Global Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) Lead

The opportunity
Shape the future of energy with us! At Hitachi Energy, we are advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We are looking for a Global Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) Lead to join our Network Control business!

This is a strategic, business-driven role with a strong focus on global resource workload and capacity management. Your mission is to secure visibility, structure, and decision-making around how engineering, project, and service resources are planned, allocated, and prioritized across regions.

You will drive a global workload management process, lead the implementation of a resource management tool, and ensure consistent short- and long-term visibility on resource availability, utilization, and capacity gaps. The position is based in Västerås, Sweden or Krakow, Poland.

At Hitachi Energy, you will join a global team committed to enabling a sustainable energy future. You'll work in an inclusive environment with strong development opportunities and the chance to make a global impact.

Ready to make an impact? Apply today and help us shape the future of energy!

How you'll make an impact

• Maintain and optimize the global S&OP process to support data-driven decisions on workforce sizing, workload distribution, and resource capacity.
• Define, implement, and secure global adoption of a standardized workload management process for engineering and project activities.
• Collaborate with Sales, Project Management, and Engineering Management to ensure accurate backlog, forecast, and resource pipeline data.
• Provide short-term (3 weeks) and long-term (18 months) consolidated visibility on resource allocation, utilization, and capacity load balance.
• Lead recurring governance forums, including bi-weekly resource prioritization meetings and monthly S&OP reviews.
• Escalate unresolved mismatches between resource supply and demand, ensuring clear prioritization and follow-up on mitigation plans.
• Define, implement, and monitor KPIs such as utilization ratio, underload/overload index, forecast accuracy, attrition rate, and project staffing compliance.
• Act as a change leader, promoting best practices in resource and capacity management and enabling continuous improvement across regions and functions.

• Proven experience in global S&OP or similar roles with a strong focus on resource workload and capacity planning.
• Solid understanding of resource planning, workload modelling, and capacity allocation processes.
• Familiarity with resource management tools, planning systems, and ERP platforms.
• Excellent leadership and stakeholder management skills in a global matrix environment.
• Knowledge of energy control systems (SCADA, EMS, DMS) is a strong plus.
• PMO experience, including structuring WBS/CBS to connect resource needs with tenders and project budgets.
• Strong analytical capabilities, including load/unload analysis, KPI design, and performance monitoring.
• Ability to drive change across diverse teams with a focus on digital resource management and process automation.

• 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 onboard phase
• Various trainings and education supporting employee development
• Diversified company with over 70+ nationalities working in Sweden
• Supplementary compensation for parental leave
• Benefit Portal with thousands of discounts and perks
• More benefits could be connected to this specific role