Category Manager

5 giorni fa

TrentinoAlto Adige, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italia Hitachi Tempo pieno
Overview In this role you will shape global sourcing for facility services across a multinational footprint, balancing cost, reliability and sustainability. You collaborate with Real Estate, Facility Management, HSE, Finance and Legal to optimize service delivery and supplier performance. You'll lead multi-country sourcing, drive value through standardization and continuous improvement, and champion innovative FM technologies. This is a strategic, cross-functional role that anchors our facilities capability on a resilient, data-driven foundation. Retribuzione / Benefits
* competitive salary and incentives
* well-being and care
* paid and unpaid leave
* flexible work options
* benefits that support financial security Responsabilità
* Develop and execute the global category strategy for hard and soft FM categories
* Lead procurement for Integrated Facility Management (IFM) services across multiple countries
* Analyze spend, demand, markets, costs, risks, and FM/IFM technologies
* Manage complex multi-country sourcing from market engagement through contracting and implementation
* Drive cost optimization, supplier consolidation, and total cost of ownership improvements
* Oversee supplier performance with scorecards, QBRs, and improvement plans
* Establish commercial models, scopes of work, KPIs, SLAs and continuous-improvement commitments
* Ensure supplier compliance with HSE, regulatory, and contractual requirements
* Promote innovation using AI, IoT, Robotics, CAFM/CMMS, energy management and analytics
* Present strategies and results to senior stakeholders
* Apply Continuous Improvement Process Sourcing (CIPS) to align supplier capability with business needs
* Ensure ongoing HSE, regulatory and quality compliance in supplier relationships Requisiti fondamentali
* Bachelor's degree in a related field
* At least 8 years of strategic sourcing or category management experience
* Proven experience with facility service categories across multiple sites/countries
* Strong understanding of hard and soft FM services and supplier delivery structures
* Track record in global category strategy, tendering, contract negotiation and supplier performance management
* Experience in industrial/manufacturing/energy environments
* Strong commercial, analytical, project management and stakeholder leadership skills
* Ability to influence across functions and levels in a matrix environment
* Fluent English (written and spoken); additional languages a plus
* influencing across functions and countries
* stakeholder leadership
* analytical mindset
* strategic sourcing
* category management
* supplier performance management