Siemens

Senior Buyer

Siemens$80K — $120K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, Business Administration, or equivalent experience in a related field.
  • Minimum 5 years of successful experience in purchasing.
  • Ability to tackle complex problems with innovative solutions.
  • Strong leadership skills in mentoring and collaborating with team members.
  • Excellent communication skills across diverse environments and internationally.
  • Legal authorization for employment in the U.S. without employer-sponsored work authorization.

Responsibilities

  • Drive sophisticated buying strategies for timely supply deliveries.
  • Resolve complex delivery and quality issues with purchases and invoices.
  • Craft project plans and analyze domestic and international supply needs.
  • Lead negotiations on prices, terms, and quality requirements.
  • Conduct value analyses to identify cost improvements and alternatives.
  • Serve as a technical authority in specialized areas related to procurement.

Benefits

  • Career growth and development opportunities.
  • Supportive work culture.
  • Company paid health and wellness benefits.
  • Paid time off and holidays.
  • 401K savings plan with company match.
  • Family building benefits and parental leave.
Full Job Description
A Snapshot of Your Day

We are seeking a highly skilled and strategic Senior Buyer to join our team. In this role, you will lead complex procurement activities, manage supplier relationships, and drive sourcing strategies that ensure timely delivery, cost efficiency, and quality. You will play a pivotal role in supporting both domestic and international purchasing operations, contributing directly to the success of key projects and long-term business goals.

How You'll Make an Impact
  • Drives the most sophisticated buying strategies to purchase and arrange timely deliveries of supplies and materials
  • Resolves the most complex delivery, quality, or other related problems with purchases and invoices.
  • Crafts project plans and purchasing systems and analyzes requisitions and supply plans for domestic and international purchases.
  • Leads negotiations of prices, terms, and quality requirements! Develop quote requests and evaluate market conditions.
  • Leads value analysis to identify cost improvements and develops cost-saving proposals including make-versus-buy analysis, alternative sourcing, and vendor evaluation criteria.
  • Demonstrates extensive knowledge in the field of specialization or multiple subject areas to the successful completion of sophisticated assignments. Optimally serves as a point of authority and/or source of technical/scientific knowledge for the area of expertise.
What You Bring
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, Business Administration or equivalent experience in a related field.
  • Minimum 5 years of successful experience in purchasing!
  • Applies sophisticated knowledge and original thinking to tackle complex problems, preempt potential issues, and contribute to key business decisions across a broad range of topics.
  • Demonstrates strong leadership through mentoring and coaching team members, while working independently or collaboratively in a structured, disciplined manner.
  • Communicates optimally across diverse environments, is proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, and is comfortable working internationally with up to 10% travel.
  • Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States without the 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
Gas Services

Our Gas Services division offers Low-emission power generation through service and decarbonization. Zero or low emission power generation and all gas turbines under one roof, steam turbines and generators. Decarbonization opportunities through service offerings, modernization, and digitalization of the fleet.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. We meet the growing energy demand across 90+ countries while ensuring our climate is protected. With ~100,000 dedicated employees, we not only generate electricity for over 16% of the global community, but we're also using our technology to help protect people and the environment.

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: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo

Rewards/Benefits

  • Career growth and development opportunities
  • Supportive work culture
  • Company paid Health and wellness benefits
  • Paid Time Off and paid holidays
  • 401K savings plan with company match
  • Family building benefits/Parental leave

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

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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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