PGTR HUB Heavy Lift Sourcing Specialist

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Location: Kocaeli, Kocaeli, Turkey Job ID: R0124457 Date Posted: 2026-06-04 Company Name: HITACHI ENERGY TURKEY ELEKTRIK SANAYI ANONIM SIRKETI Profession (Job Category): Customer Service & Contact Center Operations Job Schedule: Full time Remote: No Job Description: The Opportunity At Hitachi Energy our purpose is advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We bring power to our homes, schools, hospitals, and factories. Join us and work with fantastic people, while learning and developing yourself on projects that have a real impact to our communities and society. Bring your passion, bring your energy, and be part of a global team that appreciates a simple truth: Diversity + Collaboration = Great Innovation. How you will make impact: The heavy lift sourcing specialist is responsible for procuring day-to-day heavy lift transportation services for allotted factories and sales units within APMEA. Heavy lift sourcing execution (RFI / RFP / RFQ) - Prepare scope of work with all operational details for heavy lift projects in line with factory/sales unit requirements. Transport Budgeting for Heavy Lift including the transport requirements analysis, existing frame agreements check, preparation of the transport budget or launching the RFI/RFP process. End-to-end RFP (Request for Proposal) and RFQ (Request for Quotation) for Heavy Lift: RFP and RFQ preparation and launch, bid collection, proposals and technical & commercial concept evaluation, scenarios preparation, risk & opportunities calculation, awarding & contract finalization, SAP TM update Responsible for the end-to-end H/L sourcing escalation process including but not limited to evaluate requests, reasons, and options, negotiate with contracted Logistics Service Provider, document potential logistic concept changes and reasons, launch RFx, cancel potential contract with existing LSP and assign new provider, update Supplier Non-Conformities and escalate as needed within the defined threshold Ensure that all costs are aligned with the tariffs and agreements negotiated with suppliers with forwarders. Responsible for heavy lift transportation cost reduction, vendor compliance and cost out initiatives. Establish and maintain productive relationships with Service providers / forwarders. Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external & internal regulations, procedures & guidelines. Your background: Bachelor’s’ degree in Engineering, Supply chain management, Logistics or equivalent. Minimum 8 years of experience in supply chain management, heavy lift and project logistics or other strategic position containing a large part of negotiation & supplier base management. Strong negotiation skills & Deep knowledge in transportation terms and conditions as part of agreement writing. Capable of managing and prioritizing multiple time-sensitive tasks in a dynamic environment. Familiarity with heavy lift transport cost structures, terms, and conditions within the transport industry (such as Incoterms, surcharges, weight and volume conversion factors etc.) with the knowledge of international logistics. Fluent high-level English is a must. Other languages are desirable, advanced skills in Excel and PowerPoint, good understanding of SAP. More About Us We pride ourselves on offering a holistic range of competitive benefit programs to support your financial, physical and mental wellbeing and personal development. We want you to truly thrive with us – in work and out. For this role, depending on grade and experience, we offer the following employee benefits; *Access to a comprehensive wellbeing program, *Private health insurance, *Transportation allowance. *** Please be advised that the benefits provided may differ depending on the employee’s country of hire. Accessibility and reasonable accommodation Qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Hitachi Energy career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by completing a general inquiry form on our website. 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