Siemens Energy
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Grid Technologies
The rising share of renewables, growing energy demand, ageing infrastructure and increasing complexity require new connections but also upgrading and renewing of existing grids.
About the Role
Location
Saudi Arabia
Ash Sharqiyah
Dammam
Company
Siemens Energy Company Ltd.
Organization
Grid Technologies
Business Unit
Switchgears
Full / Part time
Full-time
Experience Level
Experienced Professional
About the Role
Location: Dammam, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
Department: Grid Technologies
Mode of Employment: Permanent
Position Title: Head of Procurement
A Snapshot of Your Day
As a Strategic Procurement Specialist, you will play a key role in ensuring efficient sourcing and supplier management to support the operational performance of the GIS factory in Dammam. You will be responsible for securing supply chain reliability, driving cost optimization, and implementing long-term procurement strategies aligned with global and regional objectives.
You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including operations, R&D, and global procurement to ensure business continuity, supplier performance, and continuous improvement.
How You’ll Make an Impact
- Ensure timely sourcing of materials and services to meet project demands, securing qualified suppliers with optimal cost, quality, and capacity
- Drive cost optimization initiatives through negotiations, localization, supplier reallocation, and engineering improvements
- Monitor and improve supplier performance, including On-Time Delivery (OTD), First Pass Yield (FPY), and capacity management
- Manage daily supplier relationships and negotiations to ensure supply chain stability and flexibility
- Execute supplier development strategies aligned with global and regional procurement objectives
- Increase localization rates, develop second-source strategies, and allocate business to high-performing suppliers
- Collaborate closely with R&D teams to support new product development, including early supplier involvement, DFx analysis, and supplier sourcing
- Support cost optimization initiatives such as VAVE (Value Analysis / Value Engineering) projects
- Ensure all procurement activities comply with Siemens Energy policies, standards, and integrity principles
- Leverage digital procurement tools to improve efficiency, data accuracy, and overall sourcing performance
- Stay up to date with digital trends and support the implementation of new tools and systems
What You Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Supply Chain, or a related field
- Minimum 3 years of experience in procurement within a relevant industry
- Experience in managing electrical or drive-related commodities is a plus
- Strong understanding of technical drawings, particularly casting and machining components
- Strong negotiation and supplier management skills
- Proficiency in procurement tools and digital systems
- Fluency in English (written and spoken); Arabic is a plus
Soft Skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset
- Proactive and results-driven approach
- Ability to work in cross-functional and multicultural teams
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- High level of ownership and accountability
Who is Siemens Energy?
At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. We meet the growing energy demand across 90+ countries while ensuring our climate is protected. With more than 92,000 dedicated employees, we not only generate electricity for over 16% of the global community, but we’re also using our technology to help protect people and the environment.
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.
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
- Working with a global team
- Opportunities to work on and lead a variety of innovative projects
- Possibility to take over further tasks within the company
- Supportive work culture
- Medical benefits
- Remote/Flexible work
- Time off/Paid holidays
- Parental leave
- Continual learning through the Learn@Siemens-Energy platform
- e-Learning
- Mentorship
- Coaching
· Open feedback culture