Siemens Energy

Overview: 

Candidate will lead and manage the project on implementation of Operational Procurement within Siemens Energy global procurement team, facilitate the conceptualization, completion by ensuring adequate resources are assigned, project is tracked, and status reported, coordinating between departments and Procurement managers & Procurement Heads of business verticals.

The candidate will facilitate project through design, development, training, and implementation as well as develop reporting and metrics.  The candidate will develop, draft, and modify policies and procedures for use globally within Siemens Energy procurement function.  

Qualifications: 

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in business management / engineering or related field.

• A minimum of five (8) years of professional work experience

• A minimum of three (5) years direct work experience in a procurement project management capacity, including all aspects of process development and execution.

• Strong familiarity with project management methodology as well as procurement function and processes 

• Prior experience in managing global projects that affect the organizations long term goals and objectives

• Change management skills and demonstrated ability to lead change.

• Experience at working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment

• Adept at conducting research into project-related issues and products.

• Ability to flex during times of change

Skills-Knowledge-Capabilities:

• Utilizes appropriate interpersonal styles and techniques to gain acceptance of ideas or plans; modifies own behavior to accommodate tasks, situations, and individuals involved

• Ability to influence through effective verbal and written communication skills; clearly and succinctly conveys information and ideas to individuals and groups; communicates in a focused and compelling way that captures and holds others’ attention.

• Reacts to project adjustments and alterations promptly and efficiently.

• Ability to read communication styles of team members and contractors who come from a broad spectrum of disciplines.

• Persuasive, tenacious, encouraging, and motivating.

• Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including upper management, clients, and other departments.

• Ability to defuse tension among project team, should it arise.

• Ability to bring project to successful completion through political sensitivity.

• Strong written and oral communication skills.

• Strong interpersonal skills.

• Must be able to learn, understand, and apply new technologies.

• Customer service skills an asset.

• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment is crucial

• Ability to conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

Responsibilities: 

Strategy & Planning

• Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.

• Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.

• Liaise with project stakeholders on an ongoing basis.

• Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders.

• Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools.

• Track project milestones and deliverables.

• Determine the frequency and content of status reports from the project team, analyze results, and troubleshoot problem areas.

• Define project success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout project life cycle

• Conduct project postmortems and create a recommendations report in order to identify   successful and unsuccessful project elements.

• Develop best practices and tools for project execution and management.

Operational Management

• Direct and manage project development from beginning to end.

• Develop full-scale project plans and associated communications documents.

• Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel.

• Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team.

• Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path.

• Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations.

• Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans.

• Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project team members, and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work.

• Build, develop, and grow any business relationships vital to the success of the project.