Mission statement:

As the Project Supply Chain Manager for Power Grid – Project Business Unit you will directly report to the HUB Supply Chain Manager of Power Grid – Business Unit and locally to LOU Manager. 

In close cooperation with the local Tender Project Team, you shall be responsible for establishing the Tender Sourcing Plan (TSP) based on the sourcing related conditions of the client´s tender specification and PG global/ territory sourcing strategy and for facilitating its adoption by all parties during tender process and supporting the sourcing process including RfQ (Request for Quotations), supplier short listing, negotiation with supplier, quotation comparison and review, supplier selection, etc.

During project execution phase, in close cooperation with the Project Execution team, you shall deploy the Tender Sourcing Plan (TSP) into a Project Procurement Plan (PPP) and ensure SCM related deliverables are achieved in relation to price, quality and delivery in line with project requirements and support the sourcing process including RfQ (Request for Quotation), supplier short listing, negotiation with supplier, quotation comparison and review, supplier selection, etc.

Your responsibilities:

• You will be accountable for project schedule and cost as it pertains to SCM, manage and administers expediting process, pro-active participate in project kick-off- and -progress meetings during execution phase of the project first point of contact for overall sourcing-/ supplier related topics towards the project execution team and coordination with the Strategic Sourcing-/ Purchasing team, Global Business Services (GBS), Transport Management representative during entire execution period of the project and identification of sourcing related opportunities and critical conditions of the client´s contract.

• You will develop the Project Procurement Plan (PPP) based on the deliverables from tender phase (such as Tender Sourcing Strategy, suppliers’ quotations), overall project sourcing strategy, responsible that critical commercial, fiscal and legal conditions of the client´s tender specification are part of each project related order /sub-contract and where not achievable a written “waiver” from Project Management is documented.

• You will manage the Project Procurement Plan (PPP) and communicate it with project engineer, project manager and LPG Manager and Local SCM), P/SCM is responsible for the entire scope of supply of the entire project and ensure that purchase orders are placed in compliance to the PPP to accepted and qualified suppliers only.

• You will establish together with Contracts Manager or Project Manager the project specific terms & conditions (Special Conditions) and manages the negotiation of Purchase Orders including payment terms, delivery, pricing, terms and conditions, etc.

• You will be ensuring that all purchase orders are accurate, approved and released in a timely manner.

• You will resolve any issues which could adversely affect the suppliers’ delivery, quality, price, etc. and where required involve Global, Division, BU, Territory Category Leaders, Lead Strategic Sourcing Manager, and Territory SCM, monitor the delivery status (forecast and actual) for all products/services (including other deliverables e.g. documentation, etc) and update the project team accordingly by the adoption of a proactive expediting regime, monitor compliance to health and safety as well as business ethics within operational work, contracts and negotiation.

• You will ensure that the finance function is informed in a timely manner of all procurement activities and coordinate with the finance function on all outstanding payment issues with suppliers, compliance with all Group, Division and BU instructions and guidelines as they apply to the project, proper recording of potential claim/counter claim events, in particular related to delays of goods/documentation, etc and is responsible for the coordination of the conclusion/closure of these events in line with the project criteria for said.

• You will ensure a PPP is available and updated for all projects worked on, including all schedule, estimate, forecast, and budget to support all procurement requirements, this should include all expediting data as well as spend data as a minimum.

• You will provide all data (e.g. savings data, OTD performance, quality data, etc.) to the SCM Manager on a monthly basis, ensure purchase order generation and invoice reconciliation complies with the requirements of the local unit, accurate and up to date claims and opportunities register is available for review as required by the project team and/or management for all purchased items (where applicable).

• 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:

• Master's or bachelor's degree in an Electrical Engineering discipline or Business Administration or any other qualification that is deemed suitable for the role.

• Minimum 10 to 15 years of professional experience in a project environment for EHV substations, renewable Energy and Process Industries and Statcom in EPC packages and depth knowledge and exposure in Sourcing with leadership skill.

• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in a supply chain function and exposure to sourcing of various EHV Electrical instruments i.e Transformer, Circuit Breakers, ITs, GIS ,Structures ,HV/LT Switch boards ,HV/LV  Cables ..etc from inland and international supply base.

• Minimum 2 years of experience in procurement of tailored equipment.

• Good knowledge of processes in industrial large and complex or turnkey contracts.

• Strength in commercial/legal aspects of purchasing.

• Drive to continuously create results and innovative solutions.

• Skilled communicator who can interface with numerous external and internal parties at different levels in a project environment.

• Excellent communication & proven negotiation skills.

• Good English both written and spoken.