Mission Statement:
Purchase materials according to required technical specification, price, delivery schedule and terms. Ensure purchasing activities align with corporate purchasing policies and procedures.
Main Accountabilities
Supplier identification
Identifies new suppliers in cooperation with relevant category team. Qualifies new suppliers in cooperation with Supplier Quality and Engineering specialists.
Negotiations
Negotiates agreements with main suppliers, and periodically renews pricelists, terms and conditions.
Contracts
Adapts corporate contractual framework to the local business needs. Recommends frame agreements to management, and executes upon approval.
Bid analysis
Analyzes and evaluates bids in order to determine the optimal value.
Sales support
Supports bid and proposal teams by providing relevant market information.
Goods received
Tracks goods received to verify appropriate delivery and ensure invoice processing.
Supplier performance
Oversees supplier performance (on time delivery, quality, lead time), and resolves performance issues.
Orders
Initiates purchase orders (PO) in the system, according to the Purchase Requisitions and in alignment with standard procedures, and confirms delivery with suppliers, monitors and tracks supplier performance to purchase order requirements.
Customer alignment
Aligns supplier orders with customer requirements (based on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP/ SAP) or Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)/project requirements) in terms of content, quality, delivery, sustainability and price.
Process alignment
Conducts all Supply Chain activities for all goods and services in accordance with policies and procedures. Ensures SAP ARIBA global supplier relationship management platform is kept updated as defined in SAP ARIBA procedure.
Living Hitachi energy's core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.
Requirements:
- Tertiary education in relevant field, preferably engineering.
- Proven work experience as a Procurement Specialist or similar role
- Experiences of supplier negotiation and procurement activities.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills
- Good working knowledge of purchasing strategies.
- Broad knowledge of supply chain management and import/export business.
- Basic knowledge of electrical substation products.
- Excellent communication & interpersonal skills both verbal and written.
- Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communications skills in English both written and spoken.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and with business application software, purchasing and resource planning systems
- Experience in SAP Application