Senior Procurement Engineer

Paralos Energy Pc; Berlin; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Diversified opportunities

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Job summary

Paralos Energy seeks a Senior Procurement Engineer for Germany. The role focuses on sourcing equipment, materials, and managing multiple vendors across energy projects, including substations and wind farms.

You will implement procurement strategies, analyze costs, and drive efficiency while aligning with local market conditions. Based in Germany, the position requires German fluency and strong supplier knowledge within the German energy sector.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree (Electrical or Mechanical) with focus on procurement or supply chain.
• Experience in Purchasing or Logistics within engineering or energy sectors is beneficial.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills with stakeholders and vendors.
• Familiarity with sourcing, vendor management and data-driven decision making.

Responsibilities

• Develop, lead and execute purchasing strategies including PO placement and logistics coordination.
• Track and report key metrics to reduce costs and improve efficiency.
• Craft negotiation strategies and close deals with favorable terms.
• Partner with stakeholders to ensure clear requirements and documentation.
• Perform cost analyses, benchmarking and risk assessment.
• Coordinate with project and procurement managers to meet delivery deadlines.

Skills

Procurement

Vendor management

Logistics

Cost analysis

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Education

Electrical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Supply Chain Management

Job description

Paralos Energy, a well-established energy projects construction company is seeking to recruit a Senior Procurement Engineer for Germany. The right candidate should hold an Engineering Degree, preferably an Electrical or Mechanical Engineering. Supply Chain Management or Logistics Degrees are also considerable academic qualifications. The position will be based in Germany. The successful candidate must be fluent in German and have a strong understanding of the local market, including suppliers, vendors and procurement practices in the German energy sector.

The successful candidate will be joining our Procurement team and will be responsible for sourcing equipment, materials as well as managing various vendors for the procurement activities referring to a wide variety of energy projects including but not limited to: High Voltage Substations, Wind Farms and HV/MV Transmission lines, in the Greek area as well as abroad.

Responsibilities:

• You develop, lead and execute purchasing strategies including placement of purchase orders and Logistics coordination
• You track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness
• You craft negotiation strategies and close deals with optimal terms
• You partner with stakeholders to ensure clear requirements documentation
• You perform cost and scenario analysis, and benchmarking
• You assess, manage and mitigate risks
• You seek and partner with reliable vendors and suppliers
• You determine quantity and timing of deliveries
• You monitor and forecast upcoming levels of demand
• You are in close contact with the project & procurement managers and ensure that delivery deadlines are met and optimal coordination is achieved

Qualifications :

• You are familiar with the Purchasing Responsible role. Proven previous working experience in Purchasing or in general Logistics, Supply Chain Management is a plus
• You have excellent communication skills and interpersonal abilities, including negotiation skills
• You are familiar with sourcing and vendor management
• You are able to gather and analyze data and to work with figures
• You have a solid judgement along with decision making skills
• You are highly organized and have a team working and problem-solving attitude
• You are able to multitask with a strong understanding of your core duties

What we offer:

• Interesting and diversified opportunities in the fast-growing energy sector
• Interdisciplinary teamwork in a successful and dynamic company