Rasmus Kristensen Email Address

Director Head of Procurement Operations, Orkla Group Procurement

Orkla is a supplier of branded consumer goods to the grocery, out-of home, specialised retail, pharmacy and bakery sectors.

Experienced sourcing professional with in-depth category knowledge of all major areas of procurement; having worked in-depth with raw materials, packaging, traded goods and indirect materials & services - from strategic (source to contract) to operational (requisition to pay). A strong team player and leader with extensive experience and a genuine passion for working with - and developing skill set of team members. Always look to "lead from the front" - and build a strong and constructive team spirit - while ensuring joint team targets are met. A long serving member of management teams in Procurement and Supply Chain communities. Have presented and anchored numerous business cases from C-level to plant/site level. As a result have developed strong change management and communication skills. Have extensive insight into Source to Contract processes (and tools) which in recent years have been complemented by in-depth work with Requisition to Pay processes (optimization, tool implementation, best practice definition) - and driving digital transformation within the transactional processes. This has resulted in true End-to-End (S2P) overview and understanding.