Associate Buyer
Hitachi
Bengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaremotePosted 6 months ago
Skill Required
Web AccessibilityEngineeringanalyticalwrittenSAPFulltime
Key highlights
- 1‑5 years of experience required
- Graduate or postgraduate degree required
- Basic knowledge of SAP, Ariba, and Microsoft Package
- Night shift role (5:30 pm – 2:30 am)
- JAGGAER tool experience preferred (nice‑to‑have)
- Reasonable accommodation available for candidates with disabilities
Role overview
The role involves executing material purchase requests while ensuring compliance with technical specifications, pricing, delivery schedules, and corporate purchasing policies. The individual will support supplier identification, qualification, negotiations, bid analysis, and overall supply chain activities 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 provides feedback recommendations for appropriate actions.
- Adapts corporate contractual framework to local business needs; recommends frame agreements to management and ensures approved contractual terms are executed.
- Analyzes and evaluates bids within the scope to determine optimal value.
- Supports bid and proposal teams by providing relevant market information within the area of responsibility.
- Tracks goods received to verify appropriate delivery and ensure invoice processing per available guidelines.
- Oversees supplier performance (on delivery, quality, lead time) and recommends solutions or resolves performance issues within the 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 all 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
- Must have graduate or postgraduate degree in any field.
- Should have 1 to 5 years of experience.
- Basic knowledge of SAP, Ariba, and Microsoft Package.
- Proficiency in both spoken and written English language.
- Computer skills, analytical & creative mind.
- Presentation skills with attention to details.
- Business skills, decision‑making and problem‑solving skills.
- Time management and organization skills.
- This is night shift role from 5:30 pm to 2:30 am.
Nice to have
- JAGGAER tool experience preferred.
Benefits
- Qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if unable or limited in ability to use or access the Hitachi Energy career site; accommodations can be requested via a general inquiry form on the website.
Additional details
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