The team
Reporting to the Sourcing & Procurement Leader. This sourcing professional will be responsible for the strategic sourcing of services like the Facilities, Marketing, Human Resources, and Finance categories primarily in India and in some other countries within APAC. This sourcing professional will also have the exposure to work with the global team for global category project execution.
The role
• This sourcing professional will serve as a trusted business advisor to stakeholders, providing best-in-class technical consulting from a sourcing and external benchmark/industry perspective.
• This professional will be responsible to prepare contracts, liasioning with Legal team & supplier and route the contract for sign off. This person will also be responsible for on-time renewal of contract.
• Manage the development and execution of sourcing projects, reverse auctions, collaborating with stakeholders to define scope, identify suppliers and develop internal recommendations.
• Lead negotiations with suppliers on a variety of contracts, to ensure maximum value and minimum risk to the company.
• Manage strategic supplier relationships with cross functional/cross business impact covering multiple geographies.
What you’ll bring
• 4+ experience in Procurement sourcing and category management.
• Solid understanding of basic procurement law with correlating ability to author/negotiate/oversee: master supply agreements, professional services agreements, statements of work, change requests, amendments.
• Experience in one of the following categories: Facilities, Marketing, Human Resources
• Proven ability to communicate, negotiation, problem solving, influence and build relationships with stakeholders.
• Strong supplier management skills.
• Strong computer literacy (Microsoft Office Suite), especially Excel
• Good interpersonal skills, sense of emergency.
• Experience working in eSourcing tool environment a plus.
• Process Compliance oriented mindset. Integrity is a must.
Other Requirements
- Able to navigate a fast-paced multi-national environment with personnel from all over the many regions and will seek to foster excellent working relationships.
- Must be well organized, confident in navigating demands from stakeholders, a natural self-starter with a willingness to learn and embrace new methodologies, whilst employing excellent communication, influencing and interpersonal skills.
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree
Certifications:
Holding certifications in the below is a plus:
- Procurement related certifications through ISM or other recognized entity.
- Legal and commercial negotiations
Fostering innovation through diverse perspectives
Hitachi is a global company operating across a wide range of industries and regions. One of the things that sets Hitachi apart is the diversity of our business and people, which drives our innovation and growth.
We are committed to building an inclusive culture based on mutual respect and merit-based systems. We believe that when people feel valued, heard, and safe to express themselves, they do their best work.
How we look after you
We help take care of your today and tomorrow with industry-leading benefits, support, and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing. We’re also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent). We’re always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. So here, you’ll experience a sense of belonging, and discover autonomy, freedom, and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with.
We’re proud to say we’re an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic. Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success.
