Strategic Procurement Leader

3 weeks ago

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States Hitachi Rail Ltd Full time

About the Role

Hitachi Rail Ltd is seeking a highly skilled Senior Manager, Procurement to join our team.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and maintain strong professional relationships with business partners and suppliers to deliver financial benefits through effective communication and negotiation skills.
  • Ensure the procurement team delivers outstanding customer service and creates value through cost and/or service improvement.
  • Own the Category Management planning cycle for a portfolio of spend categories, developing a bottoms-up plan detailing in-year and long-term commercial targets aligned to business operating plans.
  • Execute Category Management strategies for long-term breakthrough value, achieving competitive advantage through cost reduction, quality, compliance, sustainability, risk mitigation, and innovation from existing and new suppliers.
  • Accountable for sourcing, benchmarking, and negotiation activities within the Category, ensuring compliance to all Hitachi Rail processes, continuous improvement in terms of quality, service, and total cost of ownership in-line with business requirements.
  • Ensure financial targets for all spend categories are achieved within the portfolio.
  • Apply advanced procurement methods to improve the results of strategic sourcing.
  • Identify strategic suppliers and partners through segmentation of spend on the basis of risk, criticality, and volume of spend, allocating time to areas that derive value.
  • Approval of suitable suppliers for the Category, ensuring the Hitachi Rail onboarding process is followed.
  • Establish roles and responsibilities for supplier governance to improve the alignment of supplier agreements with business partner objectives.
  • Develop continuous improvement plans with strategic suppliers to accelerate the development of supplier capabilities through collaboration, increasing value, and pursuing further cost reduction.
  • Undertake contract reviews of existing agreements and exploit opportunities to make in-contract life savings.
  • Collaborate with other managers to share learnings.
  • Be a leading example of the Hitachi Rail mission, vision, and values.
  • Adhere to company and functional policies and procedures.

Requirements:

  • Experienced procurement practitioner with knowledge of strategic sourcing within Business Services and supplier management tools and techniques.
  • Able to negotiate directly with suppliers for all contract provisions.
  • Experience leading and developing cross-functional project teams.
  • Strong analytical skills and action-focused to capitalize on identified opportunities.
  • Robust understanding of Contract law and contract drafting for different types of Business Services.
  • Appreciation of cost-saving methodologies such as should-be cost modeling, value engineering, and logistics optimization.
  • Strong commercial acumen and data presentation skills with the ability to influence and persuade stakeholders.
  • Excellent knowledge of SAP, Excel, and other Microsoft Office packages.
  • Experience and understanding of Contract Lifecycle Management Tools.

Desired:

  • Member of Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) or Institute of Supply Management (CPSM, or CPM) or another appropriate professional institute or relevant experience.

Education:

  • Bachelor's Degree in a related field.

Language:

English proficiency.

Benefits:

Hitachi Rail Ltd employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including Competitive Pay, Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance, Short & Long Term Disability, Life & Accident Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, a Retirement Savings Plan, and Paid Vacation.

We also offer a number of Work/Life Programs, such as Flextime, and a variety of Training and Development opportunities.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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