Siemens

Professional Buyer

Siemens$88K — $105K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of procurement experience with a Bachelor's degree in business or finance.
  • Knowledge of procurement for operational materials and services specific to the energy sector.
  • Experience creating and managing RFQs and supplier evaluations.
  • Familiarity with SAP Ariba for data management and supplier coordination.
  • Detail-oriented with experience in supporting audits and compliance management.

Responsibilities

  • Manage sourcing activities for operational materials and services relevant to power transformer manufacturing.
  • Execute the complete purchasing cycle from order placement to payment resolution.
  • Ensure compliance with global procurement processes and enhance efficiency through proper application of systems.
  • Coordinate communication with suppliers for operational needs and risk management.
  • Support procurement controlling functions through performance monitoring and reporting.
  • Facilitate technical clarifications between suppliers and project teams as required.
  • Engage in strategic evaluations and risk assessments for suppliers.

Benefits

  • Career growth and development opportunities
  • Supportive work culture with a focus on work-life balance
  • Company-sponsored health and wellness benefits
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • Savings fund provisions
  • Enhanced family-oriented benefits including parental leave
  • Performance-based annual bonuses
  • Competitive total rewards package
Full Job Description
Location: Charlotte, NC

A Snapshot of Your Day

You will support operational purchasing activities for our greenfield power transformer factory, ensuring the timely and cost-effective procurement of materials and services. This includes evaluating and engaging suppliers, maintaining compliance with procurement processes, and conducting site visits as needed.

You will also contribute to procurement controlling activities by preparing reports, tracking key financial and performance metrics (e.g., cost savings, budget alignment, purchasing volumes), and consolidating data for management reviews.

How You'll make an Impact
  • Manage operative sourcing activities for categories such as transport, field service, packing materials, rubber bags, and other business -specific requirements.
  • Execute the full purchasing cycle, including placing purchase orders, obtaining order confirmations, resolving invoice discrepancies, and ensuring timely supplier payments.
  • Ensure consistent application of globally defined procurement methods, processes, and systems to maintain high process efficiency and compliance (e.g., Purchase-to-Pay (P2P), procurement guidelines, IT tools).
  • Coordinate with suppliers to meet operational and customer requirements, ensuring clear communication and timely escalation of risks to internal stakeholders.
  • Support supplier-related activities such as strategic evaluations, risk assessments, and data management within SAP Ariba.
  • Support procurement controlling by monitoring purchasing volumes, preparing reports and presentations, and tracking cost-saving initiatives to ensure accuracy and alignment with organizational objectives.
  • Facilitate technical clarifications between suppliers and project execution teams when needed

What You Bring
  • 5+ years of experience within Procurement and bachelor's degree in business or finance. Previous experience in the Energy industry or power transformers business is strongly preferred.
  • Experience in procuring a broad range of operational materials and services, including transport, field service support, rubber bags, and other business-specific materials
  • Has knowledge of sending RFQ to potential suppliers for quotation, keeping in view the updated approved supplier list, and introducing new suppliers where necessary.
  • Experience supporting internal external audits, ensuring compliance and process improvement, is a plus.
  • If not already located in the Charlotte, NC area, must be willing to relocate (relocation assistance provided)
  • Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States without need for current or future employer-sponsored work authorization. Siemens Energy employees with current visa sponsorship may be eligible for internal transfers.

About the Team

The candidate will work in the power transformer plant in Charlotte, USA, presential, supporting the market growth for Power Transformers mainly in USA market.

Rewards
  • Career growth and development opportunities
  • Supportive work culture and a healthy work- life balance
  • Company paid Health and wellness benefits.
  • Paid Time Off and paid holidays
  • Savings Fund
  • Above the law benefits
  • Family building benefits
  • Parental leave
  • Competitive base salary
  • Annual performance bonus
  • Competitive total rewards package

https://jobs.siemens-energy.com/jobs

About Siemens

Siemens AG is a German multinational conglomerate company headquartered in Munich and the largest industrial manufacturing company in Europe with branch offices abroad. The principal divisions of the company are Industry, Energy, Healthcare, and Infrastructure & Cities, which represent the main activities of the company. The company is a prominent maker of medical diagnostics equipment and its medical health-care division, which generates about 12 percent of the company's total sales, is its second-most profitable unit, after the industrial automation division. The company is a component of the Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index. Siemens and its subsidiaries employ approximately 385,000 people worldwide and reported global revenue of around €87 billion in 2019 according to its earnings release.
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