Procurement Specialist Professional

Hitachi ABB Power Grids; India; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi ABB Power Grids seeks a senior Sourcing lead to drive supplier selection, frame agreements, and cost optimization across Power Quality, BESS and HVDC projects in EPC/Engineering settings. The role emphasizes leadership in procurement strategy and crossfunctional collaboration with engineering and proposal teams.

The successful candidate will manage global supplier relations, negotiate terms, and ensure compliance with corporate procurement policies, while leveraging SAP Project Systems

Qualifications

• Masters or Bachelor degree in an Electrical/Mechanical Engineering discipline or business administration.
• Excellent English both written and spoken.
• Minimum 10-15 years of professional experience in a project environment for Power Quality, BESS & HVDC substations, Renewable Energy and Process Industries in EPC/Engineering packages and depth knowledge and exposure in Sourcing with leadership skill.
• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in a supply chain function and exposure to sourcing of various EHV Electrical instruments
• Experience with tailored equipment for PQ and BESS projects

Responsibilities

• Identify and develop material and equipment suppliers with reliability, quality, and competitive costs
• Develop frame agreements where suitable.
• Organize pipeline review meetings with major suppliers.
• Work closely with proposal and engineering teams to prepare RFQs, evaluate supplier quotations, and formulate project budget.
• Solicit quotes from both Hitachi Energy internal and external suppliers.
• Negotiate with suppliers on terms and prices.

Skills

Negotiation

Communication

Leadership

Sourcing

Contract management

Education

Engineering or Business degree

Tools

SAP Project Systems

Job description

1. Sourcing strategy

Leveraging the Continuous Improvement Process Sourcing (CIPS) process, implements effective sourcing strategies in line with business strategy ensuring that the supply base/suppliers have the capability and capacity to meet current and future business requirements. Ensures all relevant parties understand strategies and execute processes accordingly.

Procurement

Manages planning and tracking of procurement activities, cost budgets, emerging country spending and savings forecasts. Minimizes risk regarding quality and financial exposure by buying in accordance with quality and commercial procedures and in accordance with Company guidelines.

Negotiation

Negotiates agreements with main suppliers, and periodically renews price lists, terms and conditions.

Contracts

Adapts corporate contractual framework to the local business needs. Recommends frame agreements to management, and executes upon approval. Provides ongoing oversight and contract management with suppliers.

Supplier agreements

Ensures identification, investigation, and selection of appropriate suppliers (focusing on quality, delivery, cost and sustainability) in accordance with Company policies. Defines and establishes local standard agreements with all major suppliers. Provides and maintains standard terms in purchase contracts/terms and conditions in line with Company directives and guidelines.

Special programs

Designs and implements cost-out programs and/or processes to reach

Business continuity

Applies and implements SCM standards, tools, and processes focused on business continuity for the assigned commodity or group of commodities.

8.Budget and performance targets

Contributes to, and participates in setting and implementing budget and targets within the framework. Ensures the Category sourcing performance targets are achieved.

9.People leadership and development

Ensures (with HR Manager support) that the area of responsibility is properly organized, staffed, skilled and directed. Guides, motivates and develops direct and indirect subordinates within HR policies and Group Supply Chain Management excellence guidelines (knowledge management, functional training, etc.)

Key Responsibility

Identify and develop material and equipment suppliers with reli- ability, quality, and competitive costs

Develop frame agreements where suitable.

Organize pipeline review meetings with major suppliers. Work closely with proposal and engineering teams to prepare

RFQs, evaluate supplier quotations, and formulate project bud- get.

Solicit quotes from both Hitachi Energy internal and external suppliers.

Negotiate with suppliers on terms and prices.

11.Knowledge, Skills, Experience :

Masters or Bachelor degree in an Electrical/Mechanical Engineering discipline or business administration or any other qualification that is deemed suitable for the role

Good English both written and spoken

Minimum 10-15 years of professional experience in a project environment for Power Quality, BESS & HVDC substations, Renewable Energy and Process Industries in EPC/Engineering packages and depth knowledge and exposure in Sourcing with leadership skill.

Minimum 10 years of professional experience in a supply chain function and exposure to sourcing of various EHV Electrical instruments

i.e Reactors,Cooling Systems,Transformer,Bateery system,EMS,PCS, Circuit Breakers, ITs, GIS ,,Structures ,HV/LT Switch boards ,HV/LV Cables ..etc from inland and international supply base.

Minimum 5 years of experience in procurement of tailored equip- ments for PQ and BESS projects

Good knowledge of processes in industrial large and complex or power quality projects

Strength in commercial/legal aspects of purchasing

Excellent communication & proven negotiation skills Drive to contin- uously create results and innovative solutions

Experience with capital project business, transnational process, and SAP Project Systems

Skilled communicator who can interface with numerous external and internal parties at different levels in a project environment

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. We welcome you to apply today.