Operational Buyer

Location:

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Job ID:

R0149676

Date Posted:

2026-11-05

Company Name:

HITACHI ENERGY TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED

Profession (Job Category):

Customer Service & Contact Center Operations

Job Schedule: 

Full time

Remote:

No

Job Description:

The opportunity:

To support the US2108 DTB Supply Chain team by executing supply chain management activities in a timely and proactive manner, thereby ensuring the fulfillment of customer expectations and contributing to the unit’s overall profitability and operational efficiency.

How you’ll make an impact:

Key Responsibilities:

1.      Procurement Execution:

·       Process purchase requisitions and convert them into purchase orders (POs) in accordance with company policies and procedures.

·       Ensure timely placement of POs to meet operational and project requirements.

2.      Supplier Coordination:

·       Communicate with suppliers to confirm order details, delivery timelines, and worh on the Exception messages from SAP.

·       Monitor supplier performance and escalate issues as needed.

3.      Order Tracking & Delivery Management:

·       Track order status and ensure on-time delivery of goods and services.

·       Coordinate with logistics and warehouse teams for smooth receipt of materials.

4.      Invoice & Payment Processing:

·       Collaborate with Accounts Payable to ensure accurate and timely processing of supplier invoices.

·       Resolve invoice mismatches and payment issues in coordination with suppliers and internal stakeholders.

5.      Quality Notification Management:

·       Resolve the quality notificaitons assigned by the IQC team on timely Manner.

6.      Stakeholder Collaboration:

·       Work closely with internal departments such as Planning, Engineering, Finance, and Quality to align procurement activities with business needs.

Support cross-functional initiatives to improve the P2P process

7.      Continuous Improvement:

·       Identify opportunities for process optimization and cost savings.

·       Participate in initiatives to enhance procurement efficiency and supplier collaboration.

8. Planning support:

1. Perform standard & detailed analysis for plan-ning & Fulfillment metrics (Inventory, On-time Delivery, Leadtime, Forecast Accuracy, resource utilization).
2. Closely collaborate with operations planner, Master schedule planner and Material Planner.
3. Support on scheduling containers delivery to Distribution  Center
4. Updated Production Schedule File with missing material information

• 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:

·        Excellent skills in Speaking, Reading and writing English language

·        Graduate in Engineering with minimum 3-5 years relevant experience in Procurement Function or as Buyer and in production planning.

·       Should be familiar in working with SAP MM  & PP Module (Creating PR, PO etc..)

·        Should possess strong leadership skills & Negotiation skills to convince Vendors & stakeholders

·        Ability to work under pressure to deliver the bought out items on time, within cost and quality.

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Background Screening and Security Checks

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