Global Category Manager - IT h/w & s/w Licenses

expert, sharing actionable market insights with stakeholders across the organization.

• Build and maintain a comprehensive supplier mapping for IT hardware and software.

• Identify and document which teams and entities require specific IT products/services.

• Consolidate and review global category spend to leverage key suppliers.

• Consolidate and review global category spend and maintain detailed spend analysis down to product/service types.

• Work closely with R&D and HUBs to align sourcing strategies with evolving business needs.

• Define, refine, defend, and maintain sourcing strategies for IT hardware and software, aligned with current and future business needs. Ensure strategies address supply security, quality, on time delivery (OTD), and competitiveness.

• Provide a Supplier Orientation Chart for each category with the sourcing status for each supplier to ease strategy implementation.

• Proactively identify opportunities for product standardization and global sourcing initiatives across Grid Automation.

• Act as the gatekeeper for supplier onboarding, ensuring that only supplier aligned with strategy are onboarded.

• Conduct Quarterly Business Reviews with Key suppliers.

• Negotiate and maintain Global Frame Agreements in SAP Ariba, including periodic renewal of price lists and terms. Maintain Global Frame Agreements and communicate updates to all internal stakeholders.

• Ensure software license usage and ensure alignment with contractual documentation.

• Provide contract templates or guidelines tailored to your category to product and hub SCMs. Support or lead, when relevant, contractual discussions.

• Actively support supplier risk management processes, addressing risks such as sole sourcing, financial exposure, capacity and cybersecurity.

• Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.

• 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.

Your Background:

• Strong analytical, negotiation, and market research skills.

• Expertise in IT hardware and software sourcing, supplier management, and contract negotiation.

• Experience with SAP Ariba or similar procurement platforms.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.

• Ability to work cross functionally and in a global, matrixed environment.

• Experience in spend analysis, risk management, and category strategy development.

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