Category Manager | Krakow, Poland

Hitachi Energy Ltd.; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 250,000 - 420,000; 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 your financial

Job summary

Hitachi Energy is seeking a strategic and results-oriented Facility Management Category Manager to lead sourcing strategies for facility services across our international portfolio of manufacturing sites, offices, and warehouses.

You will collaborate with Real Estate, Facility Management, HSE, Finance and global procurement teams to optimize service delivery, strengthen supplier performance and ensure continuity while delivering sustainable value.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 8+ years of strategic sourcing or category management experience.
• Proven experience leading complex facility service categories across multiple sites/countries.
• Strong commercial, analytical and stakeholder leadership capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement global category strategy for hard and soft FM.
• Lead Integrated Facility Management sourcing, drive cost efficiencies and supplier relations.
• Analyze spend, demand, supplier markets, cost drivers and risks.
• Lead multi-country sourcing initiatives from market engagement to negotiation and implementation.
• Manage supplier performance through scorecards, reviews and improvement plans.
• Establish commercial models, SLAs, KPIs and continuous-improvement commitments.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Category management

Stakeholder leadership

Supplier management

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain

Job description

We are looking for a strategic and results-oriented Facility Management Category Manager to lead sourcing strategies for facility services across our international portfolio of manufacturing sites, offices, warehouses and other operational facilities.

You will work closely with Real Estate, Facility Management, HSE, Finance, Legal and global/regional procurement teams to optimize service delivery models, strengthen supplier performance, protect operational continuity and deliver sustainable value.

You will be successful in this position if you combine deep Facility and Integrated Management knowledge with strategic sourcing expertise, strong commercial judgment, technical curiosity and the ability to influence stakeholders across countries, functions and organizational levels.

How You'll Make an Impact:

• Develop and implement the global category strategy for both hard and soft FM categories.
• Lead sourcing and procurement for Integrated Facility Management (IFM) services, driving cost efficiencies and supplier relationships
• Analyze spend, demand, supplier markets, cost drivers, risks and emerging FM/IFM technologies.
• Lead complex, multi-country sourcing initiatives from market engagement and tendering through negotiation, contracting, transition and implementation.
• Drive cost optimization, supplier consolidation, specification standardization and total cost of ownership improvements.
• Manage strategic supplier relationships through performance scorecards, quarterly business reviews, improvement plans and executive governance.
• Establish commercial models, scopes of work, pricing mechanisms, KPIs, SLAs and continuous-improvement commitments.
• Ensure suppliers meet service quality, operational resilience, HSE, regulatory, sustainability and contractual requirements.
• Promote innovation through AI, IoT, Robotics and CAFM, CMMS, predictive maintenance, automation, energy management and performance analytics.
• Present category strategies, sourcing recommendations, risks and results to senior stakeholders.
• Leverage the Continuous Improvement Process Sourcing (CIPS) process, implement effective sourcing strategies in line with business strategy ensuring that the awarded suppliers have the capability and capacity to meet current and future business requirements.
• Ensure HSE, regulatory, and quality compliance in all supplier relationships

Your Background:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Engineering, Facility Management, Real Estate, Finance or a related field.
• At least 8 years of relevant experience in strategic sourcing, category management or supplier management.
• Proven experience managing complex facility service categories across multiple countries or sites.
• Strong understanding of hard and soft FM services, commercial models and supplier delivery structures.
• Demonstrated success in global category strategy, competitive tendering, contract negotiation and supplier performance management.
• Experience working in an industrial, manufacturing, engineering, energy or similarly complex environment.
• Strong commercial, analytical, project management and stakeholder leadership skills.
• Ability to influence across functions, countries and organizational levels within a matrix environment.
• Fluent written and spoken English. Additional languages are an advantage.

More about us:

We believegreat workthrives in an environment where people feel genuinely supported andfairly rewarded. Our benefits are designed to create real value for every individual – fueling engagement, performance, and growth. By prioritizing well‑being, we build a work place where personal and organizational success grow together.

The minimum salary for this position in the location specified is as follows:

• Italy: starting from56,000 gross annual salary

The final offer will be based on candidate location, skills and qualifications, experience, and aligned with internal pay structures.

This role may be open in multiple locations. If the salary information listed is not applicable for your current home location, salary details relevant to your location will be discussed with you at a later stage.

Our benefit offering is tailored based on your country of employment and generally includes:

• Competitive salary and incentives
• Well-being and care
• Paid and unpaid leave
• Flexible work options
• Benefits that support your financial security

You will receive more specific information during the recruitment process.

Job type Full time

Work arrangement Hybrid

Experience Experienced

Job function Supply Chain

Contract Regular

Publication date 2026-10-01

Reference number R0137710

About Hitachi Energy

We are a global leader in electrification, powering the electricity era to meet the energy demands of today, and the next 25 years. As the energy arm of Hitachi Group, over three billion people depend on our pioneering, mission-critical technologies to power their daily lives.

With over a century of innovation, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time: driving the evolution of the world’s energy system to ensure abundant, secure, affordable, and sustainable power for today’s generation and the next.

With an unparalleled installed base in over 140 countries, we are the grid ecosystem partner across the utility, industry, data center, and transportation sectors. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 56,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $20 billion USD.