Operational buyer

Location:

Sevlievo, Gabrovo, Bulgaria

Job ID:

R0088973

Date Posted:

2025-04-14

Company Name:

HITACHI ENERGY BULGARIA EOOD

Profession (Job Category):

Customer Service & Contact Center Operations

Job Schedule: 

Full time

Remote:

No

Job Description:

The Opportunity

An Operational Buyer plays a key role in streamlining procurement, building strong supplier relationships, and ensuring smooth operations to support production and positively impact the organization’s success.
 

How you’ll make an impact:

• Classification: Classifies the portfolio of materials based on ABC/XYZ analysis, consumption, and commercial parameters. Develops material procurement strategies accordingly;
• Inventory Levels: Sets and maintains parameters related to material procurement in the ERP system, such as safety stock, reorder points, lot sizes, lead times, and procurement types;
• Supplier Management and Performance: Collaborates with the Strategic Procurement team to ensure optimal supplier performance in terms of timely delivery, quality, lead time, and flexibility. Resolves and escalates supplier performance issues following internal processes;
• Inventory Control: Monitors MRP (Materials Resource Planning) messages daily and takes necessary actions. Initiates inventory checks for problematic materials when needed;
• Inventory Optimization: Implements measures to optimize inventory levels in collaboration with  production planners strategic procurement teams, and production managers;
• Order Creation: Creates purchase orders for materials based on system recommendations, production needs, and standard procedures. Monitors timely receipt of order confirmations and deliveries while ensuring supplier confirmations align with agreed commercial terms;
• Goods receipt: Ensures received materials match invoices to facilitate payment processing;
• Quality Claims: Sends and discusses quality-related claims with suppliers, demands corrective actions, and coordinates them with the Quality department or SCM representative when necessary;
• Coordination with Customer Requirements: Coordinates material ordering and delivery according to ERP system requirements, customer orders, or established internal rules regarding content, quality, delivery times, and price. Participates in daily meetings with production planners and leaders. 

Your background:

• Education – Bachelor’s degree. Economics field is an advantage;
• Preferably 2 years of experience in a similar position;
• Experience with SAP and good Microsoft Excel skills are an advantage;
• Strong communication and organizing skills; Should be eager to learn, flexible, open-
• minded, and team-work oriented;
• Good knowledge of English language – written and spoken.

What we offer

• 13th salary;
• Monthly food vouchers;
• Supplementary health insurance;
• Organized transport;
• Additional bonuses.

More about us 

Join Hitachi Energy and work in a team that is dedicated to creating a future where innovative digital technologies allow greater access to cleaner energy!

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, so don’t delay – apply today!

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