Factory Supply Chain Manager

• Be the primary factory responsible for strategic sourcing activities by ensuring material availability, delivery performance and cost competitiveness.
• Develop and lead a competent, technically strong SCM team to support operations.
• Manage assigned spend with a short term and medium term sourcing strategy to meet targets on total cost of ownership, quality, and reliability of supplies.
• Select, qualify, and classify suppliers. Negotiate and sign contracts with key global suppliers and local suppliers.
• Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
• Apply SCM standards, tools, and processes to ensure business continuity.
• Collaborate with other functions and across similar factories on backlog execution, new product introduction, escalation cases and synergies.
• Implements the sourcing strategy in the factory in line PL/Hub. Own the factory liaison to the Hub/BU category teams in order to provide input to the category
• Control of material costs and lead times at tender stage. Measure gaps tender/actuals investigate on root causes and take adequate corrective/preventive measures.
• 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.

• Proven experience as Supply Chain Leader, preferably in a heavy industry product assembly environment
• Experience in operational procurement, transportation, and logistics as well in contract negotiations and supply performance improvement projects
• As a leader you have good listening, communication & influencing skills to build trust with your team and different stakeholders
• Strong Collaborative skills and Non Silo working.
• You are inspirational, result-driven, and people-oriented, have a flair for business and like to work in a multi-cultural environment
• It is an advantage if you have knowledge of ERP systems
• English is required, both written and spoken.

Do you find this position interesting? Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, so don’t delay – apply today!

Questions regarding the position? Questions can be asked to Talent Partner Eva.scholin@hitachienergy.com. Union representatives – Sveriges Ingenjörer: Håkan Blomquist, +46 107-38 31 52; Ledarna: Frank Hollstedt, +46 107-38 70 43; Unionen: Tomas L. Gustafsson, +46 107-38 27 47.