Business Partner Procurement (f/m/d)

at  Uniper

YOUR PROFILE

• Excellent education in engineering, business administration, economics, comparable education or equivalent professional experience.
• Several years’ experience in procurement and in energy or process or chemical industry and in managing procurement for major asset projects.
• Ability to deal convincingly with a wide range of contacts and with conflicting requirements or cross-functional overlaps. Having a good analytical mindset with the ability to translate business requirements into procurement and supplier management requirements.
• Excellent communication skills in fluent German and English are required, knowledge of other languages especially Swedish, would be an advantage.
• Excellent analytical skills as well as excellent knowledge in the Microsoft Office suite. User knowledge in SAP PGC is an advantage.
• This role is based in Düsseldorf, Germany. Frequent travels to our assets in Germany are expected.

• Close coordination with the business unit managers to translate their requirements into concrete aspects of the procurement strategy, procurement planning and supplier management.
• Actively manage suppliers strategically to create value for our business, e.g. continuously develop and ensure implementation of supplier engagement plans, identify new suppliers relevant to business strategy, supplier-based innovation and explore potential partnerships.
• Responsible 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.
• Acting as Project Procurement Lead (PPL) as main contact person in Uniper projects for all procurement related topics, close collaboration with other Procurement functions.
• Driving specific initiatives together with the business units (e.g. sustainability, possible innovation, safety, cost awareness) and leveraging external networks to develop new solutions for the Uniper business units.
• Taking lead in developing and performing analytics for the Hydro and Nuclear business lines.