Commodity Management Specialist

A Snapshot of Your Day (position overview)

A typical day will include interfacing (via email, Teams, face to face) with your procurement colleagues and project team members from engineering, project management, supplier quality, and logistics as well as with your suppliers to ensure well-managed, organized tendering and execution of projects!

How You’ll Make an Impact (responsibilities)

- Engage in a dynamic and fast-paced environment where you will serve as the primary liaison within procurement, coordinating with suppliers/subcontractors, to effectively manage your designated procurement scope.

- Formulate and implement strategic supply/subcontractor plans which are aligned with our procurement requirements and market demands.

- Address challenges proactively - analyzing and resolving sophisticated issues with well-found solutions.

- Conduct comprehensive commercial evaluations of proposals and lead critical negotiations, collaborating with technical colleagues to support discussions and clarifications.

- Identify and drive substantial cost reductions/cost out opportunities related to the direct procurement of materials, products, and services, contributing to financial targets.

- Develop strong, collaborative relationships with internal partners from Procurement, Engineering, Project Management, and other departments to ensure seamless execution of all procurement aspects.

- Leverage advanced digital systems to manage supplier/subcontractor information, requests for proposals, purchase order placements, and invoice payments with precision.

What You Bring (requirements)

- Bachelor's Degree in Procurement, Business, Engineering or related field.

- Five years or more of project related experience; strategic procurement and/or construction procurement experience a plus.

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills to convey complex and/or detailed information to multiple individuals with differing knowledge levels.

- Team oriented, customer focused, time management/organizational skills.

- Solid knowledge and experience with terms and conditions concepts/negotiation of business position.

- Digital tool savvy – various internal tools are used to manage daily position responsibilities.

- Ability to travel domestically and internationally approximately 15% of the time.

- Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States without need for current or future employer-sponsored work authorization. Siemens Energy employees with current visa sponsorship may be eligible for internal transfers.

About the Team

Our Corporate and Global Functions are essential in driving the company's critical initiatives and ensuring operational excellence across various departments, business areas, and regions. These roles support our vision to become the most valued energy technology company in the world. As part of our team, you contribute to our vision by shaping the global energy transition, partnering with our internal and external customers, and conducting business responsibly and in compliance with legal requirements and regulations.

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

Rewards

- Career growth and development opportunities; supportive work culture

- Company paid Health and wellness benefits

- Paid Time Off and paid holidays

- 401K savings plan with company match

- Family building benefits

- Parental leave

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