Operational Buyer

Location:

Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan

Job ID:

R0104392

Date Posted:

2025-08-25

Company Name:

HITACHI ENERGY JAPAN, LTD.

Profession (Job Category):

Customer Service & Contact Center Operations

Job Schedule: 

Full time

Remote:

No

Job Description:

The opportunity

Hitachi Energy Service is a trusted lifecycle partner, providing customers with secure, sustainable, and innovative service solutions, globally.

Our Service offerings empower customers & partners to holistically manage the asset lifecycle—from start-of-life (e.g., Install & Commission), through services designed to strengthen operational-life (e.g., Upgrade, Repair & Extend), to end-of-life activities (e.g., Replace & Decommission).

How you’ll make an impact

• You will be responsible for on-time delivery performance and operational supplier quality.

• You will be responsible for processing orders, following up with suppliers, monitoring deliveries, and processing of order deviations and complaints.

• You will negotiate with supplier prices and deliver on time.

• You will create frame contracts to increase the price competitiveness and material availability.

• You will be responsible for the procurement of components and assemblies.

• You will ensure correct and precise master data including monitoring and adjusting system data, working on inventory reduction, and handling of error messages.

• You will be in collaboration with internal stakeholders such as Engineering, Project Management, and Production as well as internal /external Suppliers.

• You will be responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.

• Living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity means taking responsibility for your actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your background

• You hold a bachelor's degree.

• Technical or commercial educational background, with further technical or commercial education.

• Several years of experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment.

• Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills.

• Proficiency in languages: English & Japanese in both spoken & and written, other advantage.

More about us

Working Conditions and benefits:

Working hours: 900-1730 (1hr break). Flex time is applicable.

Hybrid working style applicable.

Benefits:

• Employment insurance, industrial injury insurance, health insurance, pension insurance

• Paid leave

• Bereavement leaves

• Wedding leave

• Maternity leave

• Spousal maternity leave

• Parental leave

• Nursing care leave

Are you ready for an exciting new challenge? Does the above description sound like you? Welcome to apply! Our selection process is continuous, and the position may be closed before the advertisement expires. So, if you are interested – don’t delay, apply today!  All other questions can be directed to Talent Acquisition: Yini Cai, LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/yini-cai/

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