SCM Specialist

Description

Responsibilities:

• Hitachi Energy - Grid Integration, support customers in creating stronger, smarter and greener grids adapted to meet the needs of the changing power landscape.
• Our system solutions are designed and delivered to provide the highest lifecycle value with the lowest risk.
• Planning and executing procurement activities for projects in order to support project objective achievement in terms of cost/budget, schedule and supply quality.
• Maintaining a primary interface with the Project Manager, project team, category teams, on all SCM matters.
• Applying project procurement procedures and planning and ensuring appropriate implementation and compliance to SCM instructions.
• Establish together with Contracts Manager or Project Manager the project specific terms & conditions (Special Conditions) and manages the negotiation of Purchase Orders including payment terms, delivery, pricing, terms and conditions, etc.
• Monitoring the project procurement status and updating project management and SCM team of any issues.
• Pro-actively working to resolve issues related to procurement cost, quality and delivery.
• Ensuring that RfQ's are issued in compliance to the sourcing strategy.
• Ensuring cost reduction and project budget savings targets are met.
• Ensuring that all purchase orders are accurate, approved and released in a timely manner.
• Managing relationships with suppliers in partnership with regional and Global Category Management teams.
• 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:

• Education: Master's or Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline or business administration.
• Experience: Minimum 2 years of professional experience in a supply chain function, preferably in a project environment.
• Language: advanced English is a requirement.
• Good communication and networking skills as well as strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Previous work experience from a similar work field (project business), is a plus.
• Technical interest and ability to solve complex problems independently. ***temporary vacancy of one year***