Factory Supply Chain Manager

The Opportunity

Hitachi Energy our purpose is advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We bring power to our homes, schools, hospitals and factories. Join us and work with fantastic people, while learning and developing yourself on projects that have a real impact to our communities and society. Bring your passion, bring your energy, and be part of a global team that appreciates a simple truth: Diversity + Collaboration = Great Innovation

Hierarchical Reporting Line: APMEA HUB - SCM Product Line Team Lead

Functional Reporting Line: Factory General Manager

Location : This position will be based in Dudulu, Turkey.

How You'll Make an Impact

• Primary responsible for strategic sourcing of your assigned factory. This includes ensuring material quality, material availability, delivery performance and cost competitiveness.
• Review regularly the demand and supply balance to anticipate changes.
• Manage assigned spend with sourcing strategies to establish a resilient and sustainable sourcing strategy to meet targets on quality, total cost of ownership and supply performance.
• Focus on direct material management with end-to-end responsibility from sales bidding process to invoice payments.
• Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external & internal regulations, procedures & guidelines.
• Managers are responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.

• Bachelor's degree or higher in one of the disciplines: finance, supply chain, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, production management or similar.
• Min.7 years of relevant experience in supply chain management or operation management. Experience from transformer or automotive industry is a plus.
• Proven skills in negotiation and contract management.
• Knowledge in manufacturing of transformers, electrical steel, cores, insulation kits, insulation boards, bushings, tap changers and other transformer accessories.
• Good understanding in ISO standards, UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals, EcoVadis, REACH, RoHS, FMEA, PPAP and Conflict Minerals
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.