Buyer (f/m/d)

Siemens Energy; Erlangen; Vor Ort; EUR 40.000 - 60.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

An energy technology firm based in Germany is seeking a Buyer to manage procurement activities that ensure efficient supply chain operations. The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor’s degree, fluency in German and English, and a strong focus on enhancing supplier relationships. This position offers a dynamic work environment with a commitment to diversity and sustainability in energy solutions. Candidates will benefit from flexible working arrangements and a competitive remuneration package.

Leistungen

Employer-financed company pension scheme

Flexible working hours

Remote work opportunity

Professional development programs

Childcare support

Qualifikationen

• Completed Bachelor’s degree in a technical and/or commercial field combined with initial practical experience in procurement.
• Advanced proficiency in English and expert-level proficiency in German.
• Intercultural mindset with the ability to adapt to country-specific requirements.
• Structured and quality-oriented working approach combined with a strong customer focus.
• Professional communication skills for effective collaboration with stakeholders.

Aufgaben

• End-to-end responsibility for purchase order creation and tracking.
• Monitor and evaluate supplier delivery and quality performance.
• Ownership of supplier communication and negotiations.
• Identify and escalate quality and delivery issues.

Kenntnisse

Operational purchasing activities

Supplier communication

Proactive risk identification

Professional communication skills

Customer focus

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in technical or commercial field

Jobbeschreibung

Buyer (f / m / d)

Über die Aufgabe

A Snapshot of Your Day

In this role, the Buyer ensures the efficient execution of operational purchasing activities to support daily business operations. The focus lies on securing goods, materials, and services in line with agreed requirements for price, quality, and on‑time delivery while ensuring continuity of supply. Incoming purchase requests from internal customers are processed with a strong focus on defined cycle times, quality standards, and high customer and user satisfaction.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• End‑to‑end responsibility for purchase order creation, release, tracking, and expediting to ensure a cost‑efficient and demand‑driven material supply
• Responsibility for on‑time delivery performance, including proactive risk identification, escalation, and mitigation of supply, delivery, and quality issues
• Ownership of supplier communication related to orders, delivery commitments, performance topics, and low‑threshold commercial negotiations
• Monitoring, evaluation, and follow‑up of supplier delivery and quality performance, including structured escalation to internal stakeholders
• Responsibility for the accuracy, maintenance, and transparency of supplier master data in relevant systems
• Contribution to continuous improvement and optimisation of purchasing and ordering processes (e.g. MoQ optimisation, order bundling)

What You Bring

• Completed Bachelor’s degree in a technical and / or commercial field, combined with initial practical experience in procurement
• Advanced proficiency in English and expert‑level proficiency in German
• Intercultural mindset with the ability to adapt to country‑specific requirements and cultural particularities
• Structured and quality‑oriented working approach combined with a strong customer focus
• Professional communication skills for effective collaboration with internal and external stakeholders

About the Team

Our Gas Services division offers Low‑emission power generation through service and decarbonization. Zero or low emission power generation and all gas turbines under one roof, steam turbines and generators. Decarbonisation opportunities through service offerings, modernization, and digitalisation of the fleet.

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 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 decarbonisation, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Our Commitment to Diversity

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 energise society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

Rewards / Benefits

• 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.

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