Project Procurement Buyer

Siemens Energy; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Siemens Energy, Australia, is seeking a procurement specialist to drive project-specific procurement strategies and oversee end-to-end procurement processes. You will coordinate with project teams, manage vendor selections, and lead negotiation efforts to secure optimal contracts for materials and services.

You will champion supplier evaluations, budgets, and risk management while aligning with global commodity experts and digital procurement tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent; electrical engineering background preferred.
• 5–7 years in procurement functions, contract management, or project procurement.
• Experience in contract negotiations and claim management; supply chain optimization.
• Ability to develop and implement commodity strategies for projects.
• Experience qualifying and evaluating suppliers; RFX and eAuctions.

Responsibilities

• Shape and execute project-specific procurement strategies with local and global alignment.
• Guide end-to-end procurement from vendor selection, negotiation to contract award and supplier performance.
• Lead commodity kick-offs and negotiation strategies; document outcomes.
• Collaborate with project managers, commercial teams and requisitioners to meet needs.
• Monitor budgets and market trends; use supplier evaluations to drive savings and improvements.
• Address procurement risks; uphold policies, ethics, and maintain supplier relationships; promote digital tools.

Skills

Contract negotiations

Procurement strategy

Supplier evaluation

SAP experience

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Electrical engineering background preferred

Tools

SAP

Job description

Siemens Energy and Siemens Gamesa are becoming Omterra. "We energize society" by supporting our customers to make the transition to a more sustainable world, based on innovative technologies and our ability to turn ideas into reality. With nearly 100,000 employees around the world, we shape the energy systems of today and tomorrow.

Imagine being the person who turns sourcing into a genuine business advantage. In this role, you will shape how procurement is run within your area, connecting the right suppliers, smart commercial decisions and efficient processes to deliver real impact on our operating profit. You will have the space to refine how we buy, make every resource count, and play a visible part in the success of our projects across Australia.

How You'll Make an Impact

• Shape and put into action project-specific procurement strategies, together with a local commodity strategy aligned with Global commodity experts, while serving as a go-to knowledge resource for the local team
• Guide the end-to-end procurement process across tendering and execution, from vendor selection, negotiation and contract award to supplier performance management, keeping contracts, purchase orders and supplier records up to date
• Prepare and lead commodity kick-offs and negotiation strategies (with a focus on ToCo, CTG and CNI), present them in the negotiation review and document the outcomes
• Partner closely and early with project managers, commercial teams and internal customers (requisitioners) to understand project needs and support timely delivery of materials and services
• Monitor procurement budgets and market trends, using supplier evaluations (DOME) to uncover savings and process improvements, and share regular performance updates with senior management and project stakeholders
• Anticipate and address procurement-related risks in SUPERIS (such as supply chain disruption, quality or compliance concerns), uphold SE policies, legal and ethical standards, and nurture strong supplier relationships, while championing digital tools such as e-bid, the project procurement plan and supplier evaluation

What You Bring

• Bachelor\'s degree or equivalent, with an electrical engineering background preferred, plus 5-7 years of experience in procurement functions, contract management, project procurement, proposal and/or project management
• Experience in contract negotiations and claim management, which is needed to handle and optimize procurement processes
• Ability to develop and implement procurement strategies by applying commodity strategies and adapting them to project-specific requirements
• Ability to qualify and evaluate suppliers, including classifications and development measures, create contract entries, lead or support negotiations, and create RFX and eAuctions
• Confidence in representing procurement in an international team, engaging with suppliers, project management, RUs and other cross-functions
• Expertise in SAP handling, alongside experience in international project business and openness to other cultures

About the Team

Our Grid Technology division enables a reliable, sustainable, and digital grid. The power grid is the backbone of the energy transition. Siemens Energy offers a leading portfolio and solutions in HVDC transmission, grid stabilization and storage, high voltage switchgears and transformers, and digital grid technology.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world\'s electricity generation.

Our 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.

Lucky 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.

• Opportunities to work with a team spread across different locations
• Opportunities to work on and lead a variety of innovative projects