Strategic Procurement & Supply Chain Lead (12-Month)

hitachi; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Rail Singapore is seeking a skilled Supply Chain Procurement Manager on a 12-month contract to drive procurement strategy and coordinate with suppliers and internal teams across the project lifecycle.

The role focuses on cost, quality and schedule across EAC/ETC monitoring, dashboards, and risk mitigation, with extensive collaboration between Design, Procurement, and Supply Chain functions to ensure on-time material delivery for complex railway projects.

Qualifications

• Experience defining industrial strategy and budgeting procurement activities.
• Strong ability to monitor EAC/ETC and prepare dashboards.
• Experience coordinating category managers and suppliers to optimize cost, quality and schedule.

Responsibilities

• Define the industrial strategy plan and budget for procurement activities.
• Plan and execute procurement and production activities for projects.
• Monitor and maintain EAC/ETC files, and report variations with dashboards.
• Identify risks and opportunities and develop mitigation plans to improve competitiveness.
• Coordinate a network of category managers and suppliers to optimize cost, quality and schedule.
• Create initial project plans during bid/ demand phases, including milestones and resources.
• Manage stakeholders and ensure adherence to internal processes.
• Plan project material requirements and work with Design and Procurement to order correct items.
• Ensure timely purchase requisitions and order issuance in line with project needs.
• Support Make or Buy decisions and processing of change management related to BOM and on-site changes.

Skills

Procurement strategy

Sourcing

Vendor management

Contract negotiation

Inventory management

Tools

SAP ERP

Job description

Hitachi Rail Singapore is seeking a skilled Supply Chain Procurement Manager on a 12-month contract to drive procurement strategy and coordinate with suppliers and internal teams across the project lifecycle.

The role focuses on cost, quality and schedule across EAC/ETC monitoring, dashboards, and risk mitigation, with extensive collaboration between Design, Procurement, and Supply Chain functions to ensure on-time material delivery for complex railway projects.