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The Opportunity: We are looking for a Purchasing specialist who will be responsible for the efficient and effective procurement of goods and services required for HITACHI ENERGY VIETNAM COMPANY LIMITED's operations, ensuring on-time delivery, cost-effectiveness, and compliance with company policies and ethical standards. How You'll Make An Impact You will process purchase requisitions and convert them into purchase orders, ensuring accuracy and completeness. You will manage purchase orders from creation to closure, including order placement, expediting, and discrepancy resolution. You will communicate regularly with suppliers to track order status, resolve issues, and build strong working relationships. You will negotiate pricing, terms, and conditions with suppliers to achieve favorable outcomes for the company. You will collaborate with internal stakeholders (e.g., production, logistics, engineering) to understand material requirements and delivery schedules. You will monitor supplier performance, including on-time delivery, quality, and responsiveness. You will identify and implement opportunities for cost savings and process improvements within the procurement function. You will maintain accurate procurement records and documentation in the ERP system and support inventory management activities as required. 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 You hold bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related discipline, with 2-3 years of experience in procurement or operational buying, preferably in a manufacturing or industrial environment. Solid understanding of procurement processes, supplier management, inventory control, and purchasing best practices. Hands-on experience using ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, or similar platforms to support procurement activities. Strong negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams. Highly organized, detail-oriented, and proactive, with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities in a fast-paced environment. Fluent in English and Vietnamese (written and spoken), with proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word, and Outlook. More about us: At Hitachi Energy Vietnam, we offer a suite of employee benefits to complement our pay offering, supporting employees’ financial, physical and mental wellbeing: 16 days annual leave, flexible working policy. Benefit according to local standards: Heath-care insurance benefits to employees and their dependents, annual vaccination, summer outing. Growth possibility: Learning and development platform, career movement opportunity within organization. Possibility to gain experience in international environment. Possibility to work for industry leader for green energy solutions. Publication date : 2026-08-14
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Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore account for 642 of the open purchasing roles on WorkMundi. If you're looking in those regions, you have real volume to work with. The US has 130 open positions. Check where your target employers are hiring before you apply.
About 59% of purchasing ads are written in English on our board. That's a useful signal: it tells you which postings to prioritize if English is your working language, but it says nothing about whether the job itself requires you to speak it. Read the full job description.
When you interview for purchasing, expect to explain how you've managed a vendor relationship that went wrong. Hiring managers want to hear a concrete example: which vendor, what broke down, and what you did to fix it or end it. They're testing whether you can handle conflict without burning bridges.
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