{"data":{"id":175280,"slug":"senior-category-manager","type":"job","title":"Senior Category Manager","description":"The Opportunity\nAs Category Manager, you will lead the development and execution of category strategies for High Voltage Breakers supporting HVDC projects worldwide.\nThe role offers a unique combination of strategic sourcing, market engagement, supplier relationship management, tender support, technology understanding, and business development. Working at the interface between Supply Chain, Sales, Engineering, Project Execution, and Technology Development, you will help ensure that category strategies support both immediate project needs and long-term business objectives.\nYou will be the key driver of the category roadmap, translating market intelligence, supplier capabilities, and business requirements into actionable strategies that strengthen competitiveness, ensure supply security, and support business growth.\nThe role requires strong communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills to align diverse stakeholders, manage complex business situations, and drive decisions that create measurable business value and outcomes.\nHow You'll Make an Impact\nDevelop and implement category strategies aligned with business growth, technology roadmaps, and market developments.\nDevelop and maintain a long-term category roadmap, ensuring alignment with business priorities and future market needs.\nBuild and manage supplier relationships to secure capacity, innovation, quality, and competitiveness.\nSupport commercial and tendering activities through market intelligence, cost analysis, supplier insights, and sourcing strategies.\nDrive market intelligence activities, including supplier analysis, technology trends, capacity outlook, competitive dynamics, and cost drivers to support strategic decision making.\nDrive early supplier involvement and leverage supplier expertise to support technology and business objectives.\nLead supplier negotiations, contract management activities, and business reviews to maximize value creation.\nIdentify and execute cost optimization, localization, and supply chain improvement initiatives.\nMonitor market trends, emerging technologies, competitive developments, and supply chain risks to support informed business decisions.\nTranslate market trends, supplier capabilities, and business needs into actionable category plans.\nInfluence and align stakeholders across Sales, Engineering, Project Management, Operations, and SCM to support business objectives and successful project execution.\nLead and navigate complex business challenges while driving accountability, progress, and measurable business outcomes.\nDrive supplier performance improvement initiatives related to quality, delivery reliability, sustainability, innovation, and operational excellence.\nContribute to successful HVDC project execution through effective supply chain planning and supplier engagement.\nLive Hitachi Energy's core values of safety, integrity, collaboration, and continuous improvement.\n\nYour Background\nBachelor's degree in Engineering (preferable), Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or related technical field.\nSeveral years of experience in one or more of the following areas are required:\nSupply chain management (Strategic sourcing, Category management)\nHigh-voltage products and systems (key differentiator)\nTechnical sales\nProduct management\nBid and proposal management\nUnderstanding project environments, industrial markets, customer requirements, technology trends, and commercial drivers.\nAbility to influence stakeholders across functions and organizational levels.\nExperience managing supplier relationships, commercial negotiations, contracts, and business performance.\nProven experience developing category strategies, roadmaps, and long-term supplier strategies.\nStrong market intelligence and analytical capabilities with the ability to convert insights into business actions and sourcing strategies.\nExcellent communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills, with the ability to build alignment and drive decisions in a complex global environment.\nAbility to translate technical and business requirements into practical strategies and decisions.\nAnalytical mindset combined with effective communication and stakeholder management skills.\nExperience working in an international and multicultural environment.\nSAP knowledge and proficiency in digital tools and data-driven decision making are advantages.\nStrong result-oriented with a demonstrated ability to create value, drive execution, and deliver measurable business outcomes.\nA collaborative, curious, and proactive attitude with a passion for continuous improvement and business growth.\nFluency in English, written and spoken.\n\nMore About Us\nWe believe great work thrives in an environment where people feel genuinely supported and fairly rewarded. Our benefits are designed to create real value for every individual \u2013 fueling engagement, performance, and growth. By prioritizing wellbeing, we build a workplace where personal and organizational success grows together.\nOur benefits offering for our roles generally includes:\nCollective agreement, occupational pension & possibility of salary exchange to pension (for ITP1 and ITP2)\nGroup life insurance and additional insurance.\nFlex-time and shortening of working hours in time bank\nHybrid work & allowances for setting up a workplace at home (in agreement with line manager)\nHealth care and wellness allowance\nHealth insurance incl. dental, spectacles & contact lenses allowance (employee pay 140 sek\/month via salary deduction)\nPsychological support program\nSupplementary compensation for parental leave\nVarious trainings and education supporting employee development\nInternal career possibilities both within Sweden and globally\nEmployee Benefit Portal with thousands of discounts and perks\n\nThe benefits listed above are an excerpt only and may vary depending on job grade, location and contract type. Eligibility is subject to local regulations.\nApplications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, so we encourage you to submit your application today.\nQuestions can be directed to Talent Acquisition Partner Nicole Bergman, nicole.bergman@hitachienergy.com\nUnion representatives \u2013 Sveriges Ingenj\u00f6rer: Nawzad Rashid, +46 (10) 7389148; Ledarna: Frank Hollstedt, +46 107 38 70 43; Unionen: Karin Ulvemark, +46 107 38 51 42","language":"sv","is_translated":true,"title_original":"Senior Category Manager","description_original":"The Opportunity\nAs Category Manager, you will lead the development and execution of category strategies for High Voltage Breakers supporting HVDC projects worldwide.\nThe role offers a unique combination of strategic sourcing, market engagement, supplier relationship management, tender support, technology understanding, and business development. Working at the interface between Supply Chain, Sales, Engineering, Project Execution, and Technology Development, you will help ensure that category strategies support both immediate project needs and long-term business objectives.\nYou will be the key driver of the category roadmap, translating market intelligence, supplier capabilities, and business requirements into actionable strategies that strengthen competitiveness, ensure supply security, and support business growth.\nThe role requires strong communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills to align diverse stakeholders, manage complex business situations, and drive decisions that create measurable business value and outcomes.\nHow You'll Make an Impact\nDevelop and implement category strategies aligned with business growth, technology, roadmaps, and market developments.\nDevelop and maintain a long-term category roadmap, ensuring alignment with business priorities and future market needs.\nBuild and manage supplier relationships to secure capacity, innovation, quality, and competitiveness.\nSupport commercial and tendering activities through market intelligence, cost analysis, supplier insights, and sourcing strategies.\nDrive market intelligence activities, including supplier analysis, technology trends, capacity outlook, competitive dynamics, and cost drivers to support strategic decision making.\nDrive early supplier involvement and leverage supplier expertise to support technology and business objectives.\nLead supplier negotiations, contract management activities, and business reviews to maximize value creation.\nIdentify and execute cost optimization, localization, and supply chain improvement initiatives.\nMonitor market trends, emerging technologies, competitive developments, and supply chain risks to support informed business decisions.\nTranslate market trends, supplier capabilities, and business needs into actionable category plans.\nInfluence and align stakeholders across Sales, Engineering, Project Management, Operations, and SCM to support business objectives and successful project execution.\nLead and navigate complex business challenges while driving accountability, progress, and measurable business outcomes.\nDrive supplier performance improvement initiatives related to quality, delivery reliability, sustainability, innovation, and operational excellence.\nContribute to successful HVDC project execution through effective supply chain planning and supplier engagement.\nLive Hitachi Energy's core values of safety, integrity, collaboration, and continuous improvement.\n\nYour Background\nBachelor's degree in Engineering (preferable), Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or related technical field.\nSeveral years of experience in one or more of the following areas are required:\nSupply chain management (Strategic sourcing, Category management)\nHigh-voltage products and systems (key differentiator)\nTechnical sales\nProduct management\nBid and proposal management\nUnderstanding project environments, industrial markets, customer requirements, technology trends, and commercial drivers.\nAbility to influence stakeholders across functions and organizational levels.\nExperience managing supplier relationships, commercial negotiations, contracts, and business performance.\nProven experience developing category strategies, roadmaps, and long-term supplier strategies.\nStrong market intelligence and analytical capabilities with the ability to convert insights into business actions and sourcing strategies.\nExcellent communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills, with the ability to build alignment and drive decisions in a complex global environment.\nAbility to translate technical and business requirements into practical strategies and decisions.\nAnalytical mindset combined with effective communication and stakeholder management skills.\nExperience working in an international and multicultural environment.\nSAP knowledge and proficiency in digital tools and data-driven decision making are advantages.\nStrong result-oriented with a demonstrated ability to create value, drive execution, and deliver measurable business outcomes.\nA collaborative, curious, and proactive attitude with a passion for continuous improvement and business growth.\nFluency in English, written and spoken.\n\nMore About Us\u200b\nWe believe great work thrives in an environment where people feel genuinely supported and fairly rewarded. Our benefits are designed to create real value for every individual \u2013 fueling engagement, performance, and growth. By prioritizing wellbeing, we build a workplace where personal and organizational success grows together. \u200b\nOur benefits offering for our roles generally includes:  \u200b\nCollective agreement, occupational pension & possibility of salary exchange to pension (for ITP1 and ITP2) \u200b\nGroup life insurance and additional insurance. \u200b\nFlex-time and shortening of working hours in time bank\u200b\nHybrid work & allowances for setting up a workplace at home (in agreement with line manager) \u200b\nHealth care and wellness allowance \u200b\nHealth insurance incl. dental, spectacles & contact lenses allowance (employee pay 140 sek\/month via salary deduction) \u200b\nPsychological support program \u200b\nSupplementary compensation for parental leave \u200b\nVarious trainings and education supporting employee development \u200b\nInternal career possibilities both within Sweden and globally \u200b\nEmployee Benefit Portal with thousands of discounts and perks \u200b\n\nThe benefits listed above are an excerpt only and may vary depending on job grade, location and contract type. 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