HUB MEA SCM Manager
HUB MEA SCM Manager
The opportunity
We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic HUB MEA SCM Manager to join our team. In this role you will be accountable for overseeing and optimizing the end-to-end supply chain processes and strategies in line with company and business strategy. The HUB SCM Manager leads a team of specialists to execute sourcing and procurement strategies that support the business by optimizing costs, quality, and reliability of suppliers. The HUB MEA SCM is responsible for an annual spend of around 200 MUSD.
How you’ll make an impact
Contributing to the definition, implementation, and execution of HBU spend management and sourcing strategies for direct material and services in line with the global strategy. Leads SCM activities across the HBU countries and continuously optimizes sourcing processes and the selection of competitive suppliers. Acts as a sponsor of Global and Regional Category Teams, ensuring all relevant parties understand strategies and execute processes, accordingly, including but not limited to project teams, engineering, and SCM Securing annual targets, together with the GPG SCM Manager, for cost reduction, supplier quality, supplier delivery performance, sustainability, material compliance, etc. Ensures long-term planning as well as monthly monitoring of results and encourages continuous improvement. Establishing excellent and transparent communication internally, externally, and between different units. Standardizes processes and implements routines in accordance with Group SCM guidelines and business objectives. Secures full utilization of SCM tools, leveraging each respective tool to drive global synergies, efficiencies, and global supply optimization. Implementing Hitachi Energy standards on sustainability and business ethics as well as the Supplier Code of Conduct. Ensures the execution of supplier audits and monitors audit reports as well as improvement activities based on audit conclusions and recommendation. Ensuring (with HR Manager support) that the area of responsibility is properly organized, staffed, skilled, and directed. Guides, motivates, and develops direct and indirect subordinates within HR policies and SCM excellence guidelines (knowledge management, functional training, etc.). Responsible for coordinating SCM learning & development, talent management, and succession planning within the assigned area. 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
A university degree in Engineering or Supply Chain Management. Minimum of 10 years of professional experience in a supply chain function and a project environment. Extensive experience in the industrial environment and Supply Chain Management. You possess good technical knowledge in power transmission and distribution technologies. You are an analytical leader and a team player with an independent and solution-oriented working style, as well as strong communicative and collaborative skills. Your previous experience in a multicultural environment, along with a high degree of intercultural sensitivity, will help you lead and motivate teams effectively by influence. Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required. Additionally, proficiency in Arabic is desirable.
Location Dubai, Dubai Emirate, United Arab Emirates Experience Senior Management Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We serve customers in the utility, industry and infrastructure sectors with innovative solutions and services across the value chain. Together with customers and partners, we pioneer technologies and enable the digital transformation required to accelerate the energy transition towards a carbon-neutral future.
We employ around 45,000 people in 90 countries who each day work with purpose and use their different backgrounds to challenge the status quo. We welcome you to apply today and be part of a global team that appreciates a simple truth: Diversity + Collaboration = Great Innovation.
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