Buyer Professional, SCM, Procurement

Who We Are

• Build a brighter future while learning and growing with a Siemens company at the intersection of technology, community and sustainability. Our global team of innovators is always looking to create meaningful solutions to some of the toughest challenges facing our world. Find out how far your passion can take you.
  
  

About The Job

• Execute Siemens’ procure-to-pay process for goods and services, ensuring stakeholder needs are met at the best possible price, while achieving business goals and maintaining high standards of quality and timely delivery.
  
  

What You Will Do

• Procurement Activities: Handle, control, and monitor procurement activities within assigned commodities
• Cost Savings: Prepare and conduct negotiations for low to medium purchasing volumes to obtain highest feasible savings and return on investment.
• Order Processing: Process and follow up on order requisitions from main stakeholders
• Collaboration: Work closely with internal customers (requisitioners) to ensure customer care and early involvement
• Compliance: Ensure the use of globally defined methods, processes and systems for high process efficiency and compliance.
• Manage all daily supplier operational topics: provide information for supplier reviews, maintain supplier information in ERP & handle invoice discrepancies
  
  

What You Need

• Education: Bachelor’s degree with relevant educational background in procurement, supply chain management, or a related field.
• Experience : 5 years in procurement or a graduate of a procurement talent program, demonstrating a solid foundation in procurement practices.
• Negotiation Skills : Proven ability to negotiate and operate effectively in different cultural contexts, applying classic negotiation methods to achieve favorable outcomes.
• Analytical Skills : Strategic thinking, attention to detail, and strong analytical abilities to break down complex issues into workable components and support decisions with data.
• Communication Skills : Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across different functions and cultures, manage information exchange, and handle complaints with colleagues and suppliers.
• IT Software Licensing : Demonstrated experience in IT software licensing, understanding basic legal terms, and knowing when to involve others for assistance.
• Proficiency with MS Office : High proficiency with MS Office applications, particularly Excel, Power BI, and/or Qlik reporting platforms, to effectively analyze and present data .
  
  

What Makes You a Standout

Cultural Intelligence

• Understanding and Navigating Diverse Environments: The ability to effectively interact, work, and manage across different cultures is crucial. This includes understanding cultural nuances, adapting communication styles, and fostering inclusive environments.
• Building Strong Relationships: Developing trust and rapport with colleagues and stakeholders from various cultural backgrounds enhances collaboration and drives success in global operations.
  
  

Effective Communication

• Clear and Concise Messaging: The ability to convey ideas and information clearly across different functions and cultures, ensuring everyone is aligned and informed.
• Conflict Resolution: Managing and resolving conflicts effectively to maintain a harmonious and productive work environment.
  
  

Qualified Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States. Qualified Applicants will not require employer-sponsored work authorization now or in the future for employment in the United States.

• Siemens offers a variety of health and wellness benefits to employees. Details regarding our benefits can be found here: https://www.benefitsquickstart.com/siemens/index.html .
• The pay range for this position is $65,660 - $112,560. The actual wage offered may be lower or higher depending on budget and candidate experience, knowledge, skills, qualifications and premium geographic location
  
  

The Brightly Culture

• We’re guided by a vision of community that serves the ambitions and wellbeing of all people, and our professional communities are no exception. We model that ideal every day by being supportive, collaborative partners to one another, conscientiously making space for our colleagues to grow and thrive. Our passionate team is driven to create a future where smarter infrastructure protects the environments that shape and connect us all. That brighter future starts with us.
• We celebrate the fact that our people are individuals and have different preferences and needs. If we all thought the same, we would never think of anything new! That’s why we recruit extraordinary minds from all walks of life. We are committed to furthering our culture of diversity, equity and inclusion. We encourage applications from a diverse talent pool including protected veterans or individuals with disabilities. Reach out and we are happy to give the opportunity to discuss flexibility and reasonable adjustment requirements.
  
  

Bring your curiosity and creativity and help us craft tomorrow!

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