Senior Negotiation Consultant (f/m/d)

Siemens Gas and Power GmbH & Co. KG; Erlangen; Vor Ort; EUR 120.000 - 180.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Employer-financed pension

Shareholder opportunity

Flexible working time models

Remote work option

Learning and development programs

Zusammenfassung

Siemens Energy is seeking a Senior Negotiation Lead in Corporate Strategic Procurement to shape and execute high-stakes negotiation strategies across global supplier relationships. You will act as the go-to expert for complex negotiations, providing strategic guidance to transform outcomes and optimize terms.

You will develop competence hubs, coach teams, and drive digital improvements across the negotiation lifecycle, contributing to sustainable energy transformation.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field (MBA a plus).
• Extensive experience in strategic procurement and complex negotiations.
• Strong communication, analytical, and stakeholder-influence skills.
• Ability to coach and collaborate across cross-functional and international teams.
• Fluency in English; additional languages a plus.

Aufgaben

• Develop and execute negotiation strategies for complex supplier negotiations to optimize cost, recovery, risk, and commercial terms.
• Lead critical supplier negotiations and advise Procurement leaders on objectives, trade-offs, escalation strategies, and outcomes.
• Build negotiation capabilities across the organization through coaching, training, and knowledge sharing.
• Drive digital innovation and continuous improvement across the negotiation lifecycle.

Kenntnisse

Negotiation leadership

Strategic procurement

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Coaching and mentoring

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Business/Engineering/Supply Chain

MBA or advanced degree preferred

Tools

Negotiation tools

ERP/Procurement systems

Jobbeschreibung

\"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.

As a Senior Negotiation Lead in the Corporate Strategic Procurement Department at Siemens Energy, you will play a crucial role in shaping and executing high-stakes negotiation strategies that drive value for the company. You will be the go‑to expert for complex negotiations, providing both hands‑on and strategic guidance to transform settings and outcomes. Each day, you will engage in impactful negotiations, optimize supplier agreements, and enhance procurement processes. Your expertise will directly influence our corporate procurement strategies, contributing to Siemens Energy’s mission of reimagining energy for a sustainable world.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Develop and execute negotiation strategies for complex supplier negotiations, driving cost optimization, cost recovery, risk mitigation, and improved commercial terms
• Lead critical supplier negotiations and provide strategic advice to Procurement leaders on objectives, trade‑offs, escalation strategies, and outcomes
• Further develop the negotiation competence hub by establishing consistent negotiation standards, methodologies, and best practices
• Build negotiation capabilities across the organization through coaching, training, and knowledge sharing
• Translate negotiation outcomes and lessons learned into enhanced commodity, supplier, and procurement strategies
• Drive digital innovation and continuous improvement across the negotiation lifecycle, fostering a strong negotiation mindset and culture of excellence

• Develop and execute negotiation strategies for complex supplier negotiations, driving cost optimization, cost recovery, risk mitigation, and improved commercial terms
• Lead critical supplier negotiations and provide strategic advice to Procurement leaders on objectives, trade‑offs, escalation strategies, and outcomes
• Further develop the negotiation competence hub by establishing consistent negotiation standards, methodologies, and best practices
• Build negotiation capabilities across the organization through coaching, training, and knowledge sharing
• Translate negotiation outcomes and lessons learned into enhanced commodity, supplier, and procurement strategies
• Drive digital innovation and continuous improvement across the negotiation lifecycle, fostering a strong negotiation mindset and culture of excellence

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or a related field; advanced degree or MBA is a plus.
• Extensive professional experience in strategic procurement and/or commercial negotiations, with a proven track record in complex, high‑stakes environments
• Deep knowledge of negotiation principles and advanced methodologies, combined with strong commercial acumen and excellent analytical and strategic thinking skills.
• Outstanding communication, influencing, and advisory skills, with the ability to effectively challenge and engage senior stakeholders.
• Strong coaching and collaboration skills, with proven ability to build effective cross‑functional and international networks and manage multiple priorities.
• Passion for digitalization and innovation, with experience in digital procurement and negotiation tools; fluency in English, with additional languages as an advantage.

About the Team

Our global Special Projects and Transformation team is part of Siemens Energy’s Corporate Commodity Management organization. We partner with Procurement teams and businesses worldwide to deliver strategic initiatives, strengthen capabilities, and transform how Procurement creates value. You will join a collaborative and forward – looking team where diverse perspectives, ownership, and continuous learning are valued.

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 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.