Buyer

**At Hitachi Energy our purpose is advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We bring power to our homes, schools, hospitals and factories. Join us and work with fantastic people, while learning and developing yourself on projects that have a real impact to our communities and society. Bring your passion, bring your energy, and be part of a global team that appreciates a simple truth: Diversity + Collaboration = Great Innovation**

Our 3,000-plus procurement and logistics employees work in more than 100 countries, to obtain and Supply millions of products and services in over 200 categories from thousands of suppliers all over the world. Our goal is to create a supply base that works as an extended enterprise, creating value through continuous improvement in quality, technology, and logistics, while optimizing cost and sustainability. You will provide support to the wider business by ensuring that all purchasing activities align with corporate policies and procedures.

**Responsibilities**:

- Purchasing materials on behalf of the Business according to the required technical specifications, price, delivery schedule and terms.
- Initiating purchase orders according to the purchase requisitions and in alignment with standard procedures.
- Recurrent follow-up of suppliers in a structured way in order to assure the fulfillment.
- Supporting the bid and proposal teams by providing relevant market information.
- Overseeing supplier performance (on-time delivery, quality, lead time) and resolving performance issues.
- Aligning supplier orders with customer requirements in terms of content, quality, delivery, sustainability and price.
- Living core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues, and the business.

Your background
- Wide experience over six years working as a buyer/procurement technician with transformer components.
- Demonstrated experience working with SAP4Hana
- A good command of English will be required.
- Willingness to travel is valued.
- A collaborative, solutions-oriented approach and strong communication and negotiation skills.

More about us

**Publication date**:
2023-03-21

**Reference Number**:
ES55281352_E1