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A Snapshot of Your Day
On a day-to-day basis, you will be responsible for leading a team of Strategic Procurement Professionals to ensure the safe, cost-effective and reliable supply of materials and site services. Working with stakeholders you will ensure our supply chain is capable and efficient, meeting the needs of our European Hub and beyond. You will manage and mitigate risk, and ensure processes are effective and standardized, whilst maintaining the highest level of compliance and integrity.
A Snapshot of Your Day
On a day-to-day basis, you will be responsible for leading a team of Strategic Procurement Professionals to ensure the safe, cost-effective and reliable supply of materials and site services. Working with stakeholders you will ensure our supply chain is capable and efficient, meeting the needs of our European Hub and beyond. You will manage and mitigate risk, and ensure processes are effective and standardized, whilst maintaining the highest level of compliance and integrity.
How You’ll Make An Impact
* Promote and ensure early engagement of Procurement activities and throughout project cycle
* Increased level of supplier management and contract coverage throughout the supply chain
* Design and drive strategic initiatives to fulfill business requirements for goods and services
* Ensure supply base is developed to a high standard in line with the strategic objectives of Grid Technology service, meeting growth and portfolio requirements
* Managing supply chain risk in a changing market
* Increase productivity, whilst continually improving and standardizing processes, brining digital solutions to improve efficiency
* Ensure compliance, governance and safety are held at the highest standard
* Lead, develop and empower the strategic team within region Europe
* Communicate efficiently and professionally with internal and external stakeholders with the ability to challenge status quo with respect and clarity
* Be collaborative and responsive to business needs
* Execute procurement activities with agility and result orientation
What You Bring
* A minimum of a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a Business, Procurement, or Supply Chain
* A minimum of 10 years of experience required within Procurement & Supply Chain
* Motivational, experienced multinational leader with clear understanding of European law and directives
* Strategic opportunity seeker with the drive to make and lead change
* An excellent communicator with collaborative problem-solving capabilities
* A passion for people and their development
* Knowledge of implementing successful contracts for complex services
* Project procurement experience in a similar environment
* Experience of procuring low volume legacy components and securing their availability.
* Critical thinking and analytical decision making
* Excellent English language skills with German language skills an advantage
* Availability to work from the office as well as to travel frequently, primarily across Europe, to support regional operations and engage with key stakeholders
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. 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.
We value equal opportunities and welcome applications from people with disabilities.
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Seniority level
* Seniority level
Associate
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Supply Chain
* Industries
Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
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