Siemens Energy

A Snapshot of Your Day 

As the Head of Global Project Procurement for conventional and nuclear Controls & Digitalization Business, you will lead a dedicated team of procurement professionals responsible for ensuring the successful execution of complex, high-value projects. You will play a pivotal role in shaping and implementing procurement strategies that align with the business's project-centric goals, driving efficiency, and mitigating supply chain risks. This leadership position requires a strategic mindset to enhance our procurement processes and foster strong collaboration across multiple business functions. Your core responsibility will be to serve as the primary procurement leader and interface for all Controls & Digitalization projects. This includes overseeing the entire project procurement lifecycle, from initial strategy development to final project delivery. You will guide your team in managing procurement risks and opportunities, ensuring all activities are synchronized with project milestones, and upholding adherence to standardized processes and compliance regulations. Your leadership will be crucial in representing project needs within the broader procurement organization and driving a culture of continuous improvement. We are seeking a motivational and resilient leader with a proven track record in project management within a complex, global organization. The ideal candidate will possess exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively at all levels. You should be adept at leading teams, analyzing complex challenges, and delivering high-quality results within deadlines, ultimately contributing to the successful growth and transformation of our project procurement function.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of Project Procurement Managers; Set clear team goals and objectives that align with strategic business targets and operational requirements.
• Conduct performance reviews, manage talent development, and foster a culture of accountability and continuous learning.
• Ensure all project procurement activities adhere to standardized processes, corporate guidelines, and regulatory requirements; Serve as the primary voice of the projects towards the wider procurement organization, including commodity management and buyers.
• Foster strong collaboration with internal stakeholders such as engineering, commercial, and project management functions; Consolidate and distribute lessons learned from project execution to drive continuous process improvement across the organization.
• Develop and implement comprehensive procurement strategies for Controls & Digitalization projects; Act as the primary procurement authority and interface for project teams, ensuring alignment with project milestones.
• Oversee the identification and management of procurement-related risks and opportunities within projects.; Drive the organizational transition towards a fully project-centric procurement model to enhance supply chain performance.

What You Bring

• Bachelor's or master's degree in business administration, engineering, or a related field
• Longterm professional experience in Procurement and/or Project Management, including demonstrated experience in a leadership or senior specialist role
• Team Leadership & Motivation, Stakeholder Management, Cross-functional Communication, Negotiation & Influencing, Experience with intercultural teams, Change Management
• Experience in Strategic Procurement, Project Management Methodologies, Risk & Opportunity Management, KPI Management & Reporting as well as Supply Chain Management
• Resilience, Accountability, Structured & Organized Work Approach, Adaptability in a dynamic, multi-cultural environment
• Professional fluency in both Germany and English; willingness and ability to travel mainly within Germany

About the Team

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: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo

Our Commitment to Diversity 

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences. 

Rewards/Benefits

• In addition to an attractive remuneration package in line with the market, you can expect an attractive employer-financed company pension scheme
• We also offer the opportunity to become a Siemens Energy shareholder
• We offer our employees the opportunity to work flexibly and remotely, and our inspiring offices provide space for collaboration and creativity
• The professional and personal development of our employees is very important to us. We provide them with the opportunities to learn and develop in a self-determined way, various attractive programmes and learning materials are available for this purpose
• In relation to the "compatibility of family and work", we have a wide range of offers, e.g. flexible working time models, childcare places at many locations, the possibility of trial part-time work or even a sabbatical

We value equal opportunities and welcome applications from people with disabilities.

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