**About Us**
A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy.
With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology.
From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there's something for everyone to get stuck into.
And that's where you come in.
**Description**
**About us**:
A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy.
With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology.
From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there's something for everyone to get stuck into.
And that's where you come in.
**Accountabilities**:
With reference to activities on high complexity" project / bids or on more "medium/small complexity" international projects/ bids:
- Ensure the issuing of an estimation of the overall external costs on "high complexity" Bids
- Ensure the external cost planning and forecast (for materials, services, packages and subcontractors)
during the project execution phase in collaboration with cost controlling dept.
- Ensure the submission of all project Supply Chain inputs required to define and issue the Integrated Project Plan
- Ensure the issuing and distribution to the project teams of the planning and logistics relevant docs (Logistic Plan, MPS, Inventory Report, etc)
- Ensure the project material delivery (including spare parts and repairing of failed material) in accordance with the project plan by coordinating all planning & logistics activities among the different legal entities involved in the project
- Ensure the "launch of the production" on the basis of project requirements (Transfer orders, Purchase orders, advance demand,...) in alignment with the project schedule
- Ensure the issuing of the Purchase Requests for all materials, external services, packages and subcontractor to ensure project on time delivery
- Ensure the issuing of the supplier logistic and supply planning documentation in alignment with contractual requirements (Performance Bond, Transportation Plan, Procurement Plan, Fabrication
Plan,)
- Ensure the monitoring and reporting on supplier performances (including logistic provider) in terms of production, FAT, lead time, shipment, project warehouse management and compliance with contractual requirements
- Ensure the identification and implementation of project mitigation actions due to the risk of potential misalignments of the supplier performances in comparison with the contractual requirements (delays in material FAT and/or delivery,)
- Ensure the creation of a SES (Service Entry Sheet) and Work Progress Certificate (WPC), based on the supplier achievement of project milestones, authorizing the Subcontractor to issue an invoice
With reference to international projects/ bids which involve more than one STS Legal Entity & complex package subcontractors:
- Timely delivery of materials either on a single "high complexity" project or on more "medium/small complexity" international projects in accordance with Integrated Project Schedule and Budget.
- Synergies optimization among projects in order to increase delivery efficiency.
- Continuous improvement in Supply Chain Planning processes with special focus on cross functional activities
- Finalization & submission of make and buy external cost estimation.
**Performance Criteria**:
- CET form completed and issued in alignment with the bid schedule
- Material and service delivery in alignment with the Project Integrated Schedule,
- Identification of mitigation actions relate to risk of project delivery delays.
- External cost actual figures vs budget and forecast
- External cost actual, budget and forecast regular update and project reporting (for materials, services, packages and subcontractors)
- Availability and accuracy of Inventory figures for company and/or project warehouses
**Required Skills/ Knowledge**:
- Technical Bachelors degree or Equivalent Technical Background
- 5 up to 7 year of expertise within the Supply Chain
- Contracts
- Project Management
- Supplier Management
- Procurement planning methods
- Vendor rating and suppliers monitoring
- Reporting
- Technical/Technology knowledge
- Risk Management
- Continuous improvement
- Documentation management
- MPS-MRP techniques
- Cost Controlling & Budgeting concepts/basics
- Logistic and warehouse management
- Organization & Company Processes knowledge
At Hitachi Rail, there is a place for everyone.
We welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and world view.
It is our commitment to create an inclusive environment - we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
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**At Hitachi Rail, there is a place for everyone.
**We welcome and value differences