Siemens Energy
Principal Buyer
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Join our Operational Procurement team and play a critical role in supporting the Small Gas Turbines business unit! As a key contributor, you will manage the procurement of goods and services essential for ongoing manufacturing and operational activities. Your focus will be on operational procurement and sourcing, supplier and stakeholder management, and data management with process improvement. If you have a proven track record as a buyer in an engineering or manufacturing context, this is your opportunity to ensure business continuity while driving cost-effective and timely acquisitions.
How You’ll Make An Impact
- Manage the end-to-end procurement process, from purchase requisition to order placement and delivery confirmation for direct materials.
- You will negotiate pricing, payment terms, and conditions with suppliers to achieve cost-effectiveness for operational requirements.
- Serve as the primary operational point of contact for a designated portfolio of suppliers, managing day-to-day interactions and resolving issues.
- You will maintain accurate procurement records within the ERP system, supporting inventory control objectives and ensuring timely material availability.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the procurement function to enhance process efficiency and reduce operational costs.
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What You Bring
- You hold a Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, or a related field.
- Proven experience in an operational procurement or buyer role, ideally within a manufacturing or engineering environment.
- Possess strong negotiation skills and proficiency with ERP systems like SAP for procurement and materials management.
- You demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of supply chain principles, supplier relationship management, and strategic sourcing.
- Skilled in data management, contract management, and possess strong analytical abilities to support decision-making.
About The Team
Our Gas Services division offers low-emission power generation through service and decarbonisation. We bring all gas turbines under one roof, alongside steam turbines and generators. We’re enabling decarbonisation through digitalisation, modernisation, and service innovations that extend asset life and improve emissions.
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.
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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 fuelled 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
Here are examples of the rewards and benefits Siemens Energy offers:
- Opportunities to work with a global team
- Opportunities to work on and lead a variety of innovative projects
- Medical benefits
- Remote/Flexible work
- Time off/Paid holidays and parental leave
- Continual learning through the Learn@Siemens-Energy platform
- Access to a variety of employee resource groups
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