Operational Buyer | Chennai, India

Hitachi Energy; Chennai; On-site; INR 700,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Ltd. in Chennai is seeking a Procurement Analyst to manage end-to-end procurement activities, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with project needs.

This role involves handling requisitions, converting them into POs, monitoring supplier performance, and collaborating with Logistics, Finance and Quality teams to keep operations smooth. The position requires an engineering degree with 3–5 years in procurement or production planning, plus hands-on SAP MM/PP experience in a global

Qualifications

• Engineering degree required; 3–5 years in procurement.
• Experience in procurement function or as buyer and production planning.
• Familiarity with SAP MM & PP modules.

Responsibilities

• Process purchase requisitions and convert them into POs.
• Place POs timely to meet operational and project needs.
• Communicate with suppliers on order details and timelines.
• Monitor supplier performance and escalate issues.
• Track orders, coordinate logistics and warehouse receipt.
• Collaborate with Accounts Payable to process invoices.
• Resolve invoice mismatches with suppliers and stakeholders.
• Support planning, scheduling, and inventory metrics.

Skills

English proficiency

Leadership

Negotiation

Pressure handling

Communication

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

SAP MM/PP

Job description

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.
• Communicate with suppliers to confirm order details, delivery timelines, and worh on the Exception messages from SAP.
• Monitor supplier performance and escalated 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.
• 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
• Identify opportunities for process optimization and cost savings.
• Participate in initiatives to enhance procurement efficiency and supplier collaboration.

8. Planning support:

• Perform standard & detailed analysis for plan-ning & Fulfillment metrics (Inventory, On-time Delivery, Leadtime, Forecast Accuracy, resource utilization).
• Closely collaborate with operations planner, Master schedule planner and Material Planner.
• Support on scheduling containers delivery to Distribution Center
• 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 yourcolleagues 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.

We are a global leader in electrification, powering the electricity era to meet the energy demands of today, and the next 25 years. As the energy arm of Hitachi Group, over three billion people depend on our pioneering, mission-critical technologies to power their daily lives.

With over a century of innovation, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time: driving the evolution of the world’s energy system to ensure abundant, secure, affordable, and sustainable power for today’s generation and the next.

With an unparalleled installed base in over 140 countries, we are the grid ecosystem partner across the utility, industry, data center, and transportation sectors. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 56,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $20 billion USD.