Operational Buyer

The Opportunity

An Operational Buyer plays a key role in streamlining procurement, building strong supplier relationships, and ensuring smooth operations to help production and positively impact the organization’s success.

How you’ll make an impact:

• End‑to‑end management of purchase orders based on internal customer needs;
• Active follow‑up with suppliers to ensure on‑time confirmations and deliveries;
• Monitoring and improving supplier performance through deviation management;
• Driving corrective actions to mitigate risks and delays;
• Supporting timely payment processes to maintain supplier relationships;
• Supplier Management and Performance: Communicates with the Strategic Procurement team to ensure optimal supplier performance in terms of timely delivery, quality, time lag, and flexibility. Resolves and escalates supplier performance issues following internal processes;
• Order Creation: Creates purchase orders for materials based on system recommendations, production needs, and standard procedures. Monitors timely receipt of order confirmations and deliveries while ensuring supplier confirmations align with defined commercial terms;
• Goods receipt: Ensures received materials match invoices to facilitate payment processing;
• Quality Claims: Sends and discusses quality-related claims with suppliers, demands corrective actions, and coordinates them with the Quality department or SCM representative when necessary;
• Coordination with Customer Requirements: Coordinates material ordering and delivery according to ERP system requirements, customer orders, or established internal rules regarding content, quality, delivery times, and price. Participates in daily meetings with production planners and managers.

Your background:

• Education – Bachelor’s degree. Economics field is an advantage;
• Preferably 2 years of experience in a similar position;
• Experience with SAP and good Microsoft Excel skills are an advantage;
• Strong communication and organizing skills; Should be eager to learn, flexible, open-minded, and team-work oriented;
• Good knowledge of English language – written and spoken.

What we offer:

• 13th salary;
• Monthly food vouchers;
• Supplementary health insurance;
• Organized transport;
• Additional bonuses.

More about us 

Join Hitachi Energy and work in a team that is dedicated to creating a future where innovative digital technologies allow greater access to cleaner energy!

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, so don’t delay – apply today!