FACTORY SUPPLY CHAIN SPECIALIST

Posted:
9/3/2025, 9:34:57 PM

Location(s):
Piteå, Sweden

Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Customer Success & Support ⋅ Operations & Logistics

Location:

Pitea, Norrbotten County, Sweden

Job ID:

R0097180

Date Posted:

2025-09-04

Company Name:

HITACHI ENERGY SWEDEN AB

Profession (Job Category):

Customer Service & Contact Center Operations

Job Schedule: 

Full time

Remote:

No

Job Description:

The opportunity

Hitachi Energy, Composites, is looking to strengthen the Procurement & Logistic team with a Factory Supply Chain Specialist. As a Factory Supply Chain Specialist you will have a key role 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 spend with a short-term and medium-term sourcing strategy to meet targets on total cost of ownership, quality, and reliability of supplies.

Are you driven by a genuine eagerness to learn and grow? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!

Our production unit is located in Piteå in northern Sweden. The main product is composite hollow insulators. Typical applications are transformer bushings, wall bushings, breaker bushings, surge arresters, cable terminations, station post insulators, etc. Other products are machined glass fiber /epoxy cylinders used for instance for tap changers.

Our team culture is flexible, transparent, and cooperative. Join us and be part of a team that values collaboration and innovation!

How you’ll make an impact

  • Support the Factory SCM on assigned tasks Prioritize and help our suppliers feeding us the most critical items
  • 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
  • Support for material price and Terms & Conditions control throughout the value chain (from tender, ERP master data and oversees invoices control rules (tolerances, etc.) Support tender material costing and run tender specific negotiations where applicable
  • Support on analysis and reporting tasks
  • Lead and/or support company and contractors’ qualifications processes on assigned suppliers
  • Support Supplier Performance Evaluations (SPE) on assigned tasks
  • 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
  • Support Factory SCM in material cost cutting and risk mitigation projects
  • Support on SCM related local activities for R&D, DTV, New Product Introduction, product cost improvement project.

Your background

  • You have an academical background within logistics or business administration or similar work experience.
  • You have good knowledge in using excel and ERP system, preferable SAP
  • You are fluent in English and Swedish
  • You are analytical and structured

What we offer

  • Collective agreement
  • Flexible working time
  • Health care and wellness allowance
  • Fantastic career possibilities within Hitachi Energy both within Sweden and globally
  • Mentor to support you throughout onboard phase
  • Various trainings and education supporting employee development​
  • Diversified company with over 70+ nationalities working in Sweden
  • Supplementary compensation for parental leave
  • Employee Benefit Portal with thousands of discounts and perks

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!


Recruiting Manager Peter Lindberg, [email protected], will answer your questions about the position. Union representatives, Sveriges Ingenjörer - Marcus Nordlund-Oja, +46 107-38 31 93; Unionen: Per Lidman, +46 107-38 98 66. All other questions can be directed to Talent Partner Renee Lundgren, [email protected]

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Hitachi America Ltd

Website: https://hitachi.com/

Headquarter Location: Santa Clara, California, United States

Employee Count: 10001+

Year Founded: 1959

IPO Status: Private

Industries: Consulting ⋅ Industrial Engineering ⋅ Information Technology ⋅ Machinery Manufacturing ⋅ Manufacturing ⋅ Mining Technology