Head of Strategic Procurement
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A Snapshot of Your Day
We are looking for a Head of Strategic Procurement to join our fantastic company based here in Lincoln. You will be responsible for heading up the strategic day-to-day management of all procurement and supply chain processes. This is a busy and varied role where you will have several direct reports and will work closely with other department managers and stake holders to ensure processes run smoothly. Within your role you will be required to build relationships at all levels, and you must have a warm and approachable nature with an analytical mind!
How You'll Make an Impact
Strategy Development and Implementation:
- Support Commodity Managers and Local Procurement Buyers in creating and executing local/global procurement strategies.
- Develop forward-looking commodity ecosystem strategies aligned with business needs.
Leadership and Team Management:
- Provide vision, strategy, and functional leadership to a global cross-functional team.
- Manage, develop, and coach team members for successful commodity and contract management, supplier relationships, and strategy execution.
Commodity and Supplier Management:
- Define commodity structure and departmental setup with relevant stakeholders.
- Own relationships with strategic suppliers to meet Small Gas Turbines demands and requirements.
Contract Negotiation and Risk Management:
- Prepare, negotiate, and award global frame contracts and price lists for strategic suppliers.
- Identify procurement risks and opportunities to mitigate potential damage and exploit opportunities.
Market Analysis and Continuous Improvement:
- Conduct supply/supplier market analysis and supplier scouting.
- Ensure continuous improvement of Managed Spend and provide market information feedback to stakeholders.Support Commodity Managers and Local Procurement Buyers in creating and executing local/global procurement strategies.
- Develop forward-looking commodity ecosystem strategies aligned with business needs.
Leadership and Team Management:
- Provide vision, strategy, and functional leadership to a global cross-functional team.
- Manage, develop, and coach team members for successful commodity and contract management, supplier relationships, and strategy execution.
Commodity and Supplier Management:
- Define commodity structure and departmental setup with relevant stakeholders.
- Own relationships with strategic suppliers to meet Small Gas Turbines demands and requirements.
Contract Negotiation and Risk Management:
- Prepare, negotiate, and award global frame contracts and price lists for strategic suppliers.
- Identify procurement risks and opportunities to mitigate potential damage and exploit opportunities.
Market Analysis and Continuous Improvement:
- Conduct supply/supplier market analysis and supplier scouting.
- Ensure continuous improvement of Managed Spend and provide market information feedback to stakeholders.
What You Bring
Strategy and Leadership:
- Provide vision, strategy, and functional leadership to a global cross-functional team, embodying Siemens Energy's values.
- Support the development and implementation of local/global procurement strategies.
Team Management and Development:
- Define commodity structure and departmental setup with relevant stakeholders.
- Manage, develop, and coach team members for successful commodity and contract management, supplier relationships, and strategy execution.
Commodity and Supplier Management:
- Own relationships with strategic suppliers to meet Small Gas Turbines demands and requirements.
- Develop forward-looking commodity ecosystem strategies aligned with business needs.
Contract Negotiation and Risk Management:
- Ensure continuous improvement of Managed Spend and provide market information feedback to stakeholders.
- Conduct supply/supplier market analysis and supplier scouting.
- Market Analysis and Continuous Improvement:
- Identify procurement risks and opportunities to mitigate potential damage and exploit opportunities.
- Prepare, negotiate, and award global frame contracts and price lists for strategic suppliers.
Requirements for Success:
- Advanced knowledge of relevant concepts, practices, and procedures, with an understanding of functional management approaches and cross-functional teamwork.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with expertise in presentation development and delivery; comfortable working with higher management levels.
- Demonstrated procurement skills in Supplier Management, Contract Negotiations, Supply Chain Processes, Sourcing, and Product Life-cycle Management.
- At least 8 years of strong experience in Supplier Management, preferably in a factory/production environment.
- Bachelor's Degree in Purchasing, Business Administration, or Supply Chain.
About the Team
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 fuelled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character - no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energise society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.