Category Manager

Hitachi; Salerno; Hybrid; EUR 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and incentives

Well-being and care

Paid and unpaid leave

Flexible work options

Benefits that support financial securi

Job summary

Hitachi is seeking a Category Manager to shape global sourcing for facility services across a multinational footprint, balancing cost, reliability and sustainability. You will lead strategic sourcing, drive value through standardization and continuous improvement, and champion FM technologies.

With 8+ years in strategic sourcing, you will manage multi-country procurement, develop supplier relationships, and report to senior stakeholders in a dynamic, data-driven environment.

Qualifications

• At least 8 years of strategic sourcing or category management experience.
• Proven experience with facility service categories across multiple sites/countries.
• Strong understanding of hard and soft FM services and supplier delivery structures.
• Experience in industrial, manufacturing, or energy environments.
• Fluent English (written and spoken); additional languages a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the global category strategy for hard and soft FM categories.
• Lead procurement for Integrated Facility Management (IFM) services across multiple countries.
• Analyze spend, demand, markets, costs, risks, and FM/IFM technologies.
• Manage complex multi-country sourcing from market engagement through contracting and implementation.
• Drive cost optimization, supplier consolidation, and total cost of ownership improvements.
• Oversee supplier performance with scorecards, QBRs, and improvement plans.
• Establish commercial models, scopes of work, KPIs, SLAs and continuous-improvement commitments.
• Ensure supplier compliance with HSE, regulatory, and contractual requirements.
• Promote innovation using AI, IoT, Robotics, CAFM/CMMS, energy management and analytics
• Present strategies and results to senior stakeholders
• Apply Continuous Improvement Process Sourcing (CIPS) to align supplier capability with business needs

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Job description

In this role you will shape global sourcing for facility services across a multinational footprint, balancing cost, reliability and sustainability. You collaborate with Real Estate, Facility Management, HSE, Finance and Legal to optimize service delivery and supplier performance. You’ll lead multi-country sourcing, drive value through standardization and continuous improvement, and champion innovative FM technologies. This is a strategic, cross-functional role that anchors our facilities capability on a resilient, data-driven foundation.

• competitive salary and incentives
• well-being and care
• paid and unpaid leave
• flexible work options
• benefits that support financial security
• Develop and execute the global category strategy for hard and soft FM categories
• Lead procurement for Integrated Facility Management (IFM) services across multiple countries
• Analyze spend, demand, markets, costs, risks, and FM/IFM technologies
• Manage complex multi-country sourcing from market engagement through contracting and implementation
• Drive cost optimization, supplier consolidation, and total cost of ownership improvements
• Oversee supplier performance with scorecards, QBRs, and improvement plans
• Establish commercial models, scopes of work, KPIs, SLAs and continuous-improvement commitments
• Ensure supplier compliance with HSE, regulatory, and contractual requirements
• Promote innovation using AI, IoT, Robotics, CAFM/CMMS, energy management and analytics
• Present strategies and results to senior stakeholders
• Apply Continuous Improvement Process Sourcing (CIPS) to align supplier capability with business needs
• Ensure ongoing HSE, regulatory and quality compliance in supplier relationships
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field
• At least 8 years of strategic sourcing or category management experience
• Proven experience with facility service categories across multiple sites/countries
• Strong understanding of hard and soft FM services and supplier delivery structures
• Track record in global category strategy, tendering, contract negotiation and supplier performance management
• Experience in industrial/manufacturing/energy environments
• Strong commercial, analytical, project management and stakeholder leadership skills
• Ability to influence across functions and levels in a matrix environment
• Fluent English (written and spoken); additional languages a plus
• influencing across functions and countries
• stakeholder leadership
• analytical mindset
• strategic sourcing
• category management

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