Senior Buyer

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A Snapshot of Your Day
The Senior Buyer will develop and define the sourcing strategy for their commodity with clear strategic sourcing preferences that offer competitive, robust and resilient supplier options that are "future proof" for long term supply. You will share and communicate the strategy with operational sourcing teams globally and steer the sourcing activities in the strategic direction. You will identify the other key players needed to support the commodity and form commodity circles or multidisciplinary peer groups that will execute and continuously develop the strategy, and take the lead on negotiating major supply agreements and contracts using their market knowledge to leverage the best value for the business.
How You'll Make An Impact

• Manage the commodity or commodities for respective area of responsibility
• Define the Ecosystem strategy in there respective area of responsibility with cross functional counterparts and support from GCMs and in alignment with business
• Ensure transparency on cost structures and spend in area of responsibility via Commodity Circles
• Create and implement business specific initiatives and measures based on respective commodity strategy in alignmen twith Ecosystem strategy and business objectives
• Increase Managed Spend in the area of responsibility by safeguarding awarding following the defined commodity strategy
• Maintain competitive supply base in alignment with Ecosystem strategy and Commodity Circle
• Execute periodic strategic procurement activities- negotiations planning, commodity strategy updates, awarding strategy andsourcing board approvals, quarterly review meetings, etc.
• Prepare, negotiate, award and make available frame contracts & price lists for strategic suppliers in accordance with business and market requirements (in alignment with GCM)
• Manage the relationship with assigned strategic suppliers (in alignment with GCM)
• Generate, document and implement savings measures, monitor and report relevant KPI
• Drive early procurement / supplier involvement and cost out activities via respective Commodity Circles
• Identify procurement risks and opportunities and implement respective measures
• Feedback supplier market information and knowledge to stakeholders through network
• Drive supply/supplier management processes(e.g., qualification, selection, evaluation, development, classification)

What You'll Bring

• Strategic thinking and analytical skills
• Strong Communication & interpersonal skills
• Know-how of procurement related processes,systems and tools
• Cost & risk management skills
• Commodity & product knowledge
• Commercial knowledge, contract law and T&C
• Negotiations and supplier relations management experience

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 99,000 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 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
In addition to an attractive remuneration package in line with the market, you can expect an attractive employer-financed company pension scheme.

We offer our employees the opportunity to work flexibly and remotely, and our inspiring offices provide space for collaboration and creativity. The professional and personal development of our employees is very important to us. We provide them with the opportunities to learn and develop in a self-determined way, various attractive programs and learning materials are available for this purpose.