Supplier Risk Management Director

About the role

Hitachi Rail Espana is looking for a Supplier Risk Management Director to join its Global Procurement function. This is a strategic, globally focused position in which you will develop and implement an integrated supplier risk management framework, bringing greater consistency, visibility and resilience across the global supply base. You will work across regions and lines of business, linking supplier risk with wider enterprise and Group risk activity, and European and wider international travel will be required.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and implement a global supplier risk management framework covering structural and operational supply chain risks.
• Establish a consistent approach to identifying, assessing, escalating and mitigating supplier risk across regions and lines of business.
• Support supply chain risk governance, including the Supplier Risk Management Committee, and interface with Enterprise Risk Management and wider Group risk organisations.
• Set common guidelines, standards, metrics and recommendations to strengthen supplier resilience and risk transparency.
• Build supplier risk intelligence and supply chain watchtower capabilities to spot emerging risks, opportunities and market developments.
• Collaborate with key suppliers and internal stakeholders to strengthen resilience, preparedness and continuity of supply.
• Use data and reporting to assess supplier risk exposure, mitigation effectiveness and supply chain resilience.
• Deliver training across Procurement on supplier and event risk management processes, tools and governance.
• Apply external benchmarking, market intelligence and industry best practice, and help shape the future direction of Supplier Risk Management.

Required profile

• Experienced procurement professional able to work confidently in a complex, international organisation.
• Experience leading and developing cross-functional project teams.
• Degree-level qualification or equivalent relevant experience.
• Membership of a relevant professional body such as CIPS, CPSM or CPM, or equivalent professional experience.
• Comfortable working across different cultures and geographies.

Required skills

• Strong procurement experience, including strategic sourcing, category management and supplier management.
• Experience with Contract Lifecycle Management tools.
• Strong analytical capability and commercial acumen.
• Excellent communication, influencing, networking and relationship-building skills.