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Career Opportunities: Purchasing Manager, Lystrup (1224) Loading... Skip to Main Content Career Opportunities: Purchasing Manager, Lystrup (1224) Requisition ID 1224 - Posted 31/07/2026 - Lystrup - Denmark - Full Time - Associate Apply Save Job Email Job to Friend Return to List Do you have the commercial mindset to turn market opportunities into business success? Join us to take a lead within strategic sourcing, strengthen supplier partnerships, and shape the future of our Electrical category. If you are ready to make an impact, we are looking forward to hearing from you! We are facing an exciting future with considerable growth and demanding changes, as we deliver advanced technologies and mission critical solutions for the defense and aerospace industry. Our systems provide security for people on land, at sea and in the air. Therefore, we are looking for a Purchasing Manager to become part of this journey and contribute to our overall purpose - securing people through advanced technology. Your role in our team As the owner of the Electrical category, you will be instrumental in developing and driving the category strategy, ensuring that the right supplier partnerships are established to meet our operational and strategic requirements. Your contribution will be key to enabling our continued growth and long-term success. You will, as our new Purchasing Manager, be working cross-functionally with stakeholders across Terma and help facilitate requirements from our R&D and sales organization. Furthermore, you will support and drive category specific KPIs and ensure we remain on target. While the role is primarily strategic in nature, a significant part of your week will be dedicated to supporting our Business Development team in securing new opportunities. This includes engaging with suppliers to obtain commercial and technical input for bids and proposals, as well as assisting project teams with occasional urgent requirements by leveraging your strong supplier network and relationships. The team that you become part of consists of 12 people in Sourcing, including Director level, where we have an informal atmosphere among colleagues. How you will make a meaningful contribution Your key responsibilities include: Negotiating agreements with suppliers on electrical components Support and develop the electrical category in accordance with Terma’s overall strategy Contribute to the atmosphere and performance of our supply chain team Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure best for Terma solutions. Bring your world class expertise into play You are fluent in English both in writing and verbal at a professional level. Danish is an advantage but not a requirement. Moreover, we are also looking for a new colleague who: Holds a relevant educational background within e.g., supply chain, procurement, logistics or engineering Has experience with sourcing processes, negotiation, and stakeholder management - knowing the value and importance of developing supplier relations Has strong skills in Microsoft Office package - with emphasis on Excel It is an advantage but not a requirement, if you have: Minimum 3 years of experience from a similar job Experience with electrical components As a person, you have a positive mindset and strong communication skills. With an analytical approach to work and natural curiosity, you are able to deliver results as part of a team alongside working individually with other projects. Finally, you are motivated to drive improvement and optimize our way of working. We are an international company representing world-class expertise, delivering complex and high-tech products. We value our colleagues and our meaningful contributions to securing people through advanced technology. You will also experience that we have a strong focus on your development, teaching you useful new competences and further strengthening current ones, both professionally and personally. Our company culture is autonomous and engaging, and we acknowledge the importance of flexibility in a great working environment. When joining Terma, we promise that you will experience: Great people, challenging tasks, world-class expertise, and meaningful contribution in your daily work. Benefits at Terma At Terma, we prioritize the well-being of our employees, ensuring they are well taken care of. Joining our team comes with a multitude of perks designed to enhance your social life, cultural experiences, and health. International Environment: Explore great teamwork and professional sparring with colleagues around the world. Flexible Working Hours: Enjoy the opportunity to work flexibly and the option to work from home up to two days per week. Internet connection at home is paid for by Terma. Comprehensive Benefits Package: Receive a 10% paid pension along with a beneficial health care and insurance package. Enjoy discounts from various business partners. Well-being Perks: Opportunity to enroll in our on-site massage-offer at our locations in Denmark. Social and Professional Events: We have an active staff association that arranges a variety of social activities and events to bring all of our colleagues together. Competence networking across professional experts in Terma: Professional presentations and knowledge sharing across the organization. We are dedicated to fostering a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and welcoming workplace. Our commitment to DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging) means we actively value and celebrate unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We strive to create an environment where all employees have equal opportunities to succeed, feel respected and valued, and experience a true sense of belonging. To support an unbiased evaluation process, we kindly encourage applicants to omit personal details such as photos and age from their applications. If you would like to take on the challenge of working in an innovative company, we look forward to receiving your application. A resume is required, while a cover letter is optional. To ensure that your application will reach us and is properly processed, we only accept applications via www.terma.com. Applications will be processed continuously. Do you have any questions regarding the position? Feel free to contact Hiring Manager on e-mail: [email protected] Bear in mind, that we need you to confirm that you can obtain a security clearance by the Danish Defense Intelligence Service, and that all adults in your household are not posing any risk to the related risk-evaluation. This entails among other issues: That you have as a minimum stayed within NATO/EU/MISWG countries for the last 7 years only interrupted by short stays abroad, and That you have not committed serious criminal offences Terma group has headquarters in Denmark and is a high-tech company developing products and systems for defense and non-defense security applications, including command and control systems, radar systems, self-protection systems for aircraft, space technology, and aerostructures for the aircraft industry. TERMA | Allies in innovation Apply Save Job Email Job to Friend Return to List Email this job to a friend The job has been sent to Job title: *Your friend’s email address: Message: *Confirm you are not a robot: Send Cancel