Buyer
Company: Siemens Energy
Location: Houston
Posted on: August 8, 2022
Job Description:
A Snapshot of Your DayWe're looking for people with the skills
and vision to build a better tomorrow. Join our Industrial
Applications Business Unit as a Buyer - Tactical Procurement and
help us re-imagine the world by finding solutions and making the
world a smarter place for tomorrow.
Reporting to the Regional Purchasing Manager and working within the
Aero-derivative Business Unit as one of our successful Buyers, your
role is to deliver key elements of the purchasing process,
communicating with key internal customers and coordinating joint
activities with external suppliers.How You'll Make an Impact
- Ensure robust and optimized supply chains are in place to
deliver outstanding performance and competitive advantage to our
business stakeholders. Provide strategic sourcing, supplier
management, and standardization. Create vendor schedules in SAP and
perform ongoing maintenance, including checking that issue numbers
are correct on the schedule.
- Negotiate prices, lead times, and determine the source, and
terms of agreement. Convert purchase requisitions into purchase
orders.
- Manage PIR's within SAP and if not valid will re-validated
- Release the purchase order in accordance with the purchasing
guidelines and authorization limits once purchase support has
created the purchase order. Sending out requests for quotes (RFQ)
to suppliers within the approved supplier list.
- Resolve invoice/commercial queries with the suppliers
- General ad-hoc support and input into Siemens key initiatives
e.g., Supplier Evaluation System, e-procurement tools, Approved
Supplier Database, KPIs, Balanced Scorecard and World Class
Purchasing measures.
What You Bring
- High School Diploma required, associate's or bachelor's degree
preferred.
- 5+ years of buying experience within the procurement function
is required.
- Proven experience with RFQ's, Purchase orders & invoicing is a
must. Must have proficient Microsoft Excel experience. Experience
managing multiple supplier relationships. Knowledge and familiarity
with procurement operational management covering procurement steps
and understanding of Procurement guidance, controls & Quality
Processes
- Good working knowledge and experience of SAP / an ERP system is
preferred. Experience of EFRX or similar e-procurement systems is
desired. Ability to work in a complex, fast changing global
organizational environment. Customer interface and negotiation
experience is a must.
- 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.
- As a federal contractor, Siemens Energy continues to monitor
federal and state legal guidelines regarding the COVID-19 vaccine
mandate. -Siemens Energy is pausing its mandatory vaccine policy
while the issue is addressed by the courts. SEI will monitor the
situation closely and may reimplement its policy if required to
comply with federal law. -Should the vaccine policy be
reimplemented, this position requires employees to be fully
vaccinated against COVID-19 unless they are granted a medical or
religious accommodation. - -About the TeamIn our -Business Unit
Industrial Applications, -we offer comprehensive digital portfolio
solutions in the oil and gas sector and other process industries
comprising rotating equipment, electrification, and solutions for
Subsea business.What's it like to work at Siemens Energy? -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 more than
92,000 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. -Our Commitment to
DiversityLucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity
we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative
energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy
celebrates character - no matter what ethnic background, gender,
age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of
society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.
-Rewards -
- 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 leavehttps://jobs.siemens-energy.com/jobs
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