Materials Process Leader (remote)

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Hitachi Energy is seeking a Materials Process Leader to support the Planning and Fulfillment Hub in the North America Transformer Business. This role is responsible for working with factories to improve materials processes. Drive Training and Standardization in Purchasing, Planning, and Warehousing processes throughout the Hub organization. This position can be remote, and will require up to 50% travel.

Your responsibilities

• Provide materials process expertise for the factories. Assist in problem solving and issue resolution. Drive Plan for Every Part in the factories and regular update of planning parameters, such as Safety Stocks, lead-times, ABCs, etc


• Provide training as needed and assist in the development of standard process and best practices


• Help drive accountability to ensure that material shortfalls are root cased and counter measured


• Monitor standard work execution of the factories. Develop and monitor dashboards, tracking materials procurement execution, Inventory management, load leveling, and capacity analysis


• Trains and coaches Demand Planners, Operations Planners, Master Schedule Planner and Material planner. Develops the overall competency of the organization. Contribute to group or division initiatives establishing standards and best practices


• Participate in factory S&OP meetings, helping to drive standardization and helping all contributors to comply with the requirements and actively participate


• Ensure information is collected timely and accurately. Arrange a good flow of information from the product review to demand review, to operations review. Check the consistency of all pieces of information used during the S&OP Processes


• Monitor KPIs related to the engagement and outcome of the S&OP Process. Work with all the contributors on improving the process, and make sure it is serving the priorities of the business

Your background

• Bachelor's Degree in business or engineering and five (5) or more years of experience in similar role, or alternatively, a special combination of education and experience and/or demonstrated accomplishments.


• Candidate must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for Hitachi Energy in the United States


• Five years manufacturing experience


• Preferred ERP experience in MM and PP module


• Ability to work cross-functionally within a global value chain


• Independent analysis/decision-making capabilities


• Above average Microsoft excel skills

More about us

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’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. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ around 38,000 people in 90 countries and generate business volumes of approximately $10 billion USD. www.hitachienergy.com
Hitachi Energy is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. We welcome you to apply and want you to know that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizen status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave status, protected veterans' status or any other legally protected characteristic. For more information regarding your EEO rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites: https://www.dol.go v/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf and https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/regs/compliance/ posters/pdf/OFCCP_EEO_Supplement_Final_JRF_QA_508c.pdf. Protected veterans and qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access Hitachi Energy career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling a Hitachi Energy HR Representative at 1-888-504-2007 or by sending an email to: [email protected]. Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner.
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2022-09-28