Strategic Commodity Manager | Hybrid Procurement

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; Newton Aycliffe; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Potential annual bonus

25 days holiday

Pension scheme (up to 9%)

Private medical insurance

Personal Accident Insurance

Group Income Protection

Group Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Hitachi Rail UK Limited is seeking a commercially minded procurement professional to manage supplier relationships and negotiate contracts. The role covers developing commodity plans, leading sourcing events and driving value through cost-saving strategies across UK projects.

You will work in a hybrid environment with travel between UK locations as needed, supporting CLM processes and supplier performance reviews to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience negotiating supplier contracts and terms.
• Understanding of contract law and drafting across products/services.
• Strong commercial acumen with cost-saving methods like value engineering.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver commodity plans aligned to category strategy.
• Lead sourcing events including RFX and e-auctions.
• Identify and establish suitable suppliers and lead negotiations.
• Support ERP/MRP vendor set-up and contract handovers.
• Conduct supplier performance and risk reviews and manage value-chain improvements.

Skills

Supplier negotiations

Contract management

SAP proficiency

Cross-functional collaboration

Excel & MS Office

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) tools

Job description

Hitachi Rail UK Limited is seeking a commercially minded procurement professional to manage supplier relationships and negotiate contracts. The role covers developing commodity plans, leading sourcing events and driving value through cost-saving strategies across UK projects.

You will work in a hybrid environment with travel between UK locations as needed, supporting CLM processes and supplier performance reviews to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.