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Description

As a Materials Manager at Hitachi Rail Limited you will have responsibility and ownership for all aspects of materials management, including budget, stock levels, availability, & team development.

• Manage the Materials team to ensure the control of goods inwards, delivery booking, goods receiving and any stock discrepancies.
• Support the SAP development team to ensure the maintenance management system meets the needs of the materials and logistics teams on the TMC.
• Responsible for maintaining the storage system in stores.
• Responsible for special tools store, IMTE control processes and calibration management system.
• Support the Head of Supply Chain and Regional Stores Managers with the development of a Supply Chain Operations Processes.
• Responsible for managing all inventory stock movement using the SAP system.
• Support the central material repairs and warranty team ensure ALL repairs are promptly and effectively processed with suppliers.
• Manage materials in line with the TSSSA and provide reporting to the Fleet director
• Support the Procurement team with setting up of Service and support contracts.
• Support the TMC Manager in the development of the tool control processes for designated TMC
• Full responsibility for designated outstations, including Stock audits/ process management/

control of consumables and tooling in liaison with the Outstations management team.

• Responsible for the TMC Stores lead auditee for all internal, stakeholder and customer audits on inventory, including Owner Owned Stock (D&V, Capital and Major Incident Spares), Owner Owned Special Tools, and HRE Spares.
• Responsible for ensuring Goods in and Stores areas are manned and maintained in tidy order, with all SAP transactions managed in a timely manner.
• Responsible to ensure Value for Money decisions are made on arising costs when incurred, e.g. transport costs, commodities call-off orders, etc.,
• Responsible to ensure good working arrangements, protocols and procedures are in place with the Hitachi 3PL.
• Responsible for maintaining health and safety standards in the warehouse environment.
• Responsible for maintaining and circulate data and trend analysis of commodity (e.g. oil, fuel, ad blue, sand, etc.,) supplier performance at a frequency and depth that allows key decisions to be made that will improve upon product / service quality and facilitate reductions in associated costs.
• Responsible for ensuring all personnel are fully trained, competent and engaged within the Stores at the TMC
• Responsible for inventory stock checks in accordance with finance reporting procedures.