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Category Manager, Handsets

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13.3% of postings close within 7 days. Measured by our own scanner across the market. Telenor postings stay open a median of 14 days.

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  4. 21.3%14 days
  5. 35.7%30 days
  6. 59.1%60 days
This job: posted 21 hours ago

Telenor median: 14 days open

The posting

At Telenor Procurement, we're looking for a Category Manager to join our Handsets category team.

The Handsets category is responsible for sourcing and managing smartphones, wearables, accessories, and related device portfolios across the Nordics and Asia. Working closely with business units, commercial teams, and global device manufacturers, the team drives sourcing activities, supplier strategies, commercial negotiations, and value creation that support Telenor's device and customer offering strategy.

This is an opportunity to work in an international environment where technology, commercial strategy, supplier management, and business priorities come together. Role responsibilities will range from building insights and supporting sourcing activities to driving workstreams, owning more complex initiatives, and leading negotiations and category development.

What you'll work on

  • Contribute to sourcing activities, supplier management, negotiations, and value creation across the Handsets category.
  • Build supplier, market, and category insights, from analytical support and data preparation to strategic recommendations and category input.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders and suppliers across Telenor's markets, with responsibility for stakeholder dialogue, supplier follow-up, and commercial initiatives.
  • Support, drive, or lead sourcing projects, contract negotiations, supplier performance reviews, and business cases, from defined workstreams to complex category initiatives.

What we're looking for

  • Relevant experience in procurement, category management, strategic sourcing, supplier management, commercial management, telecommunications, consumer electronics, devices, analytics, or related fields.
  • Commercial and analytical capabilities, ranging from structured analysis and problem-solving to independent sourcing leadership, negotiations, and category recommendations.
  • Ability to collaborate across functions, countries, and stakeholder groups, with stakeholder ownership and communication responsibility.
  • Interest in device ecosystems, smartphones, wearables, accessories, supplier markets, and commercial strategy. Experience with handset manufacturers, device portfolios, consumer electronics, or telecommunications is an advantage.
  • Relevant higher education within business administration, economics, finance, engineering, procurement, technology, or a related field. Relevant experience may compensate for formal education.

Who you are

You are analytical, proactive, and motivated by solving complex challenges. You combine commercial understanding with curiosity for technology and supplier markets. You may be earlier in your career or bring more senior category experience, but you enjoy working with stakeholders, taking ownership at the right level, and turning opportunities into tangible business results.

Why join us?

  • You will be part of a large, multicultural and competent procurement team.
  • You will cooperate with key stakeholders in Telenor business units in Nordics and Asia including Telenor Group functions.
  • Flexible working hours and opportunities to work from home.
  • A generous health and benefit package with for example wellness grant, health insurance, occupational pension and much more.
  • Development programs to deepen your knowledge and broaden the competence.
  • Employee share program.

Other important information

  • Location: Fornebu, Norway.
  • Application deadline: We review applications continuously, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Final deadline November 17th 2026.
  • Application and CV should be written in English, interviews and other dialogue regarding the process will also be in English.
  • Contact person: Category Director, Handsets, Jesse Kieksi (+358440449484).
  • We conduct background checks on relevant candidates through Semac.

About Telenor and Telenor Procurement

Telenor Group is a leading telecom company across the Nordics and Asia with 164 million customers and annual sales of NOK 77 billion (2025). We are committed to responsible business conduct and driven by the ambition of empowering societies. Telenor holds a leading Nordic position in mobile, broadband, and TV services, and has significant operations in Asia through subsidiaries and joint ventures, including mobile financial services and online classifieds. Across Telenor Group, we are around 10,000 colleagues worldwide. As part of Telenor Procurement, you will work in closely integrated teams alongside colleagues from our business units and group functions, connecting Telenor’s business requirements with the supplier market through the sourcing of goods and services. As a centre of expertise, we help deliver Telenor’s strategic ambitions by maximizing value creation across the supplier market.

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