Pre-Sales Maintenance Specialist

Description

HITACHI RAIL is looking for an enthusiastic self-motivated Pre-Sales Maintenance Specialist who thrives in a fast-paced environment. The successful candidate is able to identify project opportunities and provide technical knowledge and support in the pre-bidding phase. The position is based in Munich.

Who We Are

Hitachi Rail is a fully integrated, global provider of rail solutions across rolling stock, signaling, service & maintenance, digital technology and turnkey. With a presence in 38 countries across three continents and over 13,000 employees, our mission is to contribute to society through the continuous development of superior rail transport solutions

Main Responsibilities

• Act as a link between the ultimate users and Hitachi Rail’s Engineering by advising on key maintenance requirements and developments in the German railway market
• Develop and maintain a network of connections with maintenance organisations in Germany
• Support the development of a business strategy for Hitachi Rail’s maintenance offering in Germany
• Understand the needs of customers and be able to respond effectively with a plan of how to meet them, setting objectives in order to develop and improve the business
• Coordinate with design teams to ensure that designs are optimised to meet maintenance needs and products can be manufactured cost effectively
• Provide technical support in business development activities in Germany, including active participation in customers meetings, response to RFI and PQ
• Lead the response to ITTs on matters related to maintenance, by liaising with the relevant organisations in Hitachi Rail
• Guide, support and contribute towards negotiations and contract acquisition during a bidding phase
• Provide support in the corporate approval process according to the current standards and processes
• Comply with and implement Hitachi Rail’s Health and Safety policy.
• Undertake any other reasonable duties and responsibilities as may be required by the job

Key Skills & Experience

Essential Requirements and skills

It is our expectation that successful applicants should be able to demonstrate all of the experience and skills listed below:

• Experience in German/CEE railway industry
• Experience in railway maintenance sector
• Collaboration and good relationship management with internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to prioritize and Meet Deadlines
• Available to undertake frequent business travelling within Germany

Additional desirable Requirements and skills

• Experience in a railway manufacturing organisation
• Experience in TCO evaluation approach and models
• Experience in design for maintenance engineering
• Experience in fleet management
• Knowledge of RAMS disciplines
• Railway transportation market/models knowledge (Technical and economical)
• An understanding of health and safety requirements of a working environment

Languages

• German at native level
• English at fluent level
• Italian and/or other commonly spoken European languages is a plus

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those under consideration will be contacted. Join us at https://careers.hitachi.com/

 It is our commitment at Hitachi Rail to create a diverse environment and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

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