Category Specialist - HVDC

Location:

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Job ID:

R0127298

Date Posted:

2026-05-08

Company Name:

HITACHI ENERGY TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED

Profession (Job Category):

Customer Service & Contact Center Operations

Job Schedule: 

Full time

Remote:

No

Job Description:

The opportunity:

HVDC is looking for a Category Specialist for HVDC Control & Protection category to support the global sourcing initiatives, under collaboration with global category manager. Handle activities that require agility to transform category strategies into actions. Work collaboratively with Project team and other internal stakeholders, to ensure optimal business outcomes. As a Category Specialist, you are responsible for developing and executing Category Strategies on short and long terms that align with the HVDC Business Strategies. Ensure purchasing activities align with corporate purchasing policies and procedures.

How you'll make an impact:

• You will develop our Supplier base within your Categories for Control & Protection MACH Cubicles, PCBAs and other Electrical Products, with focus on total cost, quality, lead time and capacity to support Control & Protection Cubicles in India and support around the world.

• You will design and implement supplier strategies in both the short and the long-term using market, cost and risk analyses, ensure that our suppliers comply with the laws, regulations, standards, certificates and directives that Hitachi Energy requires from their suppliers. We work towards our Production plants so you will also be responsible to secure material procurement.

• You will support the development and implementation of regional/global sourcing strategies in close alignment with the regional/global Category leader, which involves Localization and Cabinet Integration Supplier development, Frame Agreement & Commercial Negotiation, PPAP, Dynamic evolution, Coordination with Engineering for BOM, Mass production planning, and ensure delivery to FST according to project plan.

• You will be responsible for supplier development for Cabinet Integration involving Identification, preparing business case study and obtaining approval from Stakeholders, Supplier Financial & Commercial Analysis, Risk review, and collaboration with Engineering & Supplier Quality for Audit, Qualification and Onboarding to meet Business demands. You will drive RFQ and negotiation for project in execution to ensure focus on TCO, quality, lead time and capacity, work together with a team of category managers, operational buyers, transport managers, logistic planners, supplier quality engineers , Engineering, FST and others to drive and ensure that the goods and material are procured, produced, Integrated and delivered on budget, on time and with quality to our FST laboratory and project sites across worldwide.

• You will have a key role interacting with stakeholders in tender and project execution, i.e., Engineering, Quality, FST, R&D, service, tender management, project management, general management levels at HVDC and the global SCM organization, agreements with main suppliers, and periodically renews pricelists, contracts, terms and conditions & runs benchmark studies for the category team and for specific sourcing initiatives & creates local contract amendments to frame agreements on behalf of a country and updates/maintains frame contracts. 

• You will support the regional/global sourcing initiatives within a defined set of categories, working closely with key stakeholders to implement regional category strategies.

• You will onboard new suppliers in close collaboration with the respective local buyer and runs regular supplier evaluations and provides supplier reports to Businesses and Category Managers, establish clear and transparent communication internally, externally, and between different Divisions, Business Units and Functions and support the implementation of PL activities and initiatives in the Region/Country through this clear communication.

• You will be responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.

• Living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your background:

• You hold a degree in B.E. (Electrical & Electronics / Electronics & communication), Supply Chain Management or equivalent experience.

• You should have 10 to 14 years of experience of Category Management, Sourcing strategy, Global Sourcing, NPD, Project management or Procurement and Knowledge in Control & Protection MACH Cubicle Integrations and PCBAs Assemblies.

• Genuinely interested in technical components and systems.

• You are a team player with strong collaborative skills who likes to interact with other people.

• You are used to a multicultural and challenging global business environment and can handle several tasks in parallel.

• Described as energetic, motivated and self-confident person who can handle both ups and downs and manage problem that may occur.

• Experience in HVDC Control & Protection MACH Cubicle Integrations and PCBAs Assemblies will be an added advantage.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

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