Junior Technical Buyer

at  SIEMENS ENERGY

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR DAY (POSITION OVERVIEW)

On a day-to-day basis, you will be responsible for managing the cost-effective supply of materials & services in line with company processes based on customer requirements, while maintaining quality and on-time delivery standards. Internally, you will provide excellent detail-oriented customer service to our Order Winning, Operations, Project Management, Engineering and Finance teams.

WHAT YOU BRING (REQUIREMENTS)

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a Business, Procurement, or Supply Chain.
• A minimum of 2 years of experience required within Procurement & Supply Chain.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Skilled in Microsoft office products (Power Point, Word and Excel).
• Experience with SAP is desirable.
• Must be customer focused and a collaborative team player.
• Possess the ability to assess priorities, demonstrate flexibility and understand sense of urgency.
• Self-motivated, detail oriented, demonstrate problem solving abilities, decision-making, and continuous improvement skills.

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• Purchase order management, including tracking/expediting to ensure a cost-efficient supply of materials in line with demand.
• Support Order Winning enquiries in an efficient manner.
• Coordinate with suppliers to meet operational/customer requirements and ensure clear communication & escalation of risks to relevant stakeholders.
• Develop relationships with key suppliers.
• Monitor supplier delivery, invoices, invoice inquiries, quality performance and address performance issues with suppliers as necessary.
• Demonstrate strong customer focus by handling requests in a timely manner & to a high standard.
• Communicate efficiently and professionally with internal and external stakeholders.
• Actively seek process optimization and improvement opportunities in relevant areas (e.g. MoQ optimization, bundling of purchase orders, etc.)
• Proactively prevent and manage quality defects with each supplier.
• Comply with Company policies at all times, for example, Business Conduct Guidelines and Confidential Information.