Senior Category Manager

Ørsted

• $126K — $160K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in inverter and BESS procurement or related fields
  • Strong stakeholder management skills across various organizational levels
  • Proficient in translating market insights into effective sourcing strategies
  • Technical acumen in utility-scale solar equipment and cost ownership models
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment
  • Effective communication skills with a focus on data-driven recommendations
  • Analytical skills for identifying opportunities and solving complex challenges

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement sourcing strategies for inverter and BESS equipment
  • Lead end-to-end tender processes, including supplier engagement and negotiations
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support project execution
  • Monitor supply markets and provide market intelligence
  • Negotiate commercial agreements and manage supplier relationships
  • Support contract management throughout the project lifecycle
  • Identify and manage commercial and supply chain risks

Benefits

  • Fully paid premium for family health, life, dental, and vision insurance
  • Flexible spending and health savings accounts
  • Short- and long-term disability insurance
  • 18 weeks of parental leave with additional short-term disability benefits
  • 401(k) retirement plan with up to 5% employer match
  • 20 paid time-off days and 13 annual paid holidays
  • 16 hours of volunteer time-off and a monthly book benefit from Amazon
Full Job Description
Imagine a future where you play a key role in securing the equipment, services, and partnerships that enable the green energy transition.

Join us in this role where you'll be responsible for developing and executing sourcing strategies, managing supplier relationships, and leading complex procurement activities for inverter and BESS equipment within our Procurement & Preconstruction team. You'll work closely with colleagues across Engineering, Development, Construction, Commercial, and Legal to secure commercial outcomes that support the successful delivery of Ørsted's renewable energy projects.

You'll play an important role in:
  • developing and implementing category and sourcing strategies for inverter and BESS equipment aligned with project, procurement, and business objective
  • leading end-to-end tender processes, including supplier engagement, commercial evaluations, negotiations, contract award decisions, and the management of strategic supplier relationships to drive performance, innovation, and long-term value
  • collaborating with engineering, development, construction, finance, tax, and legal stakeholders to support successful project execution
  • monitoring supply markets, supplier capacity, pricing trends, and commercial risks to provide market intelligence and recommendations
  • negotiating commercial agreements, including pricing, delivery schedules, warranties, performance commitments, and contractual terms
  • supporting contract management activities throughout the project lifecycle and ensuring supplier obligations are fulfilled and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen procurement processes, tools, and ways of working
  • identifying and managing commercial, contractual, and supply chain risks while supporting informed business decisions and supporting a culture of integrity, safety, collaboration, and sustainable business practices.


To succeed in the role, you:
  • have experience within inverter and BESS procurement, category management, strategic sourcing, supply chain management, or commercial management and have experience leading competitive sourcing events and commercial negotiations
  • demonstrate strong stakeholder management skills and are able to build productive relationships across functions and organisational levels
  • have strong commercial awareness and can translate market insights into sourcing strategies and recommendations
  • have strong technical acumen for utility-scale solar equipment and feel comfortable building out total cost of ownership models with augmentation strategies
  • are able to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic project environment while maintaining attention to detail
  • communicate clearly and effectively and can influence stakeholders through data-driven recommendations and have experience working with contracts and supplier performance management
  • are proficient in analysing information, identifying opportunities, and solving complex business challenges


It would be an advantage if you have experience from renewable energy, construction, infrastructure, utilities, manufacturing, energy, or other asset-intensive industries. We also welcome candidates with transferable procurement and commercial experience from related sectors.

Shape the future with us
Send your application to us as soon as possible. We'll be conducting interviews on a continuous basis and reserve the right to take down the advert when we've found the right candidate.

As an applicant or employee, you may request reasonable work and position accommodation or adjustments via [redacted].

Please note that for your application to be taken into consideration, you must submit your application via our online career pages and answer the screening questions relevant for your country. We don't take applications or inquiries from external recruiters or agencies into account for this position.

Position salary range:

The salary range for this position is USD $126,000.00 to USD $160,000.00.

Our salary ranges are based on position level and reflect the cost of labor across multiple U.S geographic markets. Individual pay within the range is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can provide more details about the applicable salary range during the hiring process.

Variable Compensation: Our total rewards package may include discretionary short-term and long-term incentive opportunities based on your pay band and performance. These may be changed or suspended based on the sole discretion of the company

Our benefits package: For this position for employees who meet eligibility requirements are: fully paid premium for family insurance coverage for health, life, dental, and visions; flexible spending accounts; health savings accounts; short- and long-term disability insurance; an Employee Assistance Program; 18 weeks or an hourly equivalent of parental leave with an additional short-term disability benefit of 6-8 weeks or an hourly equivalent for the birthing parent; a 401(k) retirement savings plan with up to 5 % employer match; commuting benefits; 7 paid sick days per year; 20 paid time-off days; 13 annual paid holidays; 16 hours of volunteer time-off; and a monthly book benefit from Amazon of up to USD 25.

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Application deadline

October 25, 2026

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