Siemens Energy

Snapshot of your day 
A Category Manager is the owner of a respective commodity, focused on the relevant Business Area, Local Business, Facilities and Stakeholder. In this strategic position, you will develop and implement a resilient commodity strategy & contingent workforce program fully aligned with the Siemens Energy Ecosystem strategy, broader business strategy, operational objectives and the Global Category Manager. 

In addition, you will manage all procurement related activities for the Contingent Workforce Program (CWP), supporting a rapidly growing and highly dynamic market. Acting as an entrepreneur for the CWP, you will work in close collaboration with HR, our MSP (Managed Service Provider), Business Stakeholders, and cross functional partners to ensure competitiveness, availability of workforce resources, efficient processes, and strong supplier performance. 

This role is ideal for someone who blends strategic thinking with operational excellence, enjoys taking ownership, and thrives in a high growth, cross functional environment. 

How you’ll make a difference 

Strategic Ownership & Leadership 

• Manage the assigned commodity or commodities within your area of responsibility. 

• Steer all procurement activities for the Contingent Workforce Program (CWP) in the in a fast growing market environment. 

• Act as an entrepreneur for the CWP — shaping strategic direction, ensuring operational excellence, and partnering closely with HR and Business Stakeholders. 

• Define and execute a sourcing strategy in alignment with the business, Ecosystem strategy, and Global Commodity Managers (GCMs). 

• Lead the Commodity Circle with cross functional support to drive transparency, alignment, and targeted decision making. 

Transparency, Insights & Cost Management 

• Ensure full transparency of cost structures, supplier performance, and spend through Commodity Circle routines. 

• Develop, drive, and implement business specific initiatives aligned with commodity strategy and Siemens Energy’s Ecosystem priorities. 

• Increase Managed Spend by ensuring award decisions adhere to the defined commodity strategy. 

Supplier & Market Management 

• Maintain a competitive, resilient supply base aligned with Ecosystem strategy and Commodity Circle requirements. 

• Manage strategic supplier relationships in collaboration with GCMs, ensuring continuous improvement, innovation, and strong delivery performance. 

• Identify procurement risks and opportunities and implement respective mitigation or optimization measures. 

• Feed market insights, supplier intelligence, and competitive knowledge into the broader stakeholder network. 

Strategic Procurement Execution 

• Conduct and support all strategic procurement activities including negotiation planning, strategy refinement, awarding decisions, sourcing board approvals, and quarterly supplier performance reviews. 

• Prepare, negotiate, award, and maintain frame agreements and price lists for strategic suppliers, aligning deliverables with business and market requirements. 

• Drive early supplier involvement and cost out initiatives through Commodity Circle collaboration. 

Performance Management & Continuous Improvement 

• Generate, document, and implement savings initiatives; track, monitor, and report key KPIs. 

• Lead supplier lifecycle management processes — qualification, selection, evaluation, development, and classification — ensuring readiness for future business needs. 

What you bring 

• Bachelor's degree in business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field; master's degree preferred. 

• Several years of experience in Procurement, Category/Commodity Management, Strategic Sourcing, or Contingent Workforce Management. 

• Strong stakeholder management skills and experience working with HR and business leaders. 

• Strong analytical skills, commercial acumen, and ability to manage complex supplier landscapes. 

• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to drive initiatives independently and influence cross functional teams. 

• Excellent communication and negotiation skills; comfortable working in a fastpaced, growth environment. 

• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, in English and Swedish.

What We Offer 

• A dynamic, international environment with strong cross functional collaboration. 

• Opportunity to shape and grow the Contingent Workforce Program. 

• Professional development, training, and internal mobility opportunities. 

• A caring work environment built on trust, respect, and open communication. 

• The chance to contribute to Siemens Energy’s transformation and its mission toward sustainability and energy resilience.

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.  

Application  
Don’t hesitate – apply via https://jobs.siemens-energy.com/en_US/jobs , id nr 292821 not later than 2026-04-30.  

Ongoing selection is applied, the role might be filled before last application date.  

For questions about the recruitment process please contact the responsible recruiter Fredrikke Seem Saeternes on fredrikke.saternes.ext@siemens-energy.com 

We refrain from all contact with staffing and recruitment companies, or advertising brokers.  

Location: Finspång  

Trade Union Representatives:  
Unionen, unionen.finspang.se@siemens-energy.com  
Sveriges Ingenjörer & SACO, asi.se@siemens-energy.com  
Ledarna, Anders Fors, anders.fors@siemens-energy.com  
IF Metall, Mikael Malmgren, mikael.malmgren@siemens-energy.com  

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