Senior Buyer
Siemens Energy
Date: 2 weeks ago
City: Newcastle upon Tyne
Contract type: Full time
A Snapshot of Your Day
As a Senior Buyer at Siemens Energy, you will be responsible to develop and deliver Procurement strategies for allocated commodities/Projects this will include developing supplier relationships, issuing Request for quotations, Supplier negotiations, selection and performance monitoring The role will report to the Procurement Manager and will require daily interaction with Project Management, Engineering, planning and site to ensure project deliverables are achieved
How You’ll Make an Impact
○ Responsibility for all procurement activities related to allocated scope on projects
○ Lead supplier selection process in conjunction with relevant cross functions
○ Source, assess, develop and build strong relationships with key suppliers
○ Manage quality and delivery of all purchases to project timescales
○ Ensure terms and conditions secured with suppliers in line with risk criteria
○ Actively support the tendering process to ensure competitiveness of supply chain offers
○ Build strong relationships with Internal partners (Project Management, Engineering, Proposals)
○ Proactively identify and raise awareness of potential supply chain risks and instigate actions to mitigate
Our Grid Technology team 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.
Rewards/Benefits
Here are examples of the rewards and benefits Siemens Energy offers:
As a Senior Buyer at Siemens Energy, you will be responsible to develop and deliver Procurement strategies for allocated commodities/Projects this will include developing supplier relationships, issuing Request for quotations, Supplier negotiations, selection and performance monitoring The role will report to the Procurement Manager and will require daily interaction with Project Management, Engineering, planning and site to ensure project deliverables are achieved
How You’ll Make an Impact
○ Responsibility for all procurement activities related to allocated scope on projects
○ Lead supplier selection process in conjunction with relevant cross functions
○ Source, assess, develop and build strong relationships with key suppliers
○ Manage quality and delivery of all purchases to project timescales
○ Ensure terms and conditions secured with suppliers in line with risk criteria
○ Actively support the tendering process to ensure competitiveness of supply chain offers
○ Build strong relationships with Internal partners (Project Management, Engineering, Proposals)
○ Proactively identify and raise awareness of potential supply chain risks and instigate actions to mitigate
- Act as a Commodity leader for allocated commodities
- Team player with good written communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability manage multiple Commodities and Suppliers in a Project environment with a focus on programme compliance, cost, quality. health and safety
- Passion for supplier management and supplier development.
- Previous working experience in a Project based Procurement role with level 4 CIPS with a commitment to obtaining full CIPS qualification.
- Able to travel to suppliers and project sites (estimated travel 10-15%).
Our Grid Technology team 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.
Rewards/Benefits
Here are examples of the rewards and benefits Siemens Energy offers:
- Working as part of a strong local team with wider engagement globally
- Opportunities to Develop Commodity strategies and build a supplier network
- Newcastle office based with a Flexible work pattern
- Paid holidays and parental leave
- Continual learning through the Learn@Siemens-Energy platform and support through CiPs
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