About the Role
Location
Germany
Berlin
Berlin
- Country/Region: Germany
- State/Province/County: Bayern
- City: Nuremberg
- Country/Region: Mexico
- Country/Region: Romania
- Country/Region: India
- Country/Region: Italy
Remote vs. Office
Hybrid (Remote/Office)
Company
Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
Organization
Grid Technologies
Business Unit
Service
Full / Part time
Full-time
Experience Level
Mid-level Professional
A Snapshot of Your Day
As an Obsolescence Manager (f/m/d) your task is to ensure that our service portfolio and the products and components always meet the latest technological requirements. You will work closely with various departments such as Purchasing, Production and Development to monitor the life cycle of products and minimize risks associated with obsolete parts. Your daily work includes analyzing market and technology trends in order to identify potential obsolescence problems at an early stage and take appropriate measures. To do this, you will develop and implement parts sourcing and inventory strategies to ensure that we have access to alternative sources or spare parts when needed. Finally, you will play a key role in communicating with suppliers and internal teams to ensure that our products are always competitive and sustainable.
How You’ll Make an Impact
- Technical project management and control of phase-out processes for transmission and distribution service products
- Develop and implement obsolescence management strategies
- Monitor and manage the life cycle of products and services
- Lead the obsolescence management committee to find economic solutions
- Create business cases and coordinate the resulting tasks with the interface partners
- Collaborate with various departments to ensure smooth operation and transition
- Provide expert advice on obsolescence management to stakeholders
- Support development (make or buy) of IT tool to track sub suppliers systematically
What You Bring
- University degree in the field of Engineering, Industrial engineering or similar, or completed vocational training combined with extensive relevant professional experience
- Several years of professional experience in the area of obsolescence management or product developement
- Strong understanding of product life cycle management, technical knowledge about energy supply systems is an advantage
- Excellent strategic planning and project management skills
- Business fluent in English, German language skills are an advantage
- Strong communication, interpersonal and analytical skills, initiative and customer orientation
- Willingness to travel occasionally within Europe (10%)
About the Team
Our Grid Technology division enables a reliable, sustainable, and digital grid. The power grid is the backbone of the energy transition. Siemens Energy offers a leading portfolio and solutions in HVDC transmission, grid stabilization and storage, high voltage switchgears and transformers, and digital grid technology.
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 94,000 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.
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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