North America Procurement Director

Hitachi; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life & accident insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Retirement savings plan

Paid vacation

Flextime

Training & development

Job summary

Hitachi Rail USA, Inc. in Pittsburgh, PA, seeks a Procurement Director for North America to lead regional procurement, ensure supply continuity, cost competitiveness, and governance.

You will partner with global teams and business leaders, drive strategic sourcing, supplier management, and risk mitigation, and develop a high-performing procurement organization.

This role reports to Senior Director Procurement SRS and includes managing regional managers and category leads.

Qualifications

• 15+ years procurement and supply chain experience.
• Minimum 8 years in senior leadership roles.
• Experience across multiple sites, projects, and countries.
• Strong background in rail, transportation, infrastructure, engineering, industrial manufacturing, or complex project businesses.
• Proven leadership of large and complex procurement portfolios, typically exceeding €300M annual spend.

Responsibilities

• Act as the senior procurement leader for North America, represent procurement in regional leadership forums and governance reviews.
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies aligned with business priorities; drive competitive procurement practices and value creation.
• Establish and maintain strategic relationships with key suppliers; drive supplier performance in quality, delivery, cost, and sustainability.
• Ensure continuity of supply and manage regional procurement risk and resilience.
• Promote governance, compliance, and ESG objectives; lead procurement transformation and KPI reporting.
• Lead and develop a high-performing regional procurement organization with coaching and succession planning.
• Deliver procurement savings, working capital improvements, and productivity targets; monitor KPIs.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Strategic sourcing

Supplier management

Cost optimization

Risk management

Education

Bachelors in Engineering/Business/SC/Economics

MBA preferred

Job description

Hitachi Rail USA, Inc. in Pittsburgh, PA, seeks a Procurement Director for North America to lead regional procurement, ensure supply continuity, cost competitiveness, and governance.

You will partner with global teams and business leaders, drive strategic sourcing, supplier management, and risk mitigation, and develop a high-performing procurement organization.

This role reports to Senior Director Procurement SRS and includes managing regional managers and category leads.