Location:

South Boston, Virginia, United States of America

Job ID:

R0059585

Date Posted:

2024-08-15

Company Name:

HITACHI ENERGY USA INC

Profession (Job Category):

Customer Service & Contact Center Operations

Job Schedule: 

Full time

Remote:

No

Job Description:

General Information:

Purchase materials according to required technical specification, price, delivery schedule and other given terms & conditions. Ensure that purchasing activities align with corporate purchasing policies and procedures.

Your Responsibilities:

• Requisition Management: Manage requisitions and consult other departments if needed.
• Purchase Order Creation: Create purchase orders based on open purchase requisitions and negotiated contracts. Collect all needed information in order to clarify the demand. Monitor and control purchase order approvals according to the Table of Authority. Send purchase orders to suppliers with relevant methods.
• Purchase Order Acknowledgment: Collect purchase order acknowledgements from suppliers. Maintain and review purchase order acknowledgements with existing contracts or negotiated price agreements. Monitor the receipt of order acknowledgements on time and ensures material availability according to production schedule.
• Purchase Order Follow-Up: Ensure that purchase orders are executed properly from the suppliers and keep frequent contact to track status and ensure on time delivery to the factory. Use a proactive approach to solve issues regarding material availability according to requested / confirmed delivery dates, escalate when necessary.
• Shipments: Organize transportation based on existing and negotiated Incoterms with the suppliers.
• Goods Received: Track goods received to verify appropriate delivery and ensure invoice processing. Ensure that material is delivered on time and clarify with suppliers when necessary. Support NCR processes for unqualified incoming material by expediting the corresponding purchase order.
• CSS: Manage CSS interfaces, keep ownership on ensuring processes and the link between local factories and CSS are aligned and working.
• Customer Alignment: Align purchase orders with customer requirements (based on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) / project requirements) in terms of content, process quality, delivery, sustainability and price.
• Process Alignment: Align and collaborate with Planning & Fulfillment and other functions in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Invoice Verification: Execute exceptions of invoice verification against goods receipt and purchase order.
• 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:

• Degree Holder - Bachelor.
• Candidate must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for Hitachi Energy in the United States.
• If non degree holder at least 5 years' experience in Purchasing role.
• SAP knowledge preferred.
•  Computer skill required.

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