HR and Administration Advisor

Description

Our Company

Since its founding in 1910, Hitachi has supported the development of society and the improvement of people's lives. Throughout the world, Hitachi Group employees exemplify outstanding teamwork that transcends the boundaries of geographical regions and business fields. Together, we share the Hitachi group identity and put it into practice worldwide.

With a mission to deliver the best experience to employees and customers you will be joining a global team setting the standard for excellence and innovation in Marketing & Sales (M&S).

What you’ll be doing

To ensure sustainable growth and profitability in digital and green through the Social Innovation Business, Hitachi is undergoing a major transformation to establish a customer centric business model (incl. alignment of global processes and common digital tools).

The overall ambition of the newly created global “talent management” department is to “attract and retain the best M&S talent working cross-boarders and cultures across the global M&S organization”

Concretely, the HR and Administration Advisor will oversee all general processes around the team, such as procurement, finance and HR. After some time the role will naturally develop into a role with a higher HR focus and be responsible to ensure the newly established policies are refined. He/She/They will closely collaborate with (HR) colleagues around the globe and ensure the practices are aligned with the company standards.

Some of the responsibilities of this role include:

• Governance of existing Job descriptions to keep them up-to-date

• Benchmark salaries as per company policy

• Close collaboration with the team in Japan on Intercompany Agreement processes

• Support definition of all newly established processes to set up a standardization, considering changing business needs and in line with evolving HR best practices

• Governance of HR files with HiNext/Workday

• Support with end-to-end recruiting activities ensuring a positive talent and onboarding experience

• Work closely together with the Head of Performance Management for monthly budget reporting

• Assist the team in Purchase to Pay processes

• Live core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business

What you bring to the team

We’re looking for a team player, who is motivated by delivering great work and the Hitachi vision. Some of the skills and experience we look for include:

• More than 5 years of successful HR, Finance, or Procurement admin working experiences, with the interest to grow into an HR role in the future

• Can-do-attitude to show a hands-on approach on arising challenges with a high result-orientation

• Digital tools (especially Workday and SAP) proficiency

• self-motivated and driven

• Cultural sensitivity and openness to work in an international business environment across all timezones

• Excellent English level. Japanese proficiency a great plus

Our Values

We are proud to say we are an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to any factor that doesn’t impact your ability to do the job, including race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. We are proud of Japanese heritage, with our values expressed through the Hitachi Spirit:

Wa – Harmony, Trust, Respect

Makoto – Sincerity, Fairness, Honesty, Integrity

Kaitakusha-Seishin – Pioneering Spirit, Challenge

If, like us, you’re motivated by delivering first class services, thrive in a fast paced and supportive environment and want to help Hitachi to drive social innovation, we’d love to hear from you.