Senior Project Supply Chain Lead - Electrical Infra & DCs

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan

EPF

Life insurance

Personal accident insurance

Business travel insurance

Hospitalization insurance

Leave programs

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Malaysia is seeking a Project Supply Chain Manager to lead end-to-end procurement and supply chain activities across the full project lifecycle. You will work with engineering, project management, and suppliers to meet cost, quality, and schedule targets.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree and at least five years in project procurement or supply chain with strong stakeholder management and English communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of experience within project procurement, supply chain management, sourcing, or project execution environments.
• Experience managing supply chain activities across the full project lifecycle, including tendering, procurement, project execution, and project delivery.
• Strong understanding of project-based businesses such as electrical infrastructure, EPC, power transmission and distribution, energy, renewables, or industrial projects.
• Experience sourcing engineered equipment, electrical products, systems, or project-related services.
• Demonstrated commercial acumen, supplier management, and contract negotiation capabilities.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to work effectively across project, engineering, commercial, and supplier organizations.
• Experience managing key supply chain performance metrics and delivering projects against cost, quality, and schedule targets.
• Excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end procurement and supply chain activities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Develop project sourcing schedules, budgets, forecasts, and procurement plans aligned with project objectives.
• Collaborate with engineering, project management, commercial teams, and suppliers to ensure timely delivery of milestones.
• Identify, evaluate, and qualify suppliers and subcontractors as per policies and customer requirements.
• Lead supplier negotiations and placement of purchase orders with alignment on pricing and delivery.
• Monitor supplier performance, delivery progress and risks, implementing mitigation actions.

Skills

Project procurement

Supply chain management

Sourcing

Contract negotiation

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business

Job description

Hitachi Energy Malaysia is seeking a Project Supply Chain Manager to lead end-to-end procurement and supply chain activities across the full project lifecycle. You will work with engineering, project management, and suppliers to meet cost, quality, and schedule targets.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree and at least five years in project procurement or supply chain with strong stakeholder management and English communication skills.