Category Specialist

Hitachi Energy Sweden AB; Västerås kommun; On-site; SEK 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working time

Health care and wellness allowance

Employee Benefit Portal with discounts

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Sweden AB is seeking a Category Specialist to support its global sourcing initiatives in Västerås. This role requires over five years of relevant experience and strong collaboration with project teams.

As a member of the supply chain team, you will support strategic sourcing, manage purchase orders, and ensure supplier compliance with company standards. The position promises diverse career opportunities and a welcoming multicultural environment.

Qualifications

• Over five years of experience in a similar position.
• Strong ownership and continuous-improvement mindset.
• Comfortable in a multicultural business environment.

Responsibilities

• Support strategic sourcing activities with category manager.
• Manage RFQs and RFPs for project execution.
• Initiate purchase orders and ensure supplier compliance.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Analytical skills

Project management

Communication skills

Education

Academic degree in Electrical/Electronics

Job description

The Opportunity
HVDC Supply Chain is looking for a Category Specialist to support the global sourcing initiatives, under collaboration with a global category manager and handle activities that require agility to transform category strategies into actions. Category Specialists are expected to work collaboratively with project teams and other internal stakeholders, engage in projects and execute strategies defined during the tendering phase. You are welcome into a growing supply chain team, where you have a great opportunity to develop your own role in the company. Everyone has different skills and competencies, we support #diversity and a multicultural environment. This is not an entry level position and advanced experience in the position is required. If you have a matching profile, do not hesitate to apply and let us learn more about you and what you can contribute. We are hiring in Sweden.

How you'll make an impact

• Support strategic sourcing activities, in close alignment with the category manager; drive RFQs, RFPs for project execution.
• Issue proper quotation comparison / equalization map to support purchasing decisions; update costs for project execution against budget targets.
• Initiate purchase orders (PO) and, when needed, support collecting order acknowledgments from suppliers.
• Control appropriate response times from suppliers and meet internal demands and schedules.
• Care for the good and transparent relationship with suppliers and ensure that our suppliers comply with the laws, regulations, standards, certificates, and directives that Hitachi Energy requires from them.
• Support category‑related actions on supplier qualification and audit processes, as well as recover supplier‑caused claim values, matching claims with reported non‑conformities related to supplier quality.
• Foster collaboration as ONE Hitachi Energy team. Work together with the global SCM team of category managers, transactional buyers, logistic planners, and supplier quality engineers to ensure that goods and material are procured, produced, and delivered on budget, on time, and with quality to our project sites worldwide.
• Live Hitachi Energy's core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your background

• More than five years of experience in a similar position.
• Curious and mature, with a strong sense of ownership and a continuous‑improvement mindset.
• A team player with strong communication and collaborative skills, comfortable in a multicultural and challenging global business environment.
• Academic degree in a relevant field: preferably BE Electrical / Electronics, with supply‑chain management or equivalent experience.
• Professional experience in supply‑chain functions, category management, strategic sourcing, project management or procurement.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, able to handle several tasks in parallel.
• Energetic, motivated and self‑confident, able to handle both ups and downs and manage problems that may occur.
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken.
• Experience in HVDC projects is an added advantage.

What we offer

• Collective agreement
• Flexible working time
• Health care and wellness allowance
• Fantastic career possibilities within Hitachi Energy both within Sweden and globally
• Mentor to support you throughout the onboard phase
• Various trainings and education supporting employee development
• Diversified company with over 100 nationalities working in Sweden
• Supplementary compensation for parental leave
• Employee Benefit Portal with thousands of discounts and perks

More information

Are you ready for an exciting new challenge? Does the above description sound like you? Don't delay – apply today! Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, and the position can be filled in a shorter timeline. Welcome!

Recruiting Manager & Contact

Recruiting Manager: Fabiola Pavliuk, [e-mail].
Union representatives: Sveriges Ingenjörer: Mikael Hjort, 107‑38 29 86; Unionen: Fredrik Holmgren, 107‑38 21 85; Ledarna: Frank Hollstedt, 107‑38 70 43.
All other questions can be directed to Talent Partner Eva Schölin, [e-mail].