliers, creating a foundation for innovation, agility, and continuous improvement.
Drive supplier performance and development – Lead regular business reviews and performance dialogues to ensure alignment, transparency, and accountability across supplier relationships.
Enable innovation and improvement – Work with suppliers and internal stakeholders to identify opportunities for smarter solutions, process simplification, and digital enablement.
Ensure excellence in execution – Lead the end-to-end sourcing process from strategy through contracting and implementation, ensuring compliance and high-quality delivery.
Manage risk proactively – Anticipate and mitigate supply, compliance, and operational risks within your category.
Contribute to Procurement's broader agenda – Support continuous improvement across processes, tools, and ways of working, helping shape a modern, insight-driven Procurement function
Accredited bachelor's degree.
Minimum of 5 years in procurement, or relevant commercial or operational roles.
Demonstrated experience with category management and proven track record of developing and executing category strategies in global organizations.
A strong ability to build and manage supplier relationships, fostering trust, innovation, and long-term collaboration.
Analytical strength and structured problem-solving skills, enabling you to connect insights, risks, and opportunities effectively.
Minimum of 5 years in procurement, or relevant commercial or operational roles, ideally within Marketing or Commercial operations categories.
Exposure to indirect spend categories and category management frameworks
Familiarity with procurement systems and digital sourcing tools
Experience in supplier governance or contract management is a plus
Experience developing and executing category strategies across the commercial services, including but not limited to: Creative & Media, Market Research and Data Insights, Pricing & Market Access, Patient Support Program, Medical Communication, Sales Operations, etc.
TRAVEL
Willingness and ability to travel internationally up to 10% of the time.
Salary Pay Range: $130,000 - $150,000 and eligibility for a 15% bonus target based on company and individual performance. Benefits for this position include flexible paid time off (PTO), health benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision and company match 401k. Additional benefits information can be found on our career site. Applications accepted on an ongoing basis. #Lundbeck offers a robust and comprehensive benefits package to help employees live well and protect their health, family, and everyday life. S. career site.
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