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R&D Administration Specialist

R&D Administration Specialist

Hitachi

Santa Clara, CA • On-site

$54K - $74K/yr

Full-time

Posted 6 days ago

Job description

Location:

Santa Clara, California, United States

Job ID:

R0003075

Date Posted:

2021-06-18-07:00

Company Name:

Hitachi America, Ltd.

Profession (Job Category):

Administration & Facilities

Job Schedule:

Full time

Remote:

No

Job Description:

R&D Administration Specialist

Company: Hitachi America, Ltd.

Division: R&D Planning Office

Location: Santa Clara, CA

Status: Temp, Full-Time for approximately 9 months

Summary

Hitachi America, Ltd. (www.hitachi-america.us) is seeking to hire an experienced Administrative Specialist that is bilingual in English and Japanese. The Administrative Specialist will support our R&D team based in Santa Clara, CA. The position will include a broad range of administrative duties in support of the R&D staff, including, but not limited to providing new hire onboarding support, invoice processing and purchasing lab and office supplies.

Responsibilities

  • Provide support for the purchase requisition process (SOW, new vendor setups, request purchase order on SAP, etc.)
  • Payment tracking and record keeping in addition to asset inventory record keeping
  • Invoice processing
  • Purchasing and tracking of R&D office supplies as directed by the lab
  • Support onboarding and termination processes for Employees, Trainees, Interns, Contractors and Temps (laptops, mobile phones, business cards, access badges, IT account setup, etc.)
  • Tracking of contractors and temporary employees work hours and process related invoices
  • Provide support to Accounting, Legal, Purchasing, and HR as needed
  • Provide support for meeting and employee events (conference room reservation, order refreshments/catering, restaurant reservations, R&D event assistances, gift purchasing, etc.)
  • Travel logistics support for senior managers, senior visitors and guests along with travel expense report assistance
  • Administrative support to senior managers and senior visitors
  • R&D activities internal/external documents tracking and record keeping
  • Follow up with internal/external requests; obtain signatures, approvals, agreements, NDAs, etc.
  • Provide administrative support to maintain and communicate general R&D and research specific procedures
  • Support the operations of the office (cubicle assignments, map updates)
  • Maintain the email distribution list
  • Support the import/export procedures; create shipments

Qualifications

  • At least 3-5 years of experience working as a bilingual Administrative Assistant
  • Fluency in Japanese is required (oral & written) and familiarity with Japanese and American culture is a must
  • Knowledge of PC and Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint and Excel) in both English and Japanese
  • Ability to manage multiple job tasks with competing priorities
  • Must be flexible, reliable, and able to easily interact with all levels
  • Strong problem-solving capabilities
  • Superior interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to work overtime as needed

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)-Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

If you need a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job at Hitachi, please send the nature of request and contact information to accommodation@hal.hitachi.com. Queries other than accommodation requests will not be responded to.

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About Hitachi Vantara

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Hitachi Rail is a fully integrated, global provider of rail solutions across rolling stock, signaling, service & maintenance, digital technology and turnkey. With a presence in 38 countries across three continents and over 13,000 employees, our mission is to contribute to society through the continuous development of superior rail transport solutions.

Industry

It services

Company size

10,000+ Employees

Headquarters location

Santa Clara, CA, US

Year founded

2017

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