Global Supplier Risk & Resilience Director

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

25 days' holiday

Pension scheme with contributions up t

Private medical insurance

Personal Accident insurance

Group Income Protection

Group Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Hitachi Rail Limited is seeking a Supplier Risk Management Director to lead our Global Procurement function, shaping a durable framework for supplier risk across the organisation. The role involves cross-regional governance, data-driven insights and collaboration with internal stakeholders to strengthen resilience.

The ideal candidate has extensive procurement leadership experience, knowledge of contract lifecycle management tools, and the ability to translate risk data into actionable

Qualifications

• Senior procurement professional with global experience.
• Experience leading cross-functional project teams.
• Strong analytical capability and data-driven decision making.
• Ability to influence stakeholders across cultures and geographies.
• Experience or understanding of CLM tools and supplier risk management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a global supplier risk management framework.
• Establish governance and interfaces with Enterprise Risk Management.
• Create guidelines, standards, metrics for supplier resilience.
• Build supplier risk intelligence and watchtower capabilities.
• Deliver training on supplier risk processes and governance.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Analytical capability

Commercial acumen

Contract lifecycle management tools

Communication & influencing

Organization & autonomy

Degree-level qualification

Professional body membership (CIPS/CPS

Education

Degree-level qualification

Tools

Contract Lifecycle Management tools

Job description

Hitachi Rail Limited is seeking a Supplier Risk Management Director to lead our Global Procurement function, shaping a durable framework for supplier risk across the organisation. The role involves cross-regional governance, data-driven insights and collaboration with internal stakeholders to strengthen resilience.

The ideal candidate has extensive procurement leadership experience, knowledge of contract lifecycle management tools, and the ability to translate risk data into actionable