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HUB Category Team Leader 80 – 100% (f/m/d)

The opportunity

In this key leadership role, you drive the HUB’s sourcing strategy for your assigned spend, balancing cost, quality, risk, and supply continuity. You take accountability for category performance, lead supplier management activities, and guide a team toward operational excellence in accordance with PG, BU, and HUB standards.

How you’ll make an impact

  • Develop and execute compliant, resilient and sustainable short‑ and mid‑term sourcing strategies based on total cost of ownership

  • Lead negotiations and manage contracts, frame agreements and SLAs to ensure competitive prices, lead times and favourable terms

  • Direct the Supply Quality & Development team in supplier issue resolution and performance improvement

  • Collaborate with factories, BU/GPG/HUB stakeholders to support DtV, R&D, bidding and NPI activities

  • Initiate and drive cost‑reduction, risk‑mitigation and supply‑performance projects

  • Oversee supplier relationships, including qualification, audits, performance reviews and escalation management

  • Provide analytics and market intelligence on price trends, cost development and critical material supply/demand

  • Lead and develop the category team, ensuring effective staffing, capability building and cross-functional project delivery

Your background

  • Proven experience in category management, strategic sourcing or supply chain management in an industrial/manufacturing context

  • Strong negotiation skills and expertise in contract and agreement management

  • Solid understanding of CIPS-based category strategies and total cost of ownership principles

  • Experience working with supplier qualification, performance management, audits and risk assessments

  • Strong analytical abilities with knowledge of market dynamics, cost structures and benchmarking

  • Track record of leading cost‑cutting, DtV, NPI or forward‑sourcing projects

  • Demonstrated leadership capabilities, including team development and cross‑functional collaboration

  • Fluent communication skills and the ability to influence stakeholders across factories, BU and HUB levels

More about us 

Our flexible working practices help you optimize personal and business performance while creating an environment where all employees can develop their skills and grow.

Lieu Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Type d'emploi Full time
De l'expérience Management
Fonction du poste Supply Chain
Contrat Regular
Date de publication 2026-02-05
Numéro de réference R0117618

À propos de Hitachi Energy

Hitachi Energy est un chef de file technologique mondial voué à la promotion d’un avenir énergétique durable pour tous. Nous servons des clients dans les secteurs des services publics, de l'industrie et des infrastructures avec des solutions et des services innovants tout au long de la chaîne de valeur. Avec nos clients et nos partenaires, nous sommes pionniers en matière de technologies et permettons la transformation numérique nécessaire pour accélérer la transition énergétique vers un avenir carboneutre.

Nous employons plus de 45 000 personnes dans 90 pays qui, chaque jour, travaillent dans un but précis et mettent à profit leurs différents parcours pour remettre en question le statu quo. Nous vous invitons à postuler aujourd'hui et à faire partie d'une équipe mondiale qui apprécie une vérité simple : diversité + collaboration = grande innovation.