Purchase Engineer

Job description

**The Opportunity** The ideal candidate must enjoy working in a dynamic, fast-paced business environment. He or she must be flexible to accommodate business requirements and experience in working with diverse groups and cultures. The ability to multitask & delivers within timelines is essential. **How You’ll Make An Impact** - The successful candidate for this position has experience in the manufacturing industry of switchgear and should strong understanding of Operational Procurement Processes. - Living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business - As a Procurement Engineer, you will play a key role in daily Operational procurement process of high-voltage switchgear and related components to ensure on-time availability of the material prior to production schedules. - Prepare and issue purchase orders and ensure material availability meeting production plan and customer requirement. Monitoring and tracking orders to ensure timely delivery. - Candidate must have experience of handling import and local procurement, shipment tracking. - Coordinate with internal stakeholders to align procurement activities with business needs. Coordinate with quality team and evaluate the quality of purchased items and resolve short comings. - Manage vendor relationships and monitor supplier performance to ensure compliance with contractual agreements and quality standards. - Actively contribute to inventory management initiatives and Strong knowledge on inventory management in highly fluctuating demand and supply challenges. - Knowledge of GST, VAT, custom clearance and other taxations is must. - Good analytical skills with proven experience in cost saving activities are desirable - Drive operational efficiency and enhance productivity across procurement process. - Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines. - Living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business. **Your background** - Mechanical/Electrical with years' 2-5 years of experience in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering Diploma / B.E. Mechanical Engineering with experience in a manufacturing environment required. - Working knowledge of SAP MM / PP Module - Proficiency in use of MS Office and both spoken-written English language is required - Self-motivated and self-organized. Open-mindedness and strong interpersonal skills. - Analytical aptitude and thinking, strong data collection, and analytical skills for a complex project - Excellent communication skill, multi-tasking and time management skills - Ability to work in a collaborative manner with various functions across the organization. - Excellent leadership and management skills - Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required Publication date : 2026-03-12