Supplier/Contractor Qualification Specialist

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Technology Services Private Limited in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India is seeking a procurement professional to manage supplier qualification, audits and purchasing in line with corporate policies. The role requires coordinating with category teams, identifying new suppliers, and ensuring compliance with procurement standards.

The incumbent will negotiate with key suppliers, maintain updated price lists, and monitor performance against delivery and quality targets while supporting

Qualifications

• Graduate or postgraduate degree in any field.
• 2–3 years of experience.
• Basic knowledge of SAP, Ariba, and Microsoft Office.
• JAGGAER tool experience preferred.
• Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required.

Responsibilities

• Execute supplier qualification and support audits in line with specifications, price, delivery, and terms.
• Identify and coordinate with new suppliers with relevant category teams.
• Negotiate agreements with main suppliers and renew price lists and terms.
• Monitor supplier performance (delivery, quality, lead time) and resolve issues.
• Support bid teams by providing market information and aligning with ERP/SOP requirements.

Skills

English proficiency

Supplier qualification

Auditing

Education

Graduate or postgraduate degree

Tools

SAP

Ariba

Microsoft Office

Job description

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Job ID: R0109233 Date Posted: 2025-11-14 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: Executes Supplier qualification and support audits, material purchase requests, according to required technical specification, price, delivery schedule and terms. Ensure purchasing activities align with corporate purchasing policies and procedures under supervision

How you’ll make an impact: Recommends / supports in Identifying new suppliers and coordinates with relevant category team. Follows the process to qualify new suppliers in cooperation with Supplier Quality and Engineering specialists. Supports in negotiating agreements with main suppliers, and periodically renews pricelists, terms and conditions and feeds back recommendations for appropriate actions. Adapts corporate contractual framework to the local business needs. Recommends frame agreements to management, ensures approved contractual terms in execution. Analyses and evaluates bids within the scope, in order to determine the optimal value. Supports bid and proposal teams by providing relevant market information within the area of responsibility. Tracks goods received to verify appropriate delivery and ensure invoice processing as per available guidelines. Oversees supplier performance (on time delivery, quality, lead time), and recommends solutions / resolves performance issues within the scope. Initiates supply orders in the system, confirms delivery with suppliers, monitors and tracks supplier performance to purchase order requirements. Aligns supplier orders with customer requirements (based on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)/project requirements) in terms of content, quality, delivery, sustainability and price. Conducts all Supply Chain activities for all goods and services in accordance with policies and procedures. Ensures Pro-Supply global supplier relationship management platform is kept updated as defined in Pro-Supply procedure within the scope of activities. 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: Qualification of Graduate or postgraduate degree in any fields. Should have 2 to 3 years of experience. Basic Knowledge of SAP, Ariba, and Microsoft Package. JAGGAER tool experience preferred. Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required.

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