A Snapshot of Your Day
As a Global Commodity Manager (f/m/d) you will have the opportunity to build up the strategic procurement for the Engineering Services category. The category is focusing on the outsourcing of Engineering Services (e.g. testing, simulations, mechanical/electrical/systems engineering) to suppliers during the R&D, product development and customer implementation phase. In this key role, you will work closely with partners from engineering globally being at the forefront of the latest innovations and product developments within Siemens Energy.
How You'll Make an Impact
* Lead sourcing activities from demand request to awarding, performing total cost analysis to select high-performing suppliers that meet cost, quality, and delivery requirements. Initiate and steer cost-saving and bundling activities, growing managed spend with flawless execution.
* Prepare and negotiate global frame contracts & price agreements for strategic suppliers, strictly aligning with business and market requirements
* Build and manage relationships with strategic suppliers, develop a strategic supplier portfolio, and de-risk supplier dependencies while reducing tail-end suppliers
* Consult with partners up to senior management on outsourcing strategies and risk avoidance, working closely with different procurement areas to ensure world-class outcomes.
* Collaborate with partners to determine and successfully implement the engineering services category strategy, building additional value aligned with business needs and strategic objective
* Review planned projects/demands, understand demand structures, and develop basic technical knowledge of the product portfolio
What You Bring
* Bachelor's or master's degree or equivalent experience in business administration, supply chain management, engineering, or similar fields
* Proven long-standing experience in a procurement or commercial role within a global organization, with engineering experience being a plus
* Strong negotiation, interpersonal, and conflict resolution skills, coupled with leadership and project management experience, such as PMP certification
* Experience working in global teams and communicating effectively up to senior management levels across the organization
* A strong sense of accountability and initiative, exhibiting excellent analytical skills, a structured work style, critical thinking, and customer focus
* Proficiency in English for business purposes and conversational skills in German
About the Team
In our Business Functions we enable our organization to reach their targets by providing best-in class services and solutions in the areas of IT, HR, Finance, Real Estate, Strategy & Technology and more.
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:
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 also offer the opportunity to become a Siemens Energy shareholder
* 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 programmes and learning materials are available for this purpose
* In relation to the "compatibility of family and work", we have a wide range of offers, e.g. flexible working time models, childcare places at many locations, the possibility of trial part-time work or even a sabbatical
We value equal opportunities and welcome applications from people with disabilities.