Our Procurement team Hydrogen, Renewables, Asset Growth is looking for you to become one of our Procurement Managers Sustainable Assets.
We are Uniper
At Uniper, we are pro-actively transforming the world of energy whilst at the same time ensuring security of energy supply. As an internationally operating company, we work in very diverse teams with the greatest possible working time flexibility for our employees. Our corporate culture is characterized by equal opportunities, mutual appreciation, and respect. With us, you will be able to develop new business models, work on technological solutions for a modern, sustainable, and future-oriented energy supply as well as pro-actively help to shape changes. Interested? Then we will look forward to meeting you!
Your responsibilities
1. Close coordination with the business unit managers in order to translate their requirements into concrete aspects of the procurement strategy, procurement planning and supplier management
2. Actively manage suppliers strategically to create value for our business; e.g. develop and ensure implementation of supplier engagement plans, identify new suppliers relevant to business strategy, supplier-based innovation, partnerships
3. Specialization in the expansion of renewable energies, in particular the solar and wind business.
4. Responsibility for strategic tendering including specific tender strategies, supplier invitation and selection, negotiation and implementation of supplier contracts; e.g. technical components, technical services and framework agreements
5. Acting as Project Procurement Lead (PPL) as main contact person in Uniper projects for all procurement related topics, close collaboration with other Procurement functions
6. Driving specific initiatives together with the business units (e.g. sustainability, innovation, safety, cost awareness) and leveraging external networks to develop new solutions for the Uniper business units
Your profile
7. Excellent education in engineering, business administration, economics, comparable education or equivalent professional experience
8. Several years of experience in procurement and procurement management for large-scale turbine projects. Particularly in the onshore wind sector
9. Ability to deal convincingly with a wide range of contacts and with conflicting requirements or cross-functional overlaps with good analytical mindset with the ability to translate business requirements into procurement and supplier management requirements
10. Good communication skills, project management skills and ability to deal with stakeholders including international work experience, understanding of cultural differences and willingness to travel internationally
11. Excellent communication skills in fluent English required, knowledge of other languages and especially German, would be an advantage
Your benefits
At Uniper, we not only reward our employees with attractive salaries, an excellent company pension and health related benefits for their hard work and dedication to shaping the future energy transition. You can also expect a supportive working culture that offers a wide range of creative and innovative ideas. We enable various flexible working arrangements, whilst also supporting with home office equipment. Through regular training and workshops, together we work towards visualising yourself in our company as if it were your own. We support you in highlighting your individual potential, achieving your personal goals, and reaching your ambitions. We invite you to become part of our diverse company with international colleagues from more than 80 countries. As an employer, Uniper has committed itself to providing special support to certain areas: Work-Life-Balance / New Normal:
12. Choosing how, where, and when to work in accordance with your team and the requirements of your job
13. Modern and ergonomic equipment for your workplace (home & office)
14. Support to balance private life and work: Sabbaticals, part-time possibilities, family service
Mobility:
15. Car and bike leasing offer (deferred compensation)
16. E-car charging stations at almost all Uniper locations
Health offers:
17. Flu vaccination
18. Preventive health services
19. Employee assistance program
Company pension:
20. Employer-funded contributions to a modern pension system
21. Possibility of self-funded contributions with employer-funded matching
Trainings:
22. Lifelong training
23. Coaching
Our employees are the reason for our success. Therefore, you will find many other benefits at the local level to help you reach your potential. Energy evolutionary wanted!