Procurement Operations Specialist — Flexible Work & Process Excellence

Hitachi, Ltd.; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi, Ltd. is seeking a Procurement Operations Specialist in Kraków to provide operational support, governance, and data management across IMS processes. You will act as a subject-matter expert for procurement systems and drive continuous improvement with cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes data governance, process documentation, and user enablement, contributing to digitalization and global standard adoption across procurement operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Finance, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in Procurement, Shared Services, Supply Chain, Master Data Management, Business Operations, or a comparable environment.
• Good understanding of procurement processes, governance principles, and customer support models.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; fluent English; ability to collaborate across functions and geographies.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational support and guidance to internal and external stakeholders across procurement operations and supplier data management.
• Act as a SME for procurement systems, processes, policies, and governance standards to ensure compliance.
• Manage and resolve operational inquiries by collaborating with business users, suppliers, and cross-functional teams.
• Support maintenance, governance, quality, and integrity of procurement data, supplier information, catalogs, content, and knowledge assets.
• Develop and maintain process documentation, user guidance, training materials, and knowledge base content for stakeholder enablement.
• Participate in system implementations, testing, and deployment to ensure readiness and adoption of new capabilities.
• Monitor operational performance, identify opportunities for standardization, simplification, automation, and service improvement.
• Support transformation, digitalization, and continuous improvement initiatives within the IMS operating model.

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Hitachi, Ltd. is seeking a Procurement Operations Specialist in Kraków to provide operational support, governance, and data management across IMS processes. You will act as a subject-matter expert for procurement systems and drive continuous improvement with cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes data governance, process documentation, and user enablement, contributing to digitalization and global standard adoption across procurement operations.