Junior Buyer

The opportunity: As a Material Purchaser, you will be responsible for executing material purchase requests based on technical specifications, price, delivery schedule, and terms. Your role will involve ensuring that all purchasing activities are in line with corporate purchasing policies and procedures under supervision. How you'll make an impact: You will play a key role in identifying new suppliers and collaborating with the relevant category team. By following the process to qualify new suppliers in coordination with Supplier Quality and Engineering specialists, you will contribute to the growth of the supplier network. Supporting in negotiating agreements with main suppliers, you will periodically renew pricelists, terms and conditions, and provide feedback for appropriate actions. Additionally, you will adapt the corporate contractual framework to meet local business needs and recommend frame agreements to management. Analyzing and evaluating bids within the scope, you will determine the optimal value and provide relevant market information to bid and proposal teams. You will track goods received, verify delivery accuracy, and ensure invoice processing compliance with guidelines. Your responsibilities will also include overseeing supplier performance, initiating supply orders in the system, confirming delivery with suppliers, and aligning supplier orders with customer requirements based on ERP or SOP/project specifications. Conducting all Supply Chain activities for goods and services in accordance with policies and procedures will be essential. You will update the Pro-Supply global supplier relationship management platform as per defined procedures, ensuring compliance with internal and external regulations, procedures, and guidelines. Living by Hitachi Energy's core values of safety and integrity, you will take responsibility for your actions while caring for colleagues and the business. Your background: To excel in this role, you should have a graduate or postgraduate degree in any field and 1 to 3 years of relevant experience. Basic knowledge of SAP, Ariba, and Microsoft Package is required, with JAGGAER tool experience preferred. Strong computer skills, analytical thinking, creativity, and attention to detail are essential. You should possess presentation skills, business acumen, decision-making abilities, problem-solving skills, and effective time management and organization skills. This role involves day shifts from Sunday to Thursday to support the MEA Cluster, and proficiency in spoken and written English language is necessary. Note: Qualified individuals with disabilities may request reasonable accommodations to support them during the job application process. Requests can be made through a general inquiry form on the Hitachi Energy website, providing contact information and specific accommodation details. Messages for other purposes will not receive a response.,