Hitachi—Supply Chain Specialist

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Description: Location: Halol, Gujarat, India Job ID: R0124543 Date Posted: 2026-06-12 Company Name: HITACHI ENERGY INDIA LIMITED Profession (Job Category): Customer Service & Contact Center Operations Job Schedule: Full time Remote: No Job Description: The opportunity: Support the Factory SCM Manager in ensuring implementation and adherence to SCM strategies, processes and follow up in the factories to ensure material availability, delivery performance and cost competitiveness. Support management of assigned spending with a short term and medium-term sourcing strategy to meet targets on total cost of ownership, quality, and reliability of supplies. Collaborate with factory and HUB stakeholders to support the undertakings, project implementation. How you’ll make an impact: - You will support the Factory SCM on assigned tasks also support in liaison to Planning & Fulfillment team in the ERP data management under SCM responsibility: i.e. supplier contact details, allocation plan, prices, lead time, MOQ, Incoterms, payment terms. - You will support material price and Terms & Conditions control throughout the value chain (from tender, ERP master data and oversee invoices control rules (tolerances, etc.) also measure gaps tender/actuals investigate on root causes and take adequate corrective/preventive measures and support tender material costing and run tender specific negotiations where applicable. - You act promptly on assigned issues escalated according to escalation matrix, support on analysis and reporting tasks. - You will lead and/or support company and contractors’ qualifications processes on assigned suppliers, support Supplier Performance Evaluations (SPE) on assigned tasks and work on improving assigned supplier performance measurement and improvement tasks. - Support on assigned claim management to maximize compensation to Hitachi Energy and escalate as necessary. - You will support Factory SCM in material cost cutting and risk mitigation projects, preferably using Dynamic Evolution methodology and support on SCM related local activities for R&D, DTV, New Product Introduction, product cost improvement projects. Support technology transfer projects and other agreed improvement measures. Support makes vs buy studies and run SCM implementation. - 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: - You hold a bachelor’s degree in any related field. Electrical or Industrial Engineering will be advantage. - Minimum 5 years of experience in Supply chain management/ Sourcing Engineer/Purchasing Engineer or related fields - Strong Negotiation and good cooperation with internal and external team. - Computer skill in any ERP or SAP. Advance-Excel will be advantage. - Good command of English communication. - Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required Accessibility and reasonable accommodation 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. Use of Al and automated tools in recruitment As part of our recruitment process, Hitachi Energy uses digital and automated tools, including Al-supported solutions, to assist with activities such as application screening, job matching, and interview scheduling. These tools are designed to support our recruiters and do not replace human decision-making. Candidate data is processed in accordance with applicable data protection and employment laws as well as Hitachi's Global Data Privacy Notice. Background Screening and Security Checks As part of the hiring process, Hitachi Energy conducts pre-employment background checks that may include verification of employment history, education, criminal records, and other relevant information, in accordance with applicable laws. 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