Local Procurement Buyer

Hitachi • Pittsburgh, PA

103d

About The Position

HITACHI RAIL is looking for an enthusiastic self-motivated Local Procurement Buyer who thrives in a fast-paced environment. The successful candidate is comfortable performing a wide range of tasks from administrative to strategic. The position is based in Pittsburgh, PA.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience in Procurement/Supply Chain
• Supplier qualification processes and methods
• Vendor rating/suppliers monitoring
• Reporting
• Purchasing Processes and Procedures
• Benchmarking and Risk Management
• IT Tools (MS Office, SAP, E-Auctions)
• Procurement Planning Methods
• Cost Controlling & Budgeting concepts/basics
• Negotiation, analyzing

Responsibilities

• Ensure the formalizing of local procurement Services Agreements/Contracts in compliance with procurement delegated powers
• Ensure the respect of contract agreements by implementing procurement actions required to solve identified issues of suppliers (payments terms, variation order, contract clauses) in collaboration with global commodity units, if needed
• Ensure capitalization and sharing with Global Procurement Unit and main stakeholders (e.g. engineering, supply planning) of knowledge related to the pend local commodity/category (e.g. vendor intelligence, market knowledge)
• Ensure the local procurement activities during bidding and execution in accordance with Procurement commodity strategy of AMERICAS Region
• Support the issue of local Procurement Annual Operating Plan for projects/bid
• Support the implementation and compliance with Company relevant Processes and rules for the assigned geographical area
• Ensure the definition and Implementation of the Local category/commodity sourcing strategy (including strategic alliances & pre-bid tie-ups)
• Ensure the implementation of RFI/RFP/RFQ process & projections to support bid preparations for relevant local procurement commodity/category in alignment with procurement internal processes and procedures
• Ensure Procurement Risk Monitoring & Control for the assigned local procurement activities
• Ensure Supplier scouting to monitor and establish potential new Suppliers options, by providing price lists/catalogues and Capability benchmarking
• Ensure the monitoring and reporting of economic and financial figures (budgeted v/s actual savings) for each assigned local commodity/category
• Ensure, according to the supply plan/project schedule and inputs received by SP, the implementation of all the procurement activities for relevant local commodity/category
• Provide monthly reports on Cost Savings and saving assessment mitigation plan
• Ensure completeness of sourcing documentation check list

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees