Global Commodity Manager (f/m/d) Critical Raw Materials

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Global Commodity Manager (f/m/d) Critical Raw Materials

About the Role

Location

Germany

Berlin

Berlin

• Germany
• Bayern
• Germany

Remote vs. Office

Hybrid (Remote/Office)

Company

Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG

Organization

EVP Global Functions

Business Unit

Strategic Procurement

Full-time

Experience Level

Experienced Professional

A Snapshot of Your Day

As a Global Commodity Manager for Critical Raw Materials you are part of our corporate global strategic procurement team. You will shape the value chain for critical raw materials – those essential to Siemens Energy’s technology and supply chain resilience. You will lead the development and execution of a global commodity strategy for strategic and critical raw materials such as Lithium, Iridium, rare earths, Nickel, Cobalt and others, ensuring transparency and security across the value chain, cost competitiveness and sustainability. You collaborate closely with the Commodity managers and buyers of products across all business entities that use such critical raw materials.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Act as the global owner for both direct and indirect (n-tier) spend related to critical raw materials across all Siemens Energy entities
• Establish transparency regarding the utilization, demand, and value chains of critical raw materials within Siemens Energy products and throughout the entire supply chain up to the mines
• Develop and implement a comprehensive commodity strategy aimed at building diverse, resilient, robust, regional and sustainable value chains
• Serve as the subject matter expert on critical raw materials and its markets across Siemens Energy, providing strategic consultation and support for executive and board-level inquiries
• Establish an internal network for Critical Raw Materials with key partners across the different functions and SE entities and manage the external network of suppliers and industry partners
• Identify and mitigate supply chain risks while capitalizing on opportunities arising from geopolitical, regulatory or market changes

What You Bring

• University degree or equivalent experience in engineering, materials science or business with extensive experience in procurement or consulting - preferably in metals or mining
• Deep understanding of commodity markets, value chain dynamics and sustainability challenges related to critical raw materials
• Ability to operate in different cultures and in a functional matrix environment
• Outstanding communication, presentation and partner management skills
• Strategic approach with analytical rigor
• German and English language skills

About the Team

In our Business Functions we enable our organization to reach their targets by providing best-in class services and solutions in the areas of IT, HR, Finance, Real Estate, Strategy & Technology and more.

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 distributed 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.

• In addition to an attractive remuneration package in line with the market, you can expect an attractive employer-financed company pension scheme
• We also offer the opportunity to become a Siemens Energy shareholder
• We offer our employees the opportunity to work flexibly and remotely, and our inspiring offices provide space for collaboration and creativity
• The professional and personal development of our employees is very important to us. We provide them with the opportunities to learn and develop in a self-determined way, various attractive programmes and learning materials are available for this purpose
• In relation to the "compatibility of family and work", we have a wide range of offers, e.g. flexible working time models, childcare places at many locations, the possibility of trial part-time work or even a sabbatical

We value equal opportunities and welcome applications from people with disabilities.