Supplier Quality Engineer - Breakers & Modules - Hitachi ABB Power Grids : Job Details

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The Opportunity

Join Hitachi Energy as a Procurement Engineer Specialist, where you'll coordinate with the Quality and Supplier Quality Engineer team to ensure suppliers deliver products that meet our high standards, on-time and on-quality. This role offers the chance to build strong relationships with key suppliers, monitor performance, and support continuous improvement efforts. You'll collaborate with internal teams to address supplier performance issues and ensure product specifications are met. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a leading global company.Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.

How You'll Make an Impact

• Build and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers.
• Collaborate with suppliers to improve product quality, lead time, and cost reduction.
• Establish and track key quality performance indicators (KPIs) for suppliers.
• Support continuous improvement efforts both internally and with suppliers.
• Maintain accurate records of supplier performance, non-conformance reports (NCRs), corrective actions, and improvement initiatives.
• Work closely with internal teams such as purchasing, engineering, manufacturing, and logistics.
• Ensure product specifications are met.

Your Background

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or related field) or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Procurement, Supplier Quality, Quality Engineering, or related field within manufacturing or automotive industries.
• Proven experience in improvement projects and root cause analysis.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Knowledge of Lean manufacturing or Six Sigma methodologies.
• Ability to travel domestically or internationally to visit suppliers when required.

More About Us

• Hitachi Energy is committed to innovation and sustainability, offering a dynamic work environment.
• We provide opportunities for growth and development, empowering our employees to excel.
• Join a global leader in energy solutions and be part of a team that makes a difference.

Job type Full time

Experience Experienced

Job function Supply Chain

Contract Regular

Publication date 2025-07-28

Reference number R0079670

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.

Hitachi Energy is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. We welcome you to apply and want you to know that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizen status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave status, protected veterans' status or any other legally protected characteristic. For more information regarding your EEO rights as an applicant, please visit the following website . Protected veterans and qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access Hitachi Energy career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling a Hitachi Energy HR Representative at 1-888-###-#### or by sending an email to:[email protected] . Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner.