HUB Americas Material Management Leader

The Opportunity

Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for operational excellence? Hitachi Energy is looking for a Hub Material Management Leader to drive end-to-end supply chain performance across our factory and warehouse locations in the Americas. In this high-impact role, you’ll lead planning, procurement, logistics, and inventory management, ensuring seamless material flow and alignment with business goals. You’ll be the catalyst for standardization, continuous improvement, and cross-functional collaboration—empowering teams and transforming processes to deliver exceptional results.

Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures and guidelines. For our team, helping customers all over the world to ensure a successful transition to a de-carbonized economy, by improving the efficiency and resilience of the electrical grid, saving resources and reducing carbon emissions gives our work a powerful sense of purpose. Understanding the full potential of our technology and how it supports our customer needs is highly rewarding.

In addition, by staying close to our customers and listening to their needs, we deliver products, services and solutions of the highest quality. In our organization, we take ownership in continuously improving our products and processes – inspiring us to collaborate towards making a real impact in what we do.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Lead and harmonize planning, procurement, logistics, and inventory functions across the region.
• Own warehouse performance and ensure service excellence to internal customers.
• Standardize systems, tools, and processes across all sites.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and Lean practices.
• Collaborate with global teams to implement scalable solutions.
• Define and monitor KPIs, governance, and reporting structures.
• Develop and mentor high-performing teams across multiple locations.
• Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.

Your Background

• 10–20 years of leadership experience in operations, logistics, or production environments.
• Deep expertise in warehouse and material management, with strong SAP/EWM knowledge.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering; Lean and Six Sigma certification required.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive change.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a solution-oriented mindset.
• Willingness to travel extensively across the Americas.

More About Us

• At Hitachi Energy, we foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning.
• We offer global career development opportunities and the chance to work on meaningful projects that shape the future of energy.
• Join a diverse and inclusive team that’s committed to making a real impact.