Junior Supply Chain Category Manager (Maternity Cover)
GUBI is a modern design company offering a wide variety of luxury furniture, lighting, and interior objects for both residential and commercial settings. With a strong global presence, GUBI’s headquarters and showroom are located in Copenhagen, Denmark.
About the Position:
This role supports GUBI’s Seating category and plays a key part in ensuring reliable supply through accurate forecasting, supplier relationship management, and close cross-functional collaboration. The position offers hands-on responsibility for selected suppliers and sub-categories within an autonomous operations organization, including coordination of supply chain activities related to new product introductions. You will work closely with experienced colleagues across the business and report to the Senior Category Manager, gaining strong exposure to both commercial and operational decision-making.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Education in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Business, Economics, or a related field.
- Several years of relevant experience in a supply chain role such as Supply Chain Coordinator, Planner, or similar, preferably with supplier-facing responsibility.
- Hands-on experience with forecasting and demand planning with suppliers, including volume alignment and prioritization.
- Experience managing ongoing supplier follow-up related to capacity, lead times, cost awareness, and delivery performance.
- Experience coordinating or managing supply chain-related projects, such as new product introductions, product changes, or supplier transitions.
- Ability to take ownership of selected suppliers or sub-categories, balancing service level, commercial considerations, and operational feasibility.
- Strong analytical skills and experience using data to support commercial and operational decisions.
- Advanced user of Microsoft Excel; experience with ERP or planning systems is a strong advantage.
- Experience working cross-functionally with Product, Marketing, and Sales in a commercial context.
- Structured and execution-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, drive projects forward, and make informed trade-offs.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own supplier relationships, forecasting, and performance: Act as the primary supply chain contact for selected suppliers, owning forecasting, delivery performance, lead time alignment, and ongoing operational follow-up.
- Own selected suppliers and sub-categories: Take end-to-end responsibility for supply chain performance across assigned suppliers or sub-categories within the Seating category, including identifying risks and driving corrective actions.
- Lead selected NPI projects: Drive supply chain-related activities for selected new product introduction projects, ensuring supplier readiness, capacity alignment, and timely execution in collaboration with internal stakeholders.
- Collaborate cross-functionally: Work closely with Product, Marketing, and Sales to ensure alignment on launches, campaigns, and demand-driving activities.
- Support commercial decision-making: Provide data-driven input on supplier capabilities, risks, and scenarios to support category and sourcing decisions.
- Drive continuous improvement: Identify and implement improvements to forecasting accuracy, supplier collaboration, and category ways of working.
- Ensure structured execution: Maintain clear documentation, follow-ups, and communication to ensure reliable execution in a highly autonomous environment.
Personal Attributes:
- Comfortable taking ownership and making decisions in an autonomous work environment with few management layers.
- Proactive and execution-oriented, able to plan work independently and drive tasks to completion.
- Structured and detail-oriented, with strong prioritization and follow-up skills.
- Commercially minded, with an understanding of how supplier performance impacts the broader business.
- Confident and professional in communication, able to engage constructively with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
- Adaptable and resilient, able to manage change, ambiguity, and shifting priorities.
- Analytical and curious, with a desire to understand root causes and improve ways of working.
- Reliable and accountable, with a strong sense of responsibility for outcomes and deadlines.
- Collaborative team player who contributes positively to shared goals and timelines.
- Motivated by learning and development through hands-on responsibility rather than close supervision.
Language Skills:
- Professional proficiency in English, both written and verbal.
- Additional languages are considered an advantage.
Position Details:
Position Title: Junior Supply Chain Category Manager
Employment Type: Full-Time, Maternity Cover
Start Date: 1 May 2026
Application Deadline: 28 February 2026
Workplace: GUBI HQ, Nordhavn, Copenhagen
Application:
If you are excited about this opportunity and see yourself as a great fit for the GUBI team, we encourage you to apply. Please submit your application, CV, and other relevant information using the link below:
Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis.
Contact:
For any questions regarding the position, please feel free to contact:
Name: Peter Sarup
Title: Senior Supply Chain Category Manager
Email: psa@gubi.com
Phone: +45 92823255
GUBI A/S
Orientkaj 18-20
2150 Nordhavn, Copenhagen
Denmark
Phone: +45 3332 6368
GUBI is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all candidates and encourages individuals from diverse backgrounds to apply for job openings.