Category Manager - Capex

Are you ready to shape the future of NCCs capital equipment strategy in one of the Nordics leading construction and infrastructure companies As Category Manager CAPEX you will play a pivotal role in transforming how NCC Industry invests in and manages machinery and plant assets from strategy to execution with a total cost perspective.

This is not a traditional procurement role. It is a strategic high-impact position at the heart of NCCs production capability sustainability goals and financial performance. You will guide the companys investment decisions on critical capital equipment and set the direction for a smarter more efficient and more sustainable asset base plants and machineries across the Nordic region.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the CAPEX strategy: Define and implement the long-term investment and procurement roadmap for machinery and plant assets including asphalt plants crushers pavers and other machineries at production.
• Lead collaboration: Work cross-functionally with finance operations sustainability and local procurement teams. Act as a bridge between strategic planning and hands-on operations.
• Drive value & efficiency: Introduce Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) thinking into investment decisions. Standardize machinery specifications to optimize uptime cost and performance.
• Shape a new investment process: Develop a governance framework for machinery purchases that aligns with NCCs broader financial and operational goals.
• Lead sustainability integration: such as electrification digitalization and circular economy principles into category decisions.
• Build supplier partnerships: Establish long-term strategic supplier relationships that foster innovation resilience and mutual value creation.
• Manage change: Shift the organization from ad hoc site-level decisions to a centralized strategic CAPEX portfolio approach.

Qualifications :

Your experience and background 

• 515 years of experience in strategic procurement category management or capital equipment sourcing in asset-intensive industries (e.g. construction mining manufacturing agriculture). Or other relevant background.
• Consultancy background is a plus
• Strong exposure to investment planning and cross-functional collaboration.
• Proven track record in managing CAPEX categories and strategic supplier negotiations.
• Experience from OEMs or contractors is highly valuable.
• Familiarity with machinery cost structures (e.g. service uptime lifecycle costs) and TCO modelling.
• Knowledge of hydraulics electrified or digitalized machinery systems is a plus.

Education

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Engineering Business Administration Economics or equivalent.

Competencies & Traits

• Strategic & structured able to see the big picture while working through detail-heavy challenges.
• Analytically strong confident in working with investment data supplier evaluations and TCO models.
• Collaborative & diplomatic skilled in stakeholder management from site managers to senior leaders.
• Change leader capable of challenging the status quo educating internal stakeholders and influencing through business value.
• Sustainability-minded able to embed environmental and efficiency considerations into investment strategies.
• Fluent in a Scandinavian language and English.

Additional Information :

Additional information 

• This position can be based in either Copenhagen Oslo Stockholm Gothenburg or Malm. 

• The position will require travelling from time to time. 

• This is a permanent position. 

• In accordance with NCC: s safety culture we conduct background checks on final candidates. 

NCC Offers 

NCCstrives to be anappealing employer providing a work environment where employees cangrow and experience well-being. We offer a wide range of employee benefits through our benefit portal Benify. NCC has collective agreements for all employees providing a solid foundation of security and clear guidelines so that you know what applies to your employment. We also offer excellent opportunities for continued development and a broad range of further education options allowing for a long career within the company. 
 
 

Contact and application 

• For further information on this position please contact recruiting manager Daniel Rosenfors Manager of Category Management NCC Industry

• As weare working continuously with the selectionprocess we kindly ask you to apply as soon as possible and before

Are you ready to make a significant impact and grow with us Submit your application today and become an essential part of our innovative category management team at NCC! 

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time