CAPEX Category Manager - High Voltage Products

Mission statement:

You as CAPEX Category Manager, will be part of Hitachi Energy's organization and report to the Head of Category Management High Voltage Products.You are responsible for developing and driving the Sourcing Strategy of industrial CAPEX ensuring the units receive the specified investments at the best price, on-time and in the right quality utilizing supply base management, negotiations and contract management.

Your responsibilities:

• You will lead and own the Category to ensure exceptional performance to meet or exceed SCM KPIs such as: Cost Reduction, Cost Avoidance, Payment Terms, On Time Delivery, Spend with Qualified supplier, spend under Frame Agreement etc., in addition to areas of (new) supplier development, quality, innovation, benchmarking and cost delivering maximum value to High Voltage Products.
• You will define the Global Sourcing Strategy for the category and drive its execution in line with the Continuous Improvement Process for Sourcing (CIPS) through the selection, evaluation, classification, and de-sourcing of suppliers globally and/or regionally processes, lead and execute main projects budgeted that involve multiple units from different hubs or countries and coordinate projects across all HUBs.
• You will provide subject matter expertise to Global Product Group Managers, Hubs, Technology Centers etc. and gather information on volumes, specifications, suppliers, prices for the past periods as well as consumption forecasts for the coming period and keep this information updated regularly.
• You will serve as point of contact for escalations related to performance targets for global and large regional suppliers and drive Supplier Relationship Management with selected strategic suppliers by developing the agenda and leading business reviews with preferred/strategic suppliers and Hitachi Energy management to drive synergies.
• You will negotiate and conclude regional/global contracts by leverage the global/regional volumes and/or other negotiations tactics to maximizing benefits to Hitachi Energy, award decision based on a Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) methodology and minimizing risk of supply disruptions.
• You will coordinate technical development activities to reduce costs, reduce/eliminate quality risks and improve the supply chain, by involving experts, both internally and jointly with suppliers, and take a lead to implement various Hitachi Energy SCM initiatives.
• Living 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.

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or supply chain. CIPS or ISM CPSM certification is a plus.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in Supply Chain Management preferably in Category Management or Strategical Sourcing in multinational companies.
• Experience in leading technical negotiations through Should Costing models.
• Excellent analytical skills with the capability to transform data into short and long-term plans.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes related to above mentioned categories and understanding of commodities impact to its final cost.
• Strong interpersonal skills with focus on team building and coaching skills.
• Flexibility to travel up to 25%.
• Excellent negotiation, communication, Project management and presentation skills.
• Fluent in English, other languages are a plus.