North America Procurement Leader

Hitachi Rail; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

Flexible Working Arrangements

Retirement Savings Plan

Paid Vacation

Training and Development opportunities

Job summary

Hitachi Rail seeks a Procurement Director, North America, to lead all regional procurement activities from Pittsburgh, PA or Toronto, Canada. The role partners with leaders across the business to deliver strategic sourcing, supplier management, and governance for profitable growth and project execution.

The position reports to the Senior Director Procurement SRS, with direct reports across regional procurement managers and category managers.

Qualifications

• 15+ years procurement and supply chain experience.
• Minimum 8 years in senior leadership roles.
• Experience managing procurement organizations 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

• Lead procurement across North America with focus on continuity, cost competitiveness, supplier performance, risk management and governance.
• Partner with business leaders, project delivery, engineering, operations and finance to enable profitable growth.
• Align regional procurement with global strategies and drive strategic sourcing, supplier management, and procurement transformation.
• Develop regional procurement strategy and supervise regional procurement teams and governance.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Supplier management

Leadership

Governance compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree

MBA preferred

Job description

Hitachi Rail seeks a Procurement Director, North America, to lead all regional procurement activities from Pittsburgh, PA or Toronto, Canada. The role partners with leaders across the business to deliver strategic sourcing, supplier management, and governance for profitable growth and project execution.

The position reports to the Senior Director Procurement SRS, with direct reports across regional procurement managers and category managers.