Category Manager – Yard Equipment

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
You will drive RFQ and negotiation for project in execution to ensure focus on TCO, quality and lead time.
Design and implement supplier strategies in both the short and the long-term using market, cost and risk analyzes.
Develop the supplier base with a focus on quality, TCO, lead-time and capacity.
Ensure that our suppliers comply with the laws, regulations, standards, certificates and directives that Hitachi ABB Power Grids requires from their suppliers.
Build strong international contacts both internally within HVDC and Power Grids and with our suppliers. Travel in work both within Sweden and abroad is required.
Share Hitachi ABB Power Grids basic security and integrity, which means that you take responsibility for your own actions while also feeling responsible for your colleagues and business operations.

Your background
You have university degree within engineering or/and economy or have equivalent work experience and experience in strategic purchasing and project purchasing.
Preferably, you are familiar with and have experience of large projects.
You are driven by doing business, creating and maintaining long-term relationships and are clear in your communication with others in a multicultural environment.
As a person, you are fearless, driven and results-oriented and take responsibility for independently completing your assignments.
You are fluent in English.

More about us
Are you ready for a new exciting challenge? Does the above description sound like you? Welcome to apply before February 19! Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, so don’t delay – apply today!
More information: 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 questions on the position 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. www.hitachiabb-powergrids.com