Senior Buyer

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Bengaluru, Karnataka
Mid level
Fintech • Information Technology • Logistics
The Role
The Senior Buyer executes material purchase requests, negotiates agreements with suppliers, supports bid proposals, verifies deliveries, and oversees supplier performance. The role requires aligning purchasing activities with corporate policies and adapting contractual frameworks to local needs.
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Location:

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Job ID:

R0068614

Date Posted:

2025-01-15

Company Name:

HITACHI ENERGY TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED

Profession (Job Category):

Customer Service & Contact Center Operations

Job Schedule: 

Full time

Remote:

No

Job Description:

Mission Statement:

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.

Your Responsibilities:

  • 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.

  • 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 5 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.

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

Qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Hitachi Energy career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by completing a general inquiry form on our website. Please include your contact information and specific details about your required accommodation to support you during the job application process.This is solely for job seekers with disabilities requiring accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Messages left for other purposes will not receive a response. 

Top Skills

Ariba
Jaggaer
SAP
The Company
33,676 Employees
On-site Workplace

What We Do

Since its founding in 1910, Hitachi has responded to the expectations of society and its customers through technology and innovation. Our mission is to “Contribute to society through the development of superior, original technology and products.” Over the past 100+ years this commitment has led us to work towards creating a more sustainable society through our “Social Innovation Business”. We work to apply our expertise in information technology (IT), operational technology (OT), and a wide variety of products to advance social infrastructure systems and improve quality of life across the world.

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