Frederik Stockbæk Petersen

Global Category Manager at Danfoss

Odense, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark

About

Commercial strategist with deep experience in Category Management and Business Strategy. Skilled at turning market insights into value‑creating initiatives that strengthen supplier & customer relationships, support revenue growth and drive long‑term commercial impact. Recognized for connecting analysis with action through effective internal & external cross-functional collaboration.

Experience

  • Global Category Manager at Danfoss
    Aug 2025 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos

    Leading procurement strategy and supplier management for EMS (Electronic Manufacturing Services) providers and Electro-mechanical categories in Danfoss Sensing Solutions.

  • Universal Robots (3 yrs 4 mos)
    • Category Manager
      Sep 2023 - Aug 2025 · 2 yrs

      Teradyne Robotics (Universal Robots A/S & Mobile Industrial Robots A/S): Strategic commercial responsible for electrical and mechanical Commodities/Categories. Futhermore, operating as NPI Sourcing Lead driving strategic sourcing activities with internal & external stakeholders for new products/projects across the Teradyne Robotics Group consisting of Universal Robots A/S & Mobile Industrial Robots A/S

    • Junior Category Manager
      May 2022 - Sep 2023 · 1 yr 5 mos

      Strategic commercial responsible for categories primarily within Electronics. Primary tasks; Price negotiation, Supplier Relationship, Contract Management, NPI projects in close cooperation with R&D, Market research / analysis

  • Junior Strategic Purchaser at Kverneland Group
    Aug 2021 - May 2022 · 10 mos

    Strategic commercial responsible for mechanical and electronic categories. Primary tasks; Price negotiation, Supplier Selection, OTD improvement, New Product Introduction (NPI), Pricing in close collaboration with R&D department, general process optimization and supplier development through Kaizen projects.