Junior Buyer

A Snapshot of Your Day

As a Junior Buyer for our Gas Services division, you will be responsible for the supply of materials based on customer requirements at the lowest price whilst ensuring quality & timely delivery and support our interface partners for internal orders and the handling, controlling, and monitoring of Procurement activities within your assigned commodities.

As a member of the Procurement organization, you are responsible for developing procurement strategies for direct materials that will ensure the optimization of Siemens Energy's driven position. You will be working and communicating with German-speaking colleagues as well and predominantly German-speaking suppliers in the future, knowledge in German language will be useful.

How You'll Make an Impact

• Contribute to the implementation and ensure usage of globally defined methods, processes and systems to ensure high process efficiency and process compliance (e.g. compliant Purchase-to-Pay process, Procurement guidelines, IT systems, etc.)
• Prepare and conduct negotiations for low to medium Purchasing volumes to obtain the highest feasible savings
• Follow up with suppliers with regards to non-conformance costs
• Ensure a close collaboration with Internal Customers to ensure Customer care and early involvement
• Processes purchase requests by crafting and releasing purchase orders to suppliers
• Purchase order management, including tracking/expediting to ensure a cost-efficient supply of materials in accordance with demand
• Ensures items are delivered on time and expedited where vital
• Communicates with suppliers concerning order-related items, such as delivery dates, and raises risks to relevant collaborators
• Supervises supplier delivery and quality performance. Raises findings to relevant collaborators and addresses performance issues with suppliers as vital
• Maintains and updates supplier master data to ensure that the database accurate and up-to-date
• Negotiates prices and payment terms (low-threshold transactions)
• Demonstrates strong customer focus by handling requests in a timely manner with high quality standards
• Communicates efficiently and expertly with internal and external collaborators
• Actively seeks process optimization and improvement opportunities in relevant areas (e.g. MoQ optimization, bundling of purchase orders, etc.)

What You Bring

• University degree or equivalent experience in a technical or business-related field.
• Capability to negotiate and to operate in different cultures preferred.
• Ability to facilitate and cultivate a coordinated approach beyond your own organizational unit & function.
• Capable of applying classic negotiation methods.
• Knowledge of basic legal terms.
• Basic knowledge of industry standards & norms that apply to our business & to their assigned desks/commodities.
• Adherence to process requirements in terms of compliance, is aware of the Business Conduct Guidelines and applies them in the day-to-day work.
• Ability to break down issues into workable components.
• Confidence in handling exchange of information or complaints
• Strong communication Skills
• SAP Knowledge is an advantage
• Proficient English language skills
• German language skills are considered a plus
• Digitalization skills

About the Team

Our Gas Services division offers Low-emission power generation through service and decarbonization. Zero or low emission power generation and all gas turbines under one roof, steam turbines and generators. Decarbonization opportunities through service offerings, modernization, and digitalization of the fleet.

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

• Your lunch with SE meal tickets.
• Keep your brain fit with our trainings.
• Special for books lovers - Bookstore.
• Stay safe and healthy with our medical subscription.
• Think about your future too with Privat Pension Pilon III.
• Take care of yourself with our Wellbeing Initiatives.

We value equal opportunities and welcome applications from people with disabilities.

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