The opportunity
To build and grow the Operations Administrator plays a critical role in ensuring efficient and effective operational activities. Responsible for overseeing administrative workflows, improving internal processes, supporting strategic initiatives, facilitating cross-departmental collaboration. Acts as a key support to leadership by ensuring compliance, tracking operational KPIs, and driving process optimization.
How You’ll Make An Impact
- Coordinate and oversee day-to-day operational administrative activities and support Operations Management in strategic planning, budgeting, reporting.
- Analyze operational workflows and propose continuous improvement initiatives and monitor operational KPIs and generate performance reports.
- Liaise across departments to streamline communication and operations and supervise and mentor junior administrative staff.
- Manage procurement documentation, supplier communications, and vendor follow-up. Organize meetings, draft agendas, record minutes, and manage action points.
- Assist in audits, compliance checks, and enforcement of corporate policies. Support onboarding processes, training logistics, and HR administrative tasks.
- Assist in risk management initiatives and business continuity planning. Take ownership of special projects assigned by management.
- Coordinate between team leaders and project managers for logging and following NCRs on the system and updating the organization’s competency matrix in coordination with team leaders.
- Support employees with administrative requests such as travel and hotel arrangements. Support training activities and related administrative tasks.
- Ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
- Uphold Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, taking responsibility for your actions while caring for colleagues and the business.
Your background
- A bachelor’s degree or diploma in electrical engineering is preferred.
- More than 5-8 years of experience in a technical sales role with knowledge of Grid Automation (automation and communication) portfolios.
- Previous fieldwork experience in Grid Automation systems is an advantage.
- Self-motivated, reliable team player with an independent, results-oriented work style, and strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Ability to work independently and in a team setup.
- Energetic, supportive, and self-confident, capable of handling challenges and problem-solving.
- Proficiency in spoken and written English is required.
Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader in electrification, powering a sustainable energy future through innovative power grid technologies with digital at the core. Over three billion people depend on our technologies to power their daily lives.
With over a century of pioneering mission-critical technologies like high-voltage transformers, automation, and power electronics, we address the urgent energy challenge of balancing soaring electricity demand while decarbonizing the power system.
Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 50,000 people across 60 countries and generate revenues of around $16 billion USD. We welcome your application today.