Category Manager Services

Laveer Engineering; Västerås kommun; Hybrid; SEK 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness Allowance

Benefit portal

ATF pay reduction & ITP pension

ASB Insurance

EAP program

Employee referral bonus

Job summary

Westinghouse in Västerås, Sweden, is seeking a Category Manager Services to lead a complex category, improving cost, quality, delivery, and reliability to meet organizational goals. The role reports to the Senior Manager EOMS Contingent Labor and Services Category Management in a hybrid work model.

You will manage supplier relationships, drive a PSL, mitigate risks, and lead SRMs with strategic suppliers. The position requires 5+ years in procurement on large engineering projects, a Bachelor's

Qualifications

• 5+ years of procurement experience on complex engineering projects.
• Bachelor's degree and strong market/competitive intelligence.
• Experience with supplier management, PO issuance, and administration.
• Focus on risk mitigation and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead a category management plan for Services or related area.
• Improve Total Cost of Ownership and secure supply continuity.
• Implement PSL, right-size non-preferred suppliers, and drive LTAs.
• Lead SRMs with strategic suppliers and present analyses.
• Prepare presentations for supplier relationship management meetings.

Skills

Procurement experience

Negotiation

Contract development

Supplier management

ERP systems (SAP/Ariba)

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP

Ariba

Job description

About The Role

As a Category Manager Services you will lead a complex category to improve cost, quality, delivery, and reliability to reach organizational goals. You will lead a category management plan for an assigned category. This job requires relationship skills to establish and implement strategies that will have mid‑term impact on our results according to organizational needs and project timelines. You will support implementing new products, processes, standards or operational plans. You will report to the Senior Manager EOMS Contingent Labor and Services Category Management and be located in Västerås, Sweden. Model of work: hybrid.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a category management plan for an assigned category in Services or closely related.
• Maintain an overall category strategy to meet organizational goals by improving Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) while securing supply continuity through identifying and mitigating current and potential risks and opportunities in the category plan.
• Implement category strategy through a preferred supplier list (PSL). This list also involves "right‑sizing" non‑preferred suppliers. Additionally, it rewards preferred partners with business awards tied to Long‑term Agreements (LTA) with year‑over‑year improvements in cost, delivery, quality, service, and profitability.
• Lead important business reviews (SRM) with strategic suppliers to bring category strategy and completion of category goals.
• Prepare presentations for supplier relationship management meetings, category plans, risk mitigation proposals, 4‑Blockers, and supplier/category gap analysis.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of procurement experience with complex engineering, procurement, and construction projects. Additionally, experience in negotiations and contract development.
• Bachelor's degree.
• Benchmark, market, competitive intelligence, and procurement project management skills.
• Experience with supplier management including purchase order issuance, execution, and administration.
• Focus on daily improvement in standard work, talent development, and risk mitigation.
• Maintain long‑term productive relationships with suppliers.
• ERP system or similar system experience in a global environment is beneficial (SAP & Ariba).
• Very good English skills, additional language preferable.

We Offer

At Westinghouse, we offer an inspiring work environment in a high‑tech industry. You will be part of a network of global experts from several different areas and we offer great opportunities for competence development and career growth, both in Sweden and abroad. As a member of our team, you will work together with engaged colleagues and be part of an environment that is both challenging and supportive. Many of our positions are based in activity‑based environments which enables a flexible workplace.
At Westinghouse we have a strong safety culture. Westinghouse is an employer that treats everyone equally.

Benefits

• Wellness Allowance
• Flexible pay opportunities via our Benefit portal
• Work hour reduction (ATF) and occupational pension (ITP)
• ASB Insurance: compensation for the cost of health care, dental care, hearing aids, glasses and more
• Employee Assistance Program: confidential counseling and resources for employees, eligible dependents, and household members
• Employee Referral Program: potential for employees to earn a monetary award for referring other qualified candidates to Westinghouse

Union Agreement

This role belongs to the union agreement Teknikavtalet.

Contact

For more information about the role, please contact the hiring manager, Gun Hällerfors, Senior Manager EOMS Contingent Labor and Services Category Management, email: [e-mail].

Security Clearance

Security clearance is carried out as part of the recruitment process.

Export Control

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