Senior Local Procurement Buyer

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🕒 April 30

🔔 Pennsylvania – Remote

🔔 Pennsylvania – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🛒 Procurement

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Hitachi

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1910

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

⚡ Energy

🚗 Transport

Artificial Intelligence • Energy • Transport

Hitachi, Ltd. is a global company that operates in various sectors with a focus on social innovation. Hitachi provides advanced digital solutions, services, and technologies under its brand 'Lumada' to solve customers’ challenges and enhance societal value. The company is committed to sustainability and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives, aiming to improve quality of life through technologies that foster a sustainable society. Hitachi's products and solutions span digital systems, green energy, mobility, and connective industries, promoting digital transformation of business systems and social infrastructure. Founded in 1910, Hitachi's long-standing dedication to innovation and societal development makes it a leader in driving positive change worldwide.

📋 Description

• Lead large complex negotiations, across multiple sourcing requirements. • Ensure timely and effective support to the business, including compliance with regulatory and legislative obligations • Ensure proactive identification of commercial and contractual related risks and issues to develop and propose appropriate mitigation strategies in consideration of key project milestones • Provide inputs and recommendations for the definition and implementation of the Procurement contract management strategy for various Projects across the Americas at bid and delivery phase • Ensure handling and resolution of contract and commercial issues during contract negotiations with preferred suppliers at bid phase and at project delivery where commercial changes are negotiated to optimize the company's position • Ensure the maintenance of the Procurement generic suite of contract templates for the Americas business unit including version maintenance and distribution • Ensure that the company compliance policies are included in the Procurement suite of templates and that any updates are managed efficiently • Ensure provided upstream flow-down terms are incorporated to the specific Procurement Project contract templates for the engagement of subcontractors • Ensure regular and appropriate contract reviews are effectively conducted with relevant internal stakeholders • Lead the training and development initiates for the local and global Procurement team in relation to the Procurement contract suite of templates and negotiations tactics

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum of 5-7 years of Procurement experience • Strong experience with contract terms and conditions negotiation expertise • Strong skill, knowledge and experience in complex negotiations, including claims • Strategic/critical thinking skills, including risk mitigation • Attention to details skills • Strong and effective collaboration skills, with both internal and external stakeholders • Excellent oral and written communication skills, ability to work within a team environment. • Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint intermediate to advanced knowledge • Commercial negotiations and analyzing experience • Experience with supplier qualification processes and methods • Reporting experience • Purchasing Processes and Procedures experience • Benchmarking experience • Experience with IT Tools (MS Office, SAP, E-Auctions) • Procurement Planning Methods experience • Cost Controlling & Budgeting concepts/basics experience

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive Pay • Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance • Short & Long Term Disability • Life & Accident Insurance • Flexible Spending Accounts • Retirement Savings Plan • Paid Vacation • Work/Life Programs such as Flextime • Training and Development opportunities