IT Category Manager – Infrastructure

Hitachi Energy; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 220,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contract of employment

Hybrid or remote depending on location

International environment

Job summary

Hitachi Energy is seeking an IT Category Manager within the IT Infrastructure Tower to drive sourcing for infrastructure and end‑user technologies. You will manage contracts, supplier performance, and spend analysis to align with strategic directions.

You will lead global sourcing events in SAP Ariba, negotiate contracts, and collaborate with Legal, Cybersecurity, and IT Governance to ensure compliant contracting. You will coach a small team and help optimize lifecycle management.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in IT procurement or category management in global organizations.
• Strong knowledge of IT hardware, networking, telecom, or end-user computing.
• Proven ability to collaborate with technical leaders.
• Experience leading small teams (2–3 FTEs).
• Excellent negotiation and contract drafting skills.
• Experience with SAP Ariba and S/4HANA procurement processes.
• Working knowledge of ITIL and infrastructure lifecycle management.
• Advanced analytics skills (TCO modelling, benchmarking, spend analysis).

Responsibilities

• Execute global IT category strategies defined by the Infrastructure Tower Functional Manager.
• Perform spend and market analysis, demand forecasting to identify savings, risk mitigation, and supplier innovation.
• Lead global sourcing events using SAP Ariba Sourcing (RFIs, RFPs, RFQs).
• Negotiate global contracts, pricing, maintenance services, and telecom/network agreements.
• Collaborate with Legal, Cybersecurity, Export Control, Data Privacy, and IT Governance for compliant contracting.
• Manage commercial relationships with OEMs, resellers, and telecom/network service providers; conduct QBRs.
• Provide coaching and development for a small sourcing team.
• Drive value through benchmarking, consolidation, standardization, lifecycle optimization.
• Support budgeting and forecasting with IT stakeholders.
• Maintain contract documentation in Ariba Contracts; support audits and risk assessments.

Skills

IT procurement

Category management

Supplier management

SAP Ariba

S/4HANA procurement

ITIL

Networking

End-user computing

Analytics

Contract drafting

Tools

SAP Ariba

Ariba Contracts

S/4HANA

Job description

The Opportunity

The IT Category Manager, part of the IT Infrastructure Tower within global SCM IMS IT Sourcing, is responsible for executing deals for infrastructure and end‑user technologies. The role manages sourcing, contracts, and supplier performance in alignment with strategies and operational direction set by the Infrastructure Tower Functional Manager.

How You Will Make An Impact

• Execute global commercial category strategies defined by the Infrastructure Tower Functional Manager. Ensure commercial strategy complements the technical and operational strategy—not duplicates or overrides it.
• Perform spend analysis, market analysis, and demand forecasting to identify opportunities for savings, risk mitigation, and supplier innovation.
• Lead global sourcing events using SAP Ariba Sourcing (RFIs, RFPs, RFQs).
• Negotiate global contracts, pricing agreements, maintenance services, and telecom/network agreements.
• Collaborate with Legal, Cybersecurity, Export Control, Data Privacy, and IT Governance to ensure fully compliant contracting.
• Manage commercial relationships with assigned OEMs, resellers, and telecom/network service providers. Conduct QBRs and performance reviews, jointly with the Infrastructure Tower Functional Manager when commercial topics are involved.
• Manage related HR administrative tasks and processes for a small team of Sourcing Professionals. Provide coaching, performance evaluations, and development opportunities.
• Drive commercial value through: Price benchmarking, supplier consolidation, standardization initiatives, contract harmonization, consumption and lifecycle optimization.
• Support budgeting and forecasting alongside IT, IT Controlling and the Infrastructure Tower Functional Manager.
• Maintain contract documentation in Ariba Contracts and ensure correct lifecycle management. Support audit activities and risk assessments for major suppliers and service providers.

Your Background

• 5+ years of experience in IT procurement, category management, or supplier management. Experience in large, complex, global industrial or engineering organizations.
• Solid knowledge of IT hardware, networking, telecom, or end‑user computing categories.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively with technical leaders.
• Experience managing small teams (2–3 FTEs).
• Strong commercial negotiation and contract drafting skills.
• Experience with SAP Ariba and S/4HANA procurement processes.
• Working knowledge of ITIL, networking fundamentals, and infrastructure lifecycle management.
• Advanced analytics skills (TCO modelling, benchmarking, spend analysis).

More About Us

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We serve customers in the utility, industry and infrastructure sectors with innovative solutions and services across the value chain. Together with customers and partners, we pioneer technologies and enable the digital transformation required to accelerate the energy transition towards a carbon‑neutral future.

About Hitachi

http://www.hitachienergy.com/

We Offer

• Contract of employment
• Work model: hybrid or remote depends on location
• Benefits: We pride ourselves on offering a holistic range of competitive benefits to support your financial, physical and mental wellbeing and personal development. We want you to truly thrive with us, in work and out. We can provide more information during the recruitment process.
• Possibility to gain experience in international environment
• Possibility to work for industry leader in green energy solution

Applicable only for Poland location align with local law regulations – We are committed to full transparency and compliance with all legal requirements, ensuring that every candidate knows exactly what to expect at each stage of the recruitment process. Once the process is successfully completed, we will share detailed information about financial conditions and benefits with the selected candidate. Before signing the employment contract, you will receive all remaining details of the offer, giving you the time and space to review everything carefully.