Supplier/Contractor Qualification Specialist

Overview

Supplier/Contractor Qualification Specialist role executing supplier qualification and support audits, material purchase requests, and purchasing activities aligned with corporate purchasing policies and procedures, under supervision.

What you'll do

• Execute supplier qualification and support audits, material purchase requests, according to required technical specifications, price, delivery schedule and terms.
• Ensure purchasing activities align with corporate purchasing policies and procedures under supervision.
• Work with Business team to perform the assessments based on defined process parameters and criteria to ensure supplier capability and organizational requirements.
• Manage supplier and stakeholder relationships.
• Report on Key Performance Indicators and other process specific management reports.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure optimal performance.
• Support negotiating agreements with main suppliers, periodically renew pricelists, terms and conditions, and feed back recommendations for appropriate actions.
• Analyse and evaluate bids within the scope to determine the optimal value.
• Track goods received to verify appropriate delivery and ensure invoice processing as per available guidelines.
• Oversee supplier performance (on delivery time, quality, lead time) and recommend solutions / resolve performance issues within the scope.
• Initiate supply orders in the system, confirm delivery with suppliers, and monitor and track supplier performance to purchase order requirements.
• Align supplier orders with customer requirements (based on ERP or SOP/project requirements) in terms of content, quality, delivery, sustainability and price.
• Ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
• Live Hitachi Energy's core values of safety and integrity, taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for colleagues and the business.

What you'll need

• Graduate or postgraduate degree in any field.
• 2 to 4 years of experience.
• Basic knowledge of SAP, Ariba, and Microsoft Office package.
• Proficiency in both spoken and written English is required.

Nice to have

• Knowledge and work experience on JAGGAER tool.

Details

• Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
• Full-time schedule; not remote.
• Background screening, which may include enhanced checks for certain roles, conducted in accordance with applicable law.