IT Category Specialist – Laveer Engineering

Requisition Number: 29584

Company: W Electric Poland LLC

Location: Krakow, MA, PL, 30-701

Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouses mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Global Category Manager(s) with a focus on Enterprise IT procurement (hardware, software, services, network, IT Security and mobility‑phones)
• Collaborate with Team members and suppliers / vendors including IT and other categories
• Negotiate and report cost savings and rebates negotiated by Global Category Manager(s)
• Monitor and report on expiring Contracts
• Initiate, support, and/or lead RFP/RFQ bids and analysis. Additionally, handle supplier evaluation, supplier qualification, supplier selection, and supplier development
• Conduct negotiations, including Master Service Agreements
• Deliver excellence in procurement activities and support Global Category Manager(s) through a structured category management process including spend analytics, strategy development, negotiations
• Use tools and techniques to profile, benchmark, assess supply chain risks and trends to ensure security of supply within assigned categories. Examples include SAP, Ariba, PRIME, WAVE, Spend Tool/Power BI, etc
• Manage spend through market and competitive analysis, creation of leverage and professional negotiations to secure the best cost, quality, and service to meet business need
• Plan, align, and engage with your team to deliver desired results (savings for annual and multi‑year savings goals and Average Payment Terms)
• Perform supplier relationship management including the tracking of service level agreements and main indicators
• Support reconciliation activities relating to supplier accounts, develop and monitor action plans
• Plan and participate in quarterly business reviews with preferred suppliers and Category Manager(s)
• Continuously seek out opportunities to further improve bottom‑line company performance through sourcing projects, supplier communications, quality, payment terms, value stream mapping, supply chain optimization and continuous improvement projects with suppliers
• Support and execute change management initiatives
• Maintain awareness of applicable export control regulations to ensure compliance and follow corporate procedures including ethical standards
• Work closely with the Operational Pillar (Buyers) and Commercial Indirect Pillar (Indirect Sourcing Leads) to ensure understanding and effective execution of the agreed category strategies
• Support Global Category Manager(s) and collaborate with cross‑functional partners to gain full alignment in category and business objectives. Gather feedback from stakeholders via VOC (Voice of the Customer) satisfaction survey. Support the development and execution of the Management Operating System (MOS)

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree
• Minimum of 1+ years of experience – indirect supply chain experience
• Experience with Professional Services categories – IT Software
• Knowledge of contractual terms and conditions
• Innovative approach; consistently seeking creative solutions to optimize and streamline processes
• Expert in organizing workflows and ensuring delivery of high‑quality results
• Ability to manage stress and maintain professional composure, while executing multiple requests and projects simultaneously
• Strong analytical expertise with a focus on identifying trends and improving performance
• Solid business and financial acumen
• Exceptional communicator with a talent for fostering collaboration and aligning teams toward shared goals
• Experience pivoting strategies and maintaining focus amid evolving business demands
• Understanding of Procure to Pay processes including SAP/Ariba, ERP Systems and Cost Savings Tracking Systems (Wave)
• Culturally aware, international experience

We are committed to transparency and equity in all of our people practices. The base salary range for this position, which is dependent upon experience, qualifications and skills, is estimated to be 11416 PLN to 14266 PLN per month. In addition to base pay, this role may be eligible for incentive pay based on company and individual performance.

Why Westinghouse?

Westinghouse Electric Company is the Global Nuclear Energy Industrys first choice for safe, clean and efficient energy solutions. We enable our delivery of this vision by living our value system.

Core Values

• Safety and Quality
• Integrity and Trust
• Customer Focus and Innovation
• Speed and Passion to Win
• Teamwork and Accountability

Benefits Offered in Poland

• Stable employment
• Outstanding and supportive atmosphere of collaboration in the team and in Westinghouse group
• Attractive remuneration with bonuses
• Hybrid model of work, flexible working time
• MyBenefit Cafeteria
• Life insurance
• Private Medical Care
• Private Group Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program: confidential counseling and resources for employees, eligible dependents, and household members
• Charity initiatives
• Parking space for employees
• Employee referral program

Equal Opportunity Employer. Westinghouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.

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Employment opportunities may require access to information subject to the export control regulations of the United States. Hiring decisions for such positions are required by law to be made in compliance with these regulations. Applicants for employment opportunities in other countries must be able to meet the comparable export control requirements of that country and of the United States.

Job Segment

Supply Chain, Procurement, SAP, ERP, Network, Operations, Technology

Seniority level: Entry Level

Employment type: Full‑time

Job function: Information Technology

Industry: Industrial Machinery Manufacturing