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Description
HVDC is looking for a Category Specialist to support the global sourcing initiatives, under collaboration with global category manager. Handle
activities that require agility to transform category strategies into actions.
Work collaboratively with Project team and other internal stakeholders, to ensure optimal business outcomes.
Ensure that procurement activities are in accordance with the HVDC Business Strategies and with corporate pur-chasing policies and
procedures. Category Specialists are expected to engage in projects and execute strategies defined during the Tendering phase.
You are welcome into a growing team where you have a great opportunity to develop your own role in the compa-ny. Everyone has different
skills and competencies, and we are interested to learn more about you and with what you can contribute. So, if you are interested do not
hesitate to apply even though you do not meet all require-ments.
Your responsibilities
• Support strategic sourcing activities, in close alignment with the category manager; drive RFQs, RFPs for BRM and project execution,
aiming to meet budget, quality and lead time defined in the strategy. Control appropriate time response from suppliers and meet internal
demands and schedules.
• Run benchmark studies, whenever required for specific sourcing initiatives
• Support the implementation and management of a category strategy, delivering savings and efficiencies to the business.
• Ensure that results of negotiations, quotations and proposals are aligned with strategy / project require-ments - meet budget targets.
• Pursue saving targets.
• Issue proper quotation comparison / equalization map to support purchasing decision. Input information Pro-procure.
• Update costs for project execution, against budget targets, in BRM (Bidding Review Protocol).
• Support on the development and maintenance of the category supply base, with focus on total cost, quali-ty, lead time and capacity, to
meet supply planning towards project deliveries.
• Care for the relationships with suppliers to ensure HVDC receives best value for money and continuous im-provement over the life of
contracts in specific categories of spend.
• Upload and maintain valid standard agreements / frame agreements and contracts in SAP Ariba.
• Monitor expiration dates and inform CMs to engage in contracts updates and amendments.
• Ensure that our suppliers comply with the laws, regulations, standards, certificates, and directives that Hi-tachi Energy requires from
their suppliers.
• Support category related actions on qualification and audits process, as well as re-cover of supplier caused claim values, matching
claims with reported OPQs related to Supplier Quality.
• Run regular supplier evaluations after deliveries, share supplier scorecards and reports to Category Man-agers and SCM leaders;
initiate improvement projects when required.
• Issue the Purchase Request (RFP), Initiate Purchase Order (PO) process to CSS (Shared Service), according to the BRM (Bidding
Review Protocol).
• Support, when needed, collecting Order Acknowledgments from suppliers
• Foster collaboration as ONE Hitachi Energy team. Work together with global SCM team of category man-agers, transactional buyers,
logistic planners, and supplier quality engineers and to ensure that the goods and material are procured, produced, and delivered on budget,
on time and with quality to our project sites worldwide.
• Key role interacting with stakeholders in project execution, i.e., Engineering, project management and global SCM organization.
Coordinate, collaborate and support the Business in SCM related topics.
• Request, seek, escalate, and communicate in a timely manner. Establishes clear and transparent communi-cation internally, externally,
and between different divisions, business units and functions and supports the implementation of SCM activities and initiatives.
• 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.
Background
• Organization is under transformation and growth. We need curious person, with strong sense of ownership to challenge self and the
organization for continuous improvement and changes.
• A team player with strong communicative and collaborative skills who likes to interact with other people, used to a multicultural and
challenging global business environment.
• Academic degree in a relevant field: BE (Electrical / Electronics / Mechanical), Supply Chain Management or equivalent experience.
• Professional experience in a supply chain functions, category management, strategic sourcing, project management or procurement.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, able to handle several tasks in parallel. Described as energet-ic, motivated, and self-
confident person who can handle both ups and downs and manage problem that may occur.
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken.
• Experience in HVDC projects will be an added advantage.
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Offer ID: #990178,
Published: 5 days ago,
Company registered: 9 months ago
