Location:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Job ID:
Date Posted:
2026-09-23
Company Name:
HITACHI ENERGY USA INC
Profession (Job Category):
Customer Service & Contact Center Operations
Job Schedule:
Full time
Remote:
Yes
Job Description:
Category Manager
The Opportunity:
We are looking for a strategic and results-oriented professional with extensive experience in CAPEX Construction and Facility area.
If you are flexible and enthusiastic about adapting to various work environments, and have a keen interest in exploring the inner workings of our client's most significant projects, you will be a great fit for our team
How You'll Make an Impact:
- Lead local category strategies for CAPEX Construction and Facility Management.
- Manage end-to-end strategic sourcing processes: RFP, technical and commercial evaluation, negotiation and contracting.
- Dialogue with technical teams to understand scopes, specifications and risks.
- Negotiate with specialized suppliers (contractors, technical services, FM).
- Manage contracts, terms and conditions, SLAs and KPIs.
- Adapt corporate contractual framework to the local business needs.
- Evaluate and mitigate technical, contractual, financial and HSE risks.
Your Background:
Basic Qualifications:
- BA / BS in Supply Chain/Business Administration/Real Estate/Finance or related discipline.
- +5 years of experience in large scale CAPEX Construction projects and Strategic Sourcing in a company.
- Good understanding about technical categories present within all capital projects: building services and process equipment, construction, and technical contractors.
- Sense of ownership, pride, and ability to see projects through to completion.
- Outstanding organizational skills to manage multiple moving parts simultaneously and optimally in a matrix organization and with very little oversight and direction.
- Project management and execution skills.
- Strong knowledge of MS office tools including MS Project, MS Excel etc., SAP Ariba.
- Good mastery of English.
- 10 - 20% travel required
- Location preference EST time zone
Preferred Qualifications:
- Hitachi Energy experience strongly preferred.
- Solid knowledge of Hitachi Energy’s different supply chains and logistics structures.
- Multi-Lingual (English + Spanish + other foreign language nice to have, Portuguese or French very strong assets)
- Superior negotiation skills in a highly challenging, intercultural multi-business environment and be able to negotiate terms and conditions as well as prices that align with business objectives.
- High understanding and knowledge of Hitachi Energy internal needs and goals and Company Sustainability Goals
- Could have ISM Certification.
More About Us:
We pride ourselves on offering a holistic range of competitive benefits to support your financial, physical and mental wellbeing and personal development. We want you to truly thrive with us, in work and out.
- Work on innovative energy technologies
- Collaboration with experienced professionals
- Learning and development opportunities
- Health and retirement benefits
- Paid leave and flexibility
