Supplier Risk Management Director

In this role you will lead the global supplier risk program for Hitachi Rail, shaping an integrated framework to enhance resilience across the supply base. You will connect supplier risk with enterprise risk and key stakeholders across regions, using data and market insight to anticipate and mitigate emerging risks. The position combines strategic thinking with hands-on procurement and supplier management expertise in a globally distributed organisation. You will travel to build relationships and drive cross-functional collaboration, contributing to a safer, more transparent supply chain. This is an opportunity to influence risk governance and advance Hitachi Rail’s procurement capabilities.

• Competitive salary
• Performance-related bonus
• 25 days' holiday
• Pension scheme with contributions up to 9%
• Private medical insurance
• Group Life Insurance

• Develop and implement a global supplier risk management framework covering structural and operational risks
• Standardise identification, assessment, escalation and mitigation of supplier risk across regions and lines of business
• Support supply chain risk governance, interfacing with Enterprise Risk Management and Group risk
• Establish guidelines, metrics and recommendations to strengthen resilience and risk transparency
• Develop supplier risk intelligence and watchtower capabilities for visibility of emerging risks and market trends
• Foster collaboration models with suppliers and internal stakeholders to enhance continuity of supply
• Utilise data and performance insights to assess risk exposure and mitigation effectiveness
• Deliver procurement training on supplier and event risk management processes and governance
• Leverage benchmarking and market intelligence to strengthen risk and opportunity management

• Strong procurement experience with strategic sourcing, category management and supplier management tools
• Experience leading cross-functional project teams
• Strong analytical capability turning risk insight into actions
• Commercial acumen with stakeholder influence across cultures
• Experience or understanding of Contract Lifecycle Management tools
• Excellent communication, networking and relationship-building skills
• Highly organised, autonomous with ability to manage competing priorities
• Degree-level qualification or equivalent relevant experience
• Membership of professional body such as CIPS, CPSM or CPM, or equivalent experience

• excellent communication
• influencing and relationship-building
• stakeholder management
• strategic sourcing
• category management
• supplier management tools