Supply Chain Procurement Manager (12-Months Contract)

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

Location: Singapore, Central Singapore, Singapore

Job Schedule: Full time

Remote: No

About Us

A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there's something for everyone to get stuck into. And that's where you come in.

Job Description

As Hitachi Rail Singapore, we are advancing rail signalling and safety solutions to ensure safe and efficient railway operations worldwide.

Our technologies help to bring billions of people reliably to their destinations by rail every year - making sustainable mobility a reality.

Supply Chain Procurement Manager (12-Months Contract) (Ref.No. R0144910) at our location in Singapore

You will enjoy having these responsibilities:

• Participates to the definition of the industrial strategy plan and elaborates the budget of the industrial activities and is accountable for all activities to do with the management of the physical and related information flows. That includes the preparation, planning and execution of procurement and production activities.
• Monitors and maintains the EAC / ETC file on regular basis. Report to all stakeholders when variations are observed. Prepare dashboards.
• Identify associated Risks and Opportunities of the project defining possible mitigation plans, improving competitiveness in our Offers and profitability in our Projects.
• Bring innovation / added value to the business and to the proposed technical solutions to comply with customer requirements.
• Coordinate a network of Category Managers and the suppliers involved to give the best possible response from Procurement standpoint (focusing on cost, quality and compliance with Project schedule) according to the business needs.
• Creation of the initial Project Plan during the bid or "Demand" phase of the lifecycle through requirement capture, work definition, estimating and scheduling that will include all Milestones, activities, resources and any other feature that will require to be delivered.
• Manage all project stakeholders; ensuring strong communications are established, maintained and they comply with the relevant internal processes.
• Plan and forecast the project's requirements and Work closely with Design team & Procurement team to ensure that correct items are being ordered for the project. Drive Quality, Cost & Delivery performance through close working with other functions.
• Ensure that Purchase Requisitions / Purchase Orders are raised / issued on time in accordance with project needs.
• Focus on the day-to-day project requirements pertaining to materials and services required by the Installation and T&C Teams. Follow up with suppliers to ensure timely delivery of goods & services to Warehouse / Site.
• Participate in Change Management and be aware about the Field Change Bulletins and Limited Deviation Protocols that affects the Bill of Materials and Organize the required materials to enable these changes on site.
• Monitor & Support reverse logistics (RMA) and follow up till goods are returned to Warehouse / Site.
• Member of the Material Review Board and to follow up on issues discussed on a weekly basis. Leads and coordinates improvement action plans and make-or-buy decisions.
• With subcontractors and suppliers, ensures the application of Configuration Management requirements (SOW, etc) and ensures the follow-up of configuration management requirements.
• Leading and coordinating all Make (internal legal entities/factories) and Buy (external suppliers) activities.
• Collaborating with Procurement on sourcing, price negotiations, contract finalization, and purchase order issuance, while ensuring alignment with project schedules.
• Managing project costs, including EAC and ETC monitoring.
• Overseeing vendor and subcontractor management, including supplier performance monitoring.
• Driving demand planning and coordinating with SRS factories to ensure full visibility and control of material flow across Design, Manufacturing, FAT, Delivery, Installation, and T&C phases.
• Coordinating FAI and FAT activities.
• Managing shipment and delivery coordination.
• Preparing and maintaining yearly production cost forecasts (FCST).
• Acting as the customer interface for all material-related matters.
• Coordinating customer inspections of equipment.
• Request Release Certificates for cash-in purposes prior to material delivery from the warehouse to site.
• Managing vendor invoice processing and resolution.
• Initiate PR process, monitor the progress upto approval and issuance of PO in a timely manner.

The role will also involve occasional ad-hoc duties that are not listed above but are necessary to respond to the needs of the