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[Apply on Hitachi’s careers site →](https://careers.hitachi.com/category-manager-metal-fabrication-radiator-and-fan/job/R0149958) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [Hitachi](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/hitachi/) / Category Manager Metal Fabrication, Radiator and Fan ## Job description The Opportunity At Hitachi Energy our purpose is advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We bring power to our homes, schools, hospitals, and factories. Join us and work with fantastic people, while learning and developing yourself on projects that have a real impact to our communities and society. Bring your passion, bring your energy, and be part of a global team that appreciates a simple truth: Diversity + Collaboration = Great Innovation. ### Mission Statement As a Category Manager, establish a resilient and sustainable sourcing strategy to meet targets on total cost of ownership and supply performance for your assigned categories, this includes ensuring material quality, material availability, delivery performance and cost competitiveness. You will be responsible for all Metal Fabrication, Radiator and Fan spend in Turkey. This position will be based in Dudullu-DT factory, Istanbul. Negotiation of contracts and service level agreements is the center of this role, with the goal of providing the best price, lead time, as well as other terms and conditions for the factories. ### Hierarchical Reporting Line APMEA HUB - SCM Product Line Team Lead Functional Reporting Line: BU Category Manager How you will make an impact: Develop and execute category sourcing strategies through market analysis, spend intelligence, and supplier portfolio optimization to ensure competitiveness and long-term value creation. Lead strategic sourcing activities, supplier selection, and contract negotiations to achieve cost reduction, supply continuity, and commercial performance targets. Support tendering and project execution through RFQs, cost modeling, negotiations, and variance analysis to improve business profitability and win rates. Drive total cost of ownership improvement by monitoring market trends, benchmarking costs, and implementing productivity and material cost reduction initiatives. Manage supplier performance, qualification, risk assessment, and development programs to ensure quality, reliability, compliance, and sustainable supply. Lead cross-functional projects and continuous improvement initiatives that enhance cost efficiency, mitigate risks, improve quality, and strengthen supply chain resilience. Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external & internal regulations, procedures & guidelines. ### Your background Bachelor’s degree or above in engineering, finance, supply chain management, business management, or a related field. 10+ years of relevant experience in category or supply chain management. Fluent in English and Turkish, both written and spoken. Experience from transformers or automotive industry is a plus. Proven skills in negotiation, communication and contract management. Knowledge in manufacturing of Metal Fabrication, Radiator and Fan. Good understanding in ISO standards, UN´s 17 Sustainable Development Goals, EcoVadis, REACH, RoHS, FMEA, PPAP and Conflict Minerals. More ### About Us We pride ourselves on offering a holistic range of competitive benefit programs to support your financial, physical and mental wellbeing and personal development. We want you to truly thrive with us – in work and out. For this role, depending on grade and experience, we offer the following employee benefits; *Access to a comprehensive wellbeing program, *Private health insurance, *Transportation allowance. ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Nov 6, 2026 - First seen by OpenNash: Nov 9, 2026 - Last checked: Nov 9, 2026 - Listed for: 3 days - Location: Istanbul, İstanbul, TR - Employment type: Full-time[Apply on Hitachi’s careers site →](https://careers.hitachi.com/category-manager-metal-fabrication-radiator-and-fan/job/R0149958) ## Hiring at Hitachi - Open jobs: 3,569 - New in the last 7 days: After two weekly collections - Tracked since: Oct 12, 2026 [All Hitachi jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/hitachi/) · [Weekly hiring report](/reports/hiring/) ## More jobs at Hitachi ### [Category Specialist](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/hitachi/jobs/17250f1a207fc1aff3ed/) Vadodara, GJ, India ### [Change Manager](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/hitachi/jobs/af07dc5c6b9db94e17b5/) Copenhagen, Denmark ### [Chemical Lab Specialist - Bushings](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/hitachi/jobs/7c6ed769796e2a7ac99b/) Halol, GJ, India ### [Civil Construction Technical Site Advisor](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/hitachi/jobs/38d9299d6d31046c6c4f/) Rotterdam, ZH, Netherlands ### [Civil Site Supervisor](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/hitachi/jobs/39deae654fdadbc301f7/) Karratha, WA, Australia +1 more ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [IE Engineer_ Welding & Sheet metal](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/abb/jobs/b75998084d74e01ad1ad/) ABB · Beijing, China ### [HVAC Sheet Metal Foreman](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/comfort-systems-usa/jobs/e3c2ae3cd86d4d60928f/) Comfort Systems USA ### [Sr Manufacturing Engineer - Metal Forming](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/eaton/jobs/47d135194159e7942da1/) Eaton · Juarez, Chihuahua, MEX ### [Metal Machninist - CNC/ Manual/ On site](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/genuine-parts/jobs/58ec4bc31f814165b0d4/) Genuine Parts · Henderson, Western Australia OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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