Category Manager
Pubblicato il 03-10-2026 - Hitachi in Napoli
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
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