Global Supplier Risk Director

Hitachi, Ltd.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual bonus potential

25 days holiday

Pension up to 9%

Private medical insurance

Personal accident cover

Income protection

Life insurance

Employee assistance programme

Flexible benefits plan

Job summary

Hitachi Rail is seeking a Supplier Risk Management Director to lead a global framework within Global Procurement. You will shape resilience across our supply base, connect supplier risk with enterprise risk, and drive consistency and visibility across regions.

You will collaborate with suppliers and internal stakeholders, travel as needed, and mentor cross-functional teams using data and market intelligence to identify and mitigate emerging risks.

Qualifications

• Experience in strategic sourcing and supplier management.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams across regions.
• Strong data-driven decision making.
• Excellent communication and relationship building.
• Experience with enterprise risk management interfaces.
• Degree-level qualification and professional body membership.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a global supplier risk management framework covering both structural and operational risks.
• Establish a consistent approach to identifying, assessing, escalating and mitigating supplier risk across regions and lines of business.
• Support the development of supply chain risk governance, including interfaces with Enterprise Risk Management.
• Establish common guidelines, standards, metrics and recommendations to strengthen supplier resilience and improve risk transparency.
• Develop supplier risk intelligence and watchtower capabilities to provide visibility of emerging risks and market developments.
• Build collaboration models with key suppliers and internal stakeholders to strengthen resilience and continuity of supply.
• Use data and performance insights to assess risk exposure and mitigation effectiveness.
• Deliver training across Procurement on supplier and event risk management processes and governance.
• Leverage external benchmarking and industry best practices to strengthen Hitachi Rail’s approach to supplier risk.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Cross-functional teamwork

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Contract lifecycle management

Education

Degree in supply chain/procurement or related field

Tools

Contract Lifecycle Management tools

Job description

Hitachi Rail is seeking a Supplier Risk Management Director to lead a global framework within Global Procurement. You will shape resilience across our supply base, connect supplier risk with enterprise risk, and drive consistency and visibility across regions.

You will collaborate with suppliers and internal stakeholders, travel as needed, and mentor cross-functional teams using data and market intelligence to identify and mitigate emerging risks.