Location:Remote - Masovian, PolandJob ID: R0118513Date Posted:2026-05-08Company Name:HITACHI ENERGY POLAND SP. Z O.O.Profession (Job Category):Customer Service &amp; Contact Center OperationsJob Schedule: Full timeRemote:YesJob Description:The opportunity:Lead the strategic evolution of the global supply base to create competitive advantages in total cost, resilience, quality, and innovation. This role bridges Category Strategy and Factory Execution, transforming key suppliers from transactional vendors into strategic partners. You owe the health of the supplier ecosystem, ensuring suppliers deliver performance today while being ready for future technology, capacity, and sustainability demands.  How you'll make an impact:<ul><li>Maintain a multi-tier map of critical parts/services to identify sub-tier concentration risks and hidden</li><li>Own the supplier journey from onboarding/qualification (with supplier Quality) through performance governance to phase-out/offboarding.</li><li>Run capacity and constraint “stress tests” aligned with the 3-year growth plan; flag bottlenecks and define mitigation (capacity reservation, tooling, alternates).</li><li>Run executive reviews for strategic and preferred suppliers covering SQDC + innovation + digital collaboration.</li><li>Lead structured improvement programs, ensuring measurable gains in yield, OTD, and quality; coordinate internal resources to execute action plans.</li><li>Own cross-functional resolution of supplier performance escalations; drive containment and sustainable corrective/preventive actions.</li><li>Identify “single point of failure” components and execute mitigation plans (dual sourcing, near-shoring, redesign options, inventory/capacity buffers).</li><li>Maintain supplier risk profiles (capacity, quality maturity, geopolitical, financial signals) and ensure mitigation plans exist for critical suppliers/materials.</li><li>Support the ESG adoption (CO₂ reporting/Scope 3 transparency, ethical labor audits, compliance closures) aligned to company requirements.</li><li>Provide supplier ecosystem and commercial feasibility input for DtV and NPI; ensure suppliers are ready (capacity, tooling, validation, change control) and support technology transfers.</li><li>Champion supplier digital connectivity (order confirmations, ASN, forecast visibility, master data quality) to enable real-time execution in ERP/SRM systems.</li><li>Contribute to make-vs-buy studies with cross-functional stakeholders and define the supplier ecosystem implications.</li><li>Responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.</li><li>Living Hitachi Energy’s core values safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.</li></ul>  Your background:<ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Supply Chain, or Business (Master’s a plus). </li><li>10+ years in Supply Chain Management, supplier development, supplier quality, operations.</li><li>Demonstrate Leadership of cross-functional supplier performance and improvement projects.</li><li>Strong analytical skills (turn data in action plan) and executive communication.</li><li>Fluent in English, with other languages being an advantage. </li><li>Flexibility to travel by up to 25%. </li><li>Proficiency in both spoken &amp; written English language is required.</li></ul><h2>Qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Hitachi Energy career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by completing a <a href="https://www.hitachienergy.com/contact-us/general-inquiry?type=I+have+a+General+question">general inquiry form</a> on our website. Please include your contact information and specific details about your required accommodation to support you during the job application process.</h2><h2>This is solely for job seekers with disabilities requiring accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Messages left for other purposes will not receive a response. </h2>

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 are advancing the world&rsquo;s energy system to become more sustainable, flexible and secure whilst balancing social, environmental and economic value. Hitachi Energy has a proven track record and unparalleled installed base in more than 140 countries.

Global Supply Base Management Leader

Location:Remote - Masovian, PolandJob ID: R0118513Date Posted:2026-05-08Company Name:HITACHI ENERGY POLAND SP. Z O.O.Profession (Job Category):Customer Service &amp; Contact Center OperationsJob Schedule: Full timeRemote:YesJob Description:The opportunity:Lead the strategic evolution of the global supply base to create competitive advantages in total cost, resilience, quality, and innovation. This role bridges Category Strategy and Factory Execution, transforming key suppliers from transactional vendors into strategic partners. You owe the health of the supplier ecosystem, ensuring suppliers deliver performance today while being ready for future technology, capacity, and sustainability demands.  How you'll make an impact:<ul><li>Maintain a multi-tier map of critical parts/services to identify sub-tier concentration risks and hidden</li><li>Own the supplier journey from onboarding/qualification (with supplier Quality) through performance governance to phase-out/offboarding.</li><li>Run capacity and constraint “stress tests” aligned with the 3-year growth plan; flag bottlenecks and define mitigation (capacity reservation, tooling, alternates).</li><li>Run executive reviews for strategic and preferred suppliers covering SQDC + innovation + digital collaboration.</li><li>Lead structured improvement programs, ensuring measurable gains in yield, OTD, and quality; coordinate internal resources to execute action plans.</li><li>Own cross-functional resolution of supplier performance escalations; drive containment and sustainable corrective/preventive actions.</li><li>Identify “single point of failure” components and execute mitigation plans (dual sourcing, near-shoring, redesign options, inventory/capacity buffers).</li><li>Maintain supplier risk profiles (capacity, quality maturity, geopolitical, financial signals) and ensure mitigation plans exist for critical suppliers/materials.</li><li>Support the ESG adoption (CO₂ reporting/Scope 3 transparency, ethical labor audits, compliance closures) aligned to company requirements.</li><li>Provide supplier ecosystem and commercial feasibility input for DtV and NPI; ensure suppliers are ready (capacity, tooling, validation, change control) and support technology transfers.</li><li>Champion supplier digital connectivity (order confirmations, ASN, forecast visibility, master data quality) to enable real-time execution in ERP/SRM systems.</li><li>Contribute to make-vs-buy studies with cross-functional stakeholders and define the supplier ecosystem implications.</li><li>Responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.</li><li>Living Hitachi Energy’s core values safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.</li></ul>  Your background:<ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Supply Chain, or Business (Master’s a plus). </li><li>10+ years in Supply Chain Management, supplier development, supplier quality, operations.</li><li>Demonstrate Leadership of cross-functional supplier performance and improvement projects.</li><li>Strong analytical skills (turn data in action plan) and executive communication.</li><li>Fluent in English, with other languages being an advantage. </li><li>Flexibility to travel by up to 25%. </li><li>Proficiency in both spoken &amp; written English language is required.</li></ul><h2>Qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Hitachi Energy career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by completing a <a href="https://www.hitachienergy.com/contact-us/general-inquiry?type=I+have+a+General+question">general inquiry form</a> on our website. Please include your contact information and specific details about your required accommodation to support you during the job application process.</h2><h2>This is solely for job seekers with disabilities requiring accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Messages left for other purposes will not receive a response. </h2>

Global Supply Base Management Leader

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