Buyer
Hitachi
Bengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaremotePosted 10 months ago
Skill Required
Web AccessibilityEngineeringanalyticalwrittenSAPFulltime
Key highlights
- Required experience: 4–5 years.
- Required education: graduate or postgraduate degree.
- Basic knowledge of SAP, Ariba, and Microsoft Package.
- Night shift schedule (5:30 PM IST – 2:30 AM IST).
- Proficiency in spoken and written English required.
- Preferred experience with JAGGAER tool.
Role overview
Executes material purchase requests according to required technical specification, price, delivery schedule and terms, ensuring purchasing activities align with corporate purchasing policies and procedures under supervision.
Responsibilities
- Executes material purchase requests according to required technical specification, price, delivery schedule and terms, ensuring alignment with corporate purchasing policies and procedures under supervision.
- Recommends and supports identifying new suppliers and coordinates with relevant category team; follows the process to qualify new suppliers in cooperation with Supplier Quality and Engineering specialists.
- Supports negotiating agreements with main suppliers, periodically renews price lists, terms and conditions, and feeds back recommendations for appropriate actions.
- Adapts corporate contractual framework to local business needs; recommends frame agreements to management and ensures approved contractual terms are executed.
- Analyses and evaluates bids within scope to determine optimal value.
- Supports bid and proposal teams by providing relevant market information within area of responsibility.
- Tracks goods received to verify appropriate delivery and ensures invoice processing per available guidelines.
- Oversees supplier performance (delivery, quality, lead time) and recommends solutions / resolves performance issues within scope.
- Initiates supply orders in the system, confirms delivery with suppliers, monitors and tracks supplier performance to purchase order requirements.
- Aligns supplier orders with customer requirements based on ERP or SOP/project requirements in terms of content, quality, delivery, sustainability and price.
- Conducts all Supply Chain activities for goods and services in accordance with policies and procedures; ensures Pro‑Supply global supplier relationship management platform is kept updated as defined in Pro‑Supply procedure.
- Responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
- Lives Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, taking responsibility for own actions while caring for colleagues and the business.
Requirements
- Graduate or postgraduate degree in any field.
- 4 to 5 years of experience.
- Basic knowledge of SAP, Ariba, and Microsoft Package.
- Computer skills, analytical & creative mind.
- Presentation skills with attention to details.
- Business skills, decision‑making and problem‑solving skills.
- Time management and organization skills.
- Proficiency in both spoken and written English language.
Nice to have
- JAGGAER tool experience preferred.
Additional details
- Night shift schedule: 5:30 PM IST to 2:30 AM IST.
- Qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation for the application process by completing a general inquiry form on the website.
- This accommodation statement applies solely to job seekers with disabilities requiring accessibility assistance; messages for other purposes will not receive a response.