Procurement Category Manager

Hitachi • Fort Worth, TX

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About The Position

Hitachi Digital is hiring a Procurement Category Manager to lead strategic sourcing of services in the Americas for Marketing, Human Resources, Consulting, and Finance, with some projects and categories extending globally. Reporting to the Senior Manager Global Procurement, the role will also work with the global team on global category project execution. The position is a recognized subject matter expert role involving management of large projects or processes with limited oversight, and may include coaching, reviewing, and delegating work to lower-level professionals.

The manager will develop and execute sourcing projects, reverse auctions, and other initiatives aligned with Hitachi Digital’s priorities and the needs of the relevant business functions. The work includes analyzing complex procurement scenarios, developing negotiation strategies aligned with long-term business goals, negotiating high-value service contracts, structuring contracts to optimize costs and cash flow while mitigating risk, and ensuring performance and compliance. The role also evaluates financial implications, total cost of ownership, and ROI; uses procurement analytics to identify savings opportunities and vendor risks; and manages supplier relationships, performance scorecards, SLAs, and escalations.

The successful candidate will partner with stakeholders across business functions and geographies, influence IT executives and senior leaders to adopt procurement best practices, and maintain a global preferred supply base. Ethical sourcing and compliance with data privacy, security, and regulatory standards are important aspects of the role.

Requirements

• Four years of experience in procurement sourcing and category management.
• Understanding of basic procurement law and the ability to negotiate or oversee master supply agreements, professional services agreements, statements of work, change requests, and amendments.
• Experience in one or more of the following procurement categories: Marketing, Human Resources, Professional Services, or Financial Services.
• Demonstrated track record of leading sourcing processes and working with stakeholders across businesses and geographies.
• Ability to communicate, influence, and build relationships with stakeholders at all levels of an organization.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team.
• Excellent negotiation skills and ability to independently negotiate large-volume, high-risk deals.
• Strong supplier management skills.
• Ability to navigate a fast-paced multinational environment and foster effective working relationships across regions.
• Strong organization, confidence navigating stakeholder demands, self-motivation, willingness to learn and adopt new methodologies, and excellent communication, influencing, and interpersonal skills.
• Commitment to ethical sourcing and compliance with data privacy, security, and regulatory standards.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in an eSourcing tool environment.
• Bachelor’s degree.

Responsibilities

• Manage the development and execution of sourcing projects, reverse auctions, and initiatives aligned with Hitachi Digital’s priorities and business-function objectives.
• Lead strategic sourcing of services for Marketing, Human Resources, Consulting, and Finance categories in the Americas, with some global projects and categories.
• Work with the global procurement team on global category project execution.
• Analyze complex procurement scenarios and align negotiation strategies with long-term business goals.
• Negotiate high-value, complex service contracts to achieve savings and non-monetary benefits.
• Structure contracts to optimize cost and cash flow, mitigate risk, and ensure performance and compliance.
• Evaluate financial implications, total cost of ownership, and ROI; use procurement analytics to identify savings opportunities and assess vendor risk.
• Develop and maintain a global preferred supply base for areas of responsibility.
• Manage supplier relationships, vendor scorecards, SLAs, and escalation processes, and monitor supplier performance after contract award.
• Influence IT executives and senior leaders to adopt procurement best practices in negotiations with large software and hardware suppliers.
• Lead sourcing processes with stakeholders across businesses and geographies.
• Support ethical sourcing and compliance with data privacy, security, and regulatory standards.
• Manage large projects or processes with limited oversight and coach, review, or delegate work to lower-level professionals.

Benefits

• Industry-leading benefits, support, and services that support holistic health and wellbeing.
• Flexible arrangements, depending on role and location.
• Autonomy, freedom, and ownership in the work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed