Category Manager Valve HVDC

Hitachi ABB Power Grids is a pioneering technology leader that is helping to increase access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all. We help to power your home, keep the factories running, and our hospitals and schools open. Come as you are and prepare to get better as you learn from others. Bring your passion, bring your energy, and plug into a team that appreciates a simple truth: Diversity + Collaboration = Great Innovation
HVDC is a business unit within the Hitachi ABB Power Grids. HVDC unit (High Voltage Direct Current), with headquarters in Ludvika – develops, manufactures and sells DC transmission systems on a global market. This Hitachi ABB Power Grids developed HVDC technology is used to transmit electricity over long distances and for power transmission via submarine cables. HVDC is also used to connect power systems.
The Global Supply Chain Management organization at HVDC is strengthening its ability to perform professionally and add competitive value services within purchasing and logistics. The Global SCM organization is responsible for an annual purchase of over 800 MUSD, delivers value and service to HVDC’s large infrastructure projects around the world. If you love to do business and have a curious mind, take the opportunity to join a World Technology Leader Company, experience the great feeling to work with large projects close to the end customer, and at the same time, give yourself unlimited career opportunities by applying for following role!
Your responsibilities
As a Category Manager, you are responsible for developing and executing Category Strategies on short and long terms that align with the HVDC Business Strategies.
You will develop our Supplier base within your Categories with focus on total cost, quality, lead time and capacity to support our factories around the world.
We work towards our Production plants so you will also be responsible to secure material procurement.
You will work together with a team of category managers, operational buyers, transport managers, logistic planners, supplier quality engineers and others to drive and ensure that the goods and material are procured, produced and delivered on budget, on time and with quality to our production and project sites worldwide.
You will have a key role interacting with stakeholders in tender, production and project execution, i.e. engineering, R&D, service, tender management, project management, general management levels at HVDC and the global SCM organization.
Living Hitachi ABB Power Grids core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.
You ensure that our suppliers comply with the laws, regulations, standards, certificates and directives that Hitachi Powergrids requires of its suppliers.
You build strong international contacts both internally within HVDC and with our suppliers. Travel at work both within Sweden and abroad is required for this role.

Your background
Have an academic degree in a relevant field: Engineering, Business & Administration, Supply Chain Management or Law or equivalent work experience.
Work Experience in Category management or/and as a tactical buyer for at least 2-5 years.
Genuinely interested in technical components and systems.
For this role it requires that you are unpretentious for the job requires that you need to do everything from strategies work to material follow-up to working with your material in our ERP system.
You are a team player with strong communicative and collaborative skills who likes to interact with other people.
You are used to a multicultural and challenging global business environment and can handle several tasks in parallel.
Described as energetic, motivated and self-confident person who can handle both ups and downs and manage problem that may occur.
Fluency in English, both written and spoken

More about us
Are you ready for a new exciting challenge? Does the above description sound like you? Welcome to apply before February 15th. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, so don’t delay – apply today!
More information: Recruiting Manager Cecilia Ståhl, +46 702 60 40 70, will answer your questions about the position. Union representatives - Sveriges Ingenjörer; Torbjörn Wilund, +46 107-38 25 73, or Mikael Hjort, +46 107-38 25 73; Ledarna: Christer Fridlund, +46 107-38 29 12; Unionen: Stefan Barkman, +46 107-38 33 04. All other questions can be directed to Talent Partner Hanna Kontsu, +46 107-38 53 25.
Hitachi ABB Power Grids is a global technology leader with a combined heritage of almost 250 years, employing around 36,000 people in 90 countries. Headquartered in Switzerland, the business serves utility, industry and infrastructure customers across the value chain, and emerging areas like sustainable mobility, smart cities, energy storage and data centres. With a proven track record, global footprint and unparalleled installed base, Hitachi ABB Power Grids balances social, environmental and economic values, and is committed to powering good for a sustainable energy future, with pioneering and digital technologies, as the partner of choice for enabling a stronger, smarter and greener grid.
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