Supply Chain Specialist

Hitachi Vantara Corporation; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy solutions provider is seeking a Supply Chain Specialist in Birmingham to ensure all purchasing and logistics activities align with corporate policies. This role involves negotiating with suppliers, initiating purchase orders, and overseeing supplier performance. Candidates should have proven experience in Supply Chain Management, strong negotiation skills, and knowledge of ERP systems. This is a remote role based in Birmingham with potential travel within the UK.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Supply Chain & Logistics Management as Buyer or Supply Chain Specialist.
• Demonstrated experience working with ERP and SOP.
• Current work permit valid in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Purchasing materials, goods & services for Grid Integration Business.
• Initiating purchase orders in alignment with standard procedures.
• Negotiating agreements with main suppliers.

Skills

Supply Chain Management

Logistics Management

Negotiation

Communication Skills

Customer Orientation

Education

Technical Bachelor's Degree (Industrial or Electrical Engineering)

Tools

SAP

Office 365

Job description

Description

Hitachi Energy is looking for a Supply Chain Specialist to report to the SCM Manager. You will support the business by ensuring that all purchasing and logistics activities align with corporate policies and procedures.

The opportunity

Hitachi Energy has an exciting opportunity as a Supply Chain Specialist you’ll be reporting to the SCM Manager, you will provide support to the business by ensuring that all purchasing and logistics activities align with corporate policies and procedures.

Please note we are unable to provide visa sponsorship on this position (including graduate visa).

The role is home based and will be a Birmingham city centre as a local base with a requirement to travel to project sites and client offices in the UK depending on specific requirements.

How you’ll make an impact

• Purchasing materials, goods & services and contracting transport/logistics services on behalf of the Grid Integration Business according to required technical specifications, price, delivery schedule and terms.

• Initiating purchase orders according to the purchase requisitions and in alignment with standard procedures.

• Negotiating agreements with main suppliers and periodically renewing price lists, terms and conditions.

• Supporting the bid and proposal teams by providing relevant market information.

• Overseeing supplier performance (on‑time delivery, quality, lead time) and resolving performance issues.

• Identifying and qualifying new suppliers in cooperation with Supplier Quality and Engineering specialists.

• Aligning supplier orders with customer requirements in terms of content, quality, delivery, sustainability and price. Living core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues, and the business.

Your background

• Proven experience in Supply Chain & Logistics Management, working as Buyer or Supply Chain Specialist with electrical, mechanical & services suppliers.

• Demonstrated experience working with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).

• Current work permit valid in the UK.

• Knowledge of SAP, Office 365 applications.

• A collaborative, solutions‑oriented approach, and strong communication skills.

• Customer oriented, with excellent organization and strong communication skills.

• Mastery in balancing stakeholders, both external and internal.

• A technical bachelor's degree (such as Industrial or Electrical Engineering) would be considered a plus but is not essential.

• Energy, oil and gas, civils, nuclear, desirable.

• Substations, transformers, desirable.

More about us

At Grid & Power Quality Solutions and Service business at Hitachi Energy in Europe (HBUEU), Inclusion drives our culture of innovation and collaboration. Our leading technology and strong market position enable us to achieve growth targets in the energy transition across current and growing market segments such as hydrogen, data centres and e‑mobility.

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