Junior Buyer

The opportunity: You will be responsible for executing material purchase requests, ensuring alignment with required technical specifications, price, delivery schedule, and terms. It is essential to ensure that all purchasing activities adhere to corporate purchasing policies and procedures under supervision. How you'll make an impact: - Recommend/support in identifying new suppliers and collaborate with the relevant category team. - Follow the process to qualify new suppliers in cooperation with Supplier Quality and Engineering specialists. - Support in negotiating agreements with main suppliers, renew pricelists, terms, and conditions periodically, providing feedback recommendations for appropriate actions. - Adapt corporate contractual framework to local business needs and recommend frame agreements to management. - Analyze and evaluate bids to determine the optimal value. - Provide relevant market information to bid and proposal teams within your area of responsibility. - Track goods received to ensure appropriate delivery and facilitate invoice processing based on available guidelines. - Oversee supplier performance in terms of on-time delivery, quality, and lead time, recommending solutions and resolving performance issues as required. - Initiate supply orders in the system, confirm delivery with suppliers, monitor and track supplier performance to purchase order requirements. - Align supplier orders with customer requirements based on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)/project requirements. - Conduct all Supply Chain activities for goods and services in accordance with policies and procedures, ensuring Pro-Supply global supplier relationship management platform is updated as per defined procedures. - Ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines. - Uphold Hitachi Energy's core values of safety and integrity by taking responsibility for your actions, caring for colleagues, and the business. Your background: - Graduate or postgraduate degree in any field. - 1 to 3 years of experience. - Basic Knowledge of SAP, Ariba, and Microsoft Package. - Preferred experience with the JAGGAER tool. - Computer skills, analytical & creative mindset. - Presentation skills with attention to detail. - Business skills, decision-making, and problem-solving abilities. - Time management and organizational skills. - Proficiency in both spoken & written English language. - Day shift role from Sunday to Thursday for supporting the MEA Cluster. Qualified individuals with disabilities may request reasonable accommodations to access the Hitachi Energy career site or support during the job application process via the general inquiry form on the website. Requests should include contact information and specific details about the required accommodation. Please note that this service is exclusively for job seekers with disabilities needing accessibility assistance or accommodation during the application process. Other inquiries will not receive a response.,