Siemens Energy

A Snapshot of Your Day

You will collaborate with a cross-functional team to deliver commodity strategies, lead sourcing projects to achieve Total Cost Reduction, and deliver a weatherproof supply chain! Sources, evaluates, and engages with suppliers including traveling to their facilities as needed. Ensures observance of obligatory Procurement processes and regulations.

How You’ll make an Impact

• Contributes to implementation and ensures usage of globally defined methods, processes, and systems to ensure high process efficiency and process compliance (e.g., compliant Purchase-to-Pay (P2P) process, Procurement guidelines, IT systems). Prepares and conducts negotiations to obtain the highest feasible savings.
• Develop and lead the implementation of the commodity strategy such as: silicon steel, bushings, on load tap changer and non-load tap changer, oil, including action plans (roadmaps) aligned with general business objectives.
• Coordinate with suppliers to meet operational/customer requirements and ensure clear communication & escalation of risks to relevant partners.
• Responsible for seamlessly handling the placement of both direct and indirect purchase orders.
• Supplier prequalification, Strategic Evaluation, Risk Evaluation, & Supplier Development in SAP Ariba tool.
• Intervention/Coordination between supplier and project execution for technical clarification (in case of any ambiguity)
• Preparation of Contract Agreement/Negotiation report as per controlled template.

What You Bring

• 5+ years of experience within Procurement and bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• Previous experience in the Energy segment or Power Transformers business is preferred.
• Experience in buying materials such as: silicon steel, bushings, oil, on load tap changer, and services for power and medium transformers.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office; SAP proficiency is preferred.
• Profound experience managing vendors; acute customer-focus, both internal & external, and a collaborative team player
• Skilled Influencer, possessing strong diplomacy, collaboration, & interpersonal skills and savvy.
• Knowledge of sending RFQ to potential suppliers for quotation, keeping in view the updated approved supplier list, and introducing new suppliers where needed.
• Strong abilities in problem and conflict solving, negotiations, critical thinking, and commitment.
• Experience with advanced negotiation concepts (e.g., e-Auction, Pooling, Total Cost of Ownership, and Supplier Day) to drive cost savings and supplier relationship management. Previous experience on Siemens tools & environment is preferred.
• Proven experience in cost reduction projects.
• Experience supporting internal external audits, ensuring compliance and process improvement, is a plus.
• Fluency in English is required. Bilingual English and Spanish is plus. 

About the Team

The candidate will work in the power transformer plant in Charlotte, NC supporting the market growth for Power Transformers mainly in the USA market.

At Siemens Energy, you can help lead the energy transformation, learn how you can make tomorrow different, today and support construction of a new factory. Siemens Energy believes that diversity and inclusion create more opportunities for success.

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

• Career growth and development opportunities
• Supportive work culture and a healthy work- life balance
• Company paid Health and wellness benefits.
• Paid Time Off and paid holidays
• Savings Fund
• Above the law benefits
• Family building benefits
• Parental leave
• Competitive base salary
• Annual performance bonus
• Competitive total rewards package
• Contribute to our social responsibility initiatives
• Diversity and inclusivity focused

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