Global Operations Strategy and Planning Lead

Hitachi, Ltd.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Vantara is seeking a senior Operations & PMO professional to own end-to-end purchasing, supply chain, and financial planning for a global solutions unit. You will manage budgets, forecast, and build dashboards across ERP and CRM data to drive decisions.

You will partner with cross-functional teams including product, engineering, and sales, delivering efficient processes, better cost control, and measurable business impact from data-driven insights.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in business operations, supply chain, procurement, or operations finance.
• Hands-on sourcing, supplier negotiation, purchase orders, contracts, and inventory planning.
• Strong financial acumen: P&L, budgeting, forecasting, variances and margin impact.
• ERP proficiency with Oracle/NetSuite/SAP and finance reconciliation.
• Ability to build dashboards using BI tools and report across departments.
• Excellent communication with senior leaders and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Run purchasing end-to-end: requisitions, quotes, supplier selection, price/terms, orders, contracts.
• Track assets, inventory, and plan needs against demand and budgets.
• Own AOP budget and forecast, explain variances and margins.
• Build revenue/margin dashboards and ensure data quality with CRM/ERP.
• Automate recurring reports and support leadership reviews.
• Collaborate with PMO, Sales Operations, and program managers.

Skills

Operations and supply chain management

Procurement and supplier negotiation

Financial planning and P&L analysis

ERP systems (Oracle, NetSuite, SAP)

BI dashboards and reporting (Power BI/

Salesforce CRM reporting

Jira / project management

Process improvement and SOP writing

Python or R scripting for automation

Tools

Oracle ERP / NetSuite / SAP

Power BI

Tableau / Looker

Salesforce

Jira

Job description

Hitachi Vantara is seeking a senior Operations & PMO professional to own end-to-end purchasing, supply chain, and financial planning for a global solutions unit. You will manage budgets, forecast, and build dashboards across ERP and CRM data to drive decisions.

You will partner with cross-functional teams including product, engineering, and sales, delivering efficient processes, better cost control, and measurable business impact from data-driven insights.