You as a Project SCM will be part of Hitachi Energy business based New Cairo, Egypt. As the Project Supply Chain Manager for Power Grid - Grid Integration you will directly report to the Local Supply Chain Manager of Power Grid - Grid Integration and in-direct to the allocated Local Product Group Manager(s) in your local unit. In close cooperation with the local Tender Project Team, you shall be responsible for establishing the Tender Sourcing Plan (TSP) based on the sourcing related conditions of the client´s tender specification and PG global/ territory sourcing strategy and for facilitating its adoption by all parties during tender process. During project execution phase you shall deploy the Tender Sourcing Plan (TSP) into a Project Procurement Plan (PPP) and ensure SCM related deliverables are achieved in relation to price, quality and delivery in line with project requirements. Your responsibilities: Pro-active participating in Tender-/ Capture Team during the kick-off and tender progress meetings for selected target projects Identification of sourcing related opportunities and critical commercial, fiscal and legal conditions of the client´s tender specification and ensure flow over to the bidding documentation to suppliers / contractors Developing schedules, estimating, forecasting, and budgeting to support all procurement requirements under the tender and project. Issuing the project related Tender Sourcing Plan (TSP) based on the overall tender strategy, identified sourcing related opportunities and critical project conditions under consideration of the overall PG global/ territory sourcing strategies Collaborating with tender teams to identify new suppliers and supplier changes and ensures customer approval for Tender/project supplier list. Documenting the TSP in the PGGI standard “TSP Template”, if not retrieved from ABB Procure Communicating the TSP to the local tender team and involve Territory Category Leaders (Cables & Subcontracts); Lead Strategic Sourcing Manager (Transformers, MV&HV GIS) respectively Global Strategic Sourcing Manager for affected commodities Receiving approval of the TSP from Tender Engineer and LPG Manager and Local SCM Ensuring that RfQ’s are issued in compliance to the TSP (incl. tender specific terms & conditions) Defining, together with Strategic Sourcing Team, the target price for main equipment Supporting tender responsible in issuing the project budget and time schedule by providing timely and accurately input from suppliers´ quotations incl. provision/ commitment of anticipated qualified improvement potentials Ensure that suppliers/ subcontractors considered in Hitachi´s tender to the client are qualified according to Hitachi Supplier Qualification Process (SQP) and Sub-Contractor Qualification Process (CQPQ). If necessary, ensure adequate qualification measures Issue together with tender responsible the tender specific list of vendors (subcontractors) to be used in our bid to the client Ensuring that supplier quotations remain valid until final placement of Purchase Order or until confirmation of tender project has been lost Provide required sourcing related information for Risk Reviews Participate in won-/ lost-order analysis and communicate sourcing relevant information to local-, Territory-, Global Strategic Sourcing Manager. Ensuring cost reduction targets (cost reduction, cost avoidance, TCI, etc) are met and timely reported in compliance to both group-based targets as well as tender/project specific targets. Ensure a PPP is available and updated for all projects worked on; including all schedules, estimates, forecasts, and budgets to support all procurement requirements. This should include all expediting data as well as spend data as a minimum. Living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business. Your background Bachelor’s degree / master’s degree in an engineering discipline or business administration or any other qualification that is deemed suitable for the role. Minimum 5 years of professional experience in a project environment Minimum 5 years of professional experience in a supply chain function Minimum 2 years’ experience in procurement of tailored equipment Good knowledge of processes in industrial large and complex or turnkey contracts Strength in commercial/legal aspects of purchasing Excellent communication & proven negotiation skills Drive to continuously create results and innovative solutions Skilled communicator who can interface with numerous external and internal parties at different levels in a project environment. Proficiency in both spoken & written in English language is required.