Strategic Procurement Manager

4 days ago

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States Hitachi Rail Full time

Hitachi Rail is seeking a skilled and ambitious Strategic Procurement Manager to lead our procurement efforts. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in strategic sourcing and supplier management, with the ability to develop and maintain excellent professional relationships with business partners and suppliers.

About the Role:

The Strategic Procurement Manager will be responsible for developing and implementing procurement strategies that align with the company's business objectives. This will involve working closely with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for cost savings and process improvements.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and maintain excellent professional relationships and networks with business partners and suppliers to deliver financial benefit through strong presentation and facilitation skills.
  • Excellent communicator, committed to ensuring the procurement 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 (such as gain sharing, clean sheeting, reduced cost to serve) 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 Hitachi Rail on-boarding 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 .
  • Manage the performance of direct reports (if applicable) conducting regular 1:1 meetings, coaching and mentoring personal development, and provide constructive feedback through appraisals.

Requirements:

  • Experienced procurement practitioner with the knowledge of strategic sourcing within Business Services, and supplier management tools and techniques (although not specifically in the rail industry).
  • 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, including during Design/Build phase, and Operation and Maintenance phases.
  • Appreciation of cost saving methodologies such as should-be cost modelling, value engineering, and logistics optimization.
  • Strong commercial acumen and data presentation skills with an 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 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 thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those under consideration will be contacted. Join us at www.hitachirail.com/careers

It is our commitment at Hitachi Rail to create a diverse environment and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

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