Global FM Category Manager: Strategic Sourcing & Innovation

Hitachi; Teramo; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 150,000; 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 secure

Job summary

Hitachi is seeking an experienced Global FM Category Manager to shape sourcing for facility services across a multinational footprint. You will develop the global FM category strategy, lead IFM procurement across several countries and drive value through standardization and continuous improvement.

You will analyze spend, demand and risks, manage complex multi-country sourcing, and champion innovations in FM technologies. Strong leadership and communication across functions are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• 8+ years of strategic sourcing or category management experience.
• Experience with facility service categories across multiple sites/countries.
• Strong commercial, analytical, project management and stakeholder leadership skills.
• 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.
• Ensure ongoing HSE, regulatory and quality compliance in supplier relationships.

Skills

Fluent English

Stakeholder leadership

Analytical mindset

Strategic sourcing

Category management

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Job description

Hitachi is seeking an experienced Global FM Category Manager to shape sourcing for facility services across a multinational footprint. You will develop the global FM category strategy, lead IFM procurement across several countries and drive value through standardization and continuous improvement.

You will analyze spend, demand and risks, manage complex multi-country sourcing, and champion innovations in FM technologies. Strong leadership and communication across functions are essential.