The opportunity executes material purchase requests according to the required technical specification, price, delivery schedule, and terms. Ensure purchasing activities align with corporate purchasing policies and procedures under supervision. How you'll make an impact supplier identification: recommends/supports the identification of new suppliers, coordinating with the relevant category team. Follows the process to qualify new suppliers in cooperation with supplier quality and engineering specialists. Negotiations: supports in negotiating agreements with main suppliers, and periodically renews price lists, terms and conditions, and feeds back recommendations for appropriate actions. Contracts: adapts corporate contractual framework to the local business needs. Recommends frame agreements to management and ensures that approved contractual terms are executed. Bid analysis: analyzes and evaluates bids within the scope to determine the optimal value. Sales support: supports bid and proposal teams by providing relevant market information within the area of responsibility. Responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines. Your background bachelor's degree in business administration, international trade, industrial engineering, or related fields experience in direct purchasing intermediate english level, portuguese is a plus 2 - 3 years of experience knowledge of the procurement process knowledge of sap knowledge of excel computer skills presentation skills analytical & creative mind more about us continuous improvement culture growth globally work hybrid benefits above the regular in the market hitachi energy is a global technology leader in electrification, powering a sustainable energy future through innovative power grid technologies with digital at the core. Over three billion people depend on our technologies to power their daily lives. With over a century in pioneering mission-critical technologies like high-voltage, transformers, automation, and power electronics, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time – balancing soaring electricity demand, while decarbonizing the power system. Headquartered in switzerland, we employ over 50,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $16 billion usd. We welcome you to apply today. Seniority level mid-senior level employment type full-time job function purchasing and supply chain industries appliances, electrical, and electronics manufacturing and it services and it consulting j-18808-ljbffr