Strategic Buyer for Combustion Components

Strategic Buyer

A Snapshot of Your Day (position overview) : As a Strategic Buyer you will focus on tactical execution of procurement strategies set forth by corporate commodity management and based on commodity strategy! You will focus on internal customers and partners who can't be successful without your contribution, timeliness and transparency. You will work in a highly motivated team with a can-do attitude, helping and supporting each other. You will tackle short-term daily issues, creating huge value for our factories and customers, and parallel you will work with the global commodity management teams to develop and implement long lasting improvement and development projects. You will become an expert of tactical execution, expediting, and supply chain performance management!

How You'll Make an Impact (responsibilities) :

Strong collaboration with global and local commodity management and the manufacturing facilities to achieve the most efficiency in planning, alignment and execution of procurement activities

Select supplier based on agreed guidelines (qualification status, Long Term Agreement status, commodity strategy, supplier performance etc.) and develop supplier / sourcing strategies (to include identifying and qualifying new vendors) for outsourced production processes @ Charlotte location

Continuously supervise own procurement list, build and update purchase orders, follow up on execution such as order confirmation, progress, compliance with quality requirements

Support and ensure compliance with transportation and customs requirements in close collaboration with Logistics team

Lead contract management related functions for own commodities (claim management, terms and conditions clarifications, contract negotiations)

Continuous improvement of own supplier base and procurement related processes and their execution.

What You Bring (requirements) :

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in the field of business administration, supply management, engineering or comparable

You have several years of professional experience in purchasing

Your strengths are communication and team skills, negotiations, flexible working methods and assertiveness

You have a secure handling of SAP ("Buy" module) and the common MS Office applications

Planning and organizational skills, a pragmatic, solution-minded approach and a hands-on mentality complete your profile

Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States without need for current or future employer-sponsored work authorization. Siemens Energy employees with current visa sponsorship may be eligible for internal transfers.

About the Team

The combustion procurement team supports our manufacturing sites in Berlin, Charlotte and Budapest. You'll be part of an agile & global team focusing on security of supply, supplier performance, supply chain resilience as well as cost out in accordance with our combustion commodity strategy.

Gas Services

Our Gas Services division offers Low-emission power generation through service and decarbonization. Zero or low emission power generation and all gas turbines under one roof, steam turbines and generators. Decarbonization opportunities through service offerings, modernization, and digitalization of the fleet.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world's electricity generation. Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation. Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy.

Rewards

Career growth and development opportunities; supportive work culture

Company paid Health and wellness benefits

Paid Time Off and paid holidays

401K savings plan with company match

Family building benefits

Parental leave

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement Siemens Energy is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, transgender, sex stereotyping, order of protection status, protected veteran or military status, or an unfavorable discharge from military service, and other categories protected by federal, state or local law.