Junior Buyer

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The opportunity:

Executes material purchase requests, according to required technical specification, price, delivery schedule and terms. Ensure purchasing activities align with corporate purchasing policies and procedures under supervision.

How you’ll make an impact:

• Recommends / supports in 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 in negotiating agreements with main suppliers, and periodically renews pricelists, terms and conditions and feeds back recommendations for appropriate actions.

• Adapts corporate contractual framework to the local business needs. Recommends frame agreements to management, ensures approved contractual terms in execution.

• Analyses and evaluates bids within the scope, in order to determine the 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 as per available guidelines.

• Oversees supplier performance (on time delivery, quality, lead time), and recommends solutions / 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 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or Standard Operating Procedures (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 within the scope of activities.

• Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.

• 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.

Your background:

• Graduate or postgraduate degree in any fields.

• 1 to 3 years of experience.

• Basic Knowledge of SAP, Ariba, and Microsoft Package.

• JAGGAER tool experience preferred.

• 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 role has day shift from Sunday to Thursday for supporting MEA Cluster.

• Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required.

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