Senior Operational Buyer

Summary: The Senior Operational Buyer role at Siemens Energy involves managing procurement activities to meet business targets efficiently. The position requires overseeing supplier portfolios, negotiating pricing, and ensuring compliance with procurement processes. The candidate will also collaborate closely with internal customers and support supplier management processes. Strong SAP and Excel skills, along with extensive experience in direct procurement, are essential for success in this role.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee a diverse supplier portfolio, drive initial part sourcing activities, negotiate price adjustment requests, and resolve invoicing and payment discrepancies
• Manage a workqueue and secure that POs are issued in due time
• Ensure a close cooperation with Internal Customers (MRPCs, requisitioners) to ensure customer care and early involvement
• Contribute to implementation and ensure usage of globally defined methods, processes and systems to ensure high process efficiency and process compliance (e.g. compliant Purchase-to-Pay (P2P) process, Procurement guidelines, IT systems)
• Support Supplier Management processes (e.g. qualification, selection, evaluation, development, classification)
• Update supplier evaluation systems to obtain and develop the best suppliers and ensure transparency and high procurement quality
• Maintain records of all documentation, adherence of online purchasing and contract management systems
• Support and/or lead Procurement Business Plan activities

Key Skills:

• Strong SAP transactional experience (PS1 ATLAS module, production environment)
• Outstanding Excel skill
• 5+ years of experience in Direct Procurement
• Team player with the ability to also work independently to meet fixed deadlines, goals and objectives
• Ability to work in a complex, fast changing global organizational environment
• Bachelor’s degree
• English - Advanced/Fluent level

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Warwick

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other