Head of (f/m/d) Operational Procurement Blades & Vanes, Berlin
About the Role
Location Germany Berlin Berlin Remote vs. Office Hybrid (Remote/Office) Company Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG Organization Gas Services Business Unit Central Full / Part time Full-time Experience Level Experienced Professional A Snapshot of Your Day Your day as Head of Operational Procurement Berlin begins with a short virtual check-in with your Buyers and MRP Planners to align on priorities, urgent material needs, and critical supplier updates. Afterwards, you participate in the daily production coordination meeting, aligning with planning, manufacturing, and logistics to ensure material availability for upcoming builds.Later in the morning, you join a delivery review meeting with internal customers, such as project managers or production leads. Together, you go through key delivery dates, identify potential supply bottlenecks, and agree on mitigation measures for any upcoming risks.Midday, you attend a weekly KPI session with your manager, presenting updates on delivery performance, backlog reduction, and supplier responsiveness. This is followed by a sync with strategic procurement to escalate supplier issues and align on tactical priorities.In the afternoon, you meet with one of your team members for a 1:1 coaching session, supporting their development and addressing operational concerns. You then contribute to a continuous improvement workshop, where you explore ideas for digitalizing repetitive tasks in the MRP process.You wrap up your day by reviewing supply risks for the next week and making sure the team’s focus and capacities are balanced—keeping performance and engagement high.How You’ll Make an Impact
1. Lead and develop a team of Buyers, MRP Planners and warehouse staff
2. Supporting Siemens Energy’s growth plan by stringently executing contracts, following up-on capacity expansion initiatives, optimizing logistics and ensuring on-time delivery
3. Collaborate closely with production, logistics, and strategic procurement. Establish supplier relationships with key supplier representatives, supporting escalations.
4. Developing and optimizing state-of-the-art global procurement process and KPIs in alignment with Central Procurement guidelines and interfaces.
5. Building and developing a high-performing operative procurement team, which “owns” the supply chain and support implementation of digitalization and automation initiatives.
What You Bring
6. Leadership and Team Management: Focused, driven and empathetic leadership skills cultivating an ownership culture and “One Team” mindset in collaboration with cross-functions. Motivation to drive change and inspire your team.
7. Experience in Supply Chain Management: Several years of experience in operational procurement, ideally in a leadership role.
8. Vendor and Supplier Management: Experience in building and managing supplier relationships and ensuring supplier performance meets SE expectations.
9. Communication Skills and Working Style: Excellent verbal and written communication skills for effective collaboration with interfaces. Structured, analytical, and solution-oriented working style with solid knowledge of SAP (especially MM and MRP processes) and procurement workflows.
10. Project Management: Proven track record of leading and implementing complex supply chain projects and initiatives. Experience in developing and introducing procurement processes in a global organization including alignment across different locations.
11. Educational background: Degree in Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.