Sourcing Specialist/Buyer

GE Vernova's Grid Software; Rugby; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Vernova's Grid Software seeks a Strategic Sourcing Specialist for a fixed-term contract covering maternity leave. The role involves managing the end-to-end procurement process for commodities and projects, ensuring compliance, optimizing supplier relationships, and implementing improvements in the supply chain. Candidates should possess strong analytical and negotiation skills, preferably with a background in manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Experience in transactional purchasing and supply chain management.
• Ability to negotiate purchasing contracts and understand legal terms.
• Experience with engineering requirements and cost budgeting.

Responsibilities

• Manage the procurement process, including purchase orders and supplier relationships.
• Ensure compliance with business processes and supply chain management.
• Optimize inventory and implement process improvements.

Skills

Analytical skills

Negotiation skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Education

CIPS qualification

Tools

SAP

AP systems (MRP)

Job description

Job Description Summary

GE Vernova’s Power Conversion business provides electrification systems that are critical to customers’ power and energy needs for their high-performance applications. We work with some of the world’s major energy, maritime and industrial organizations, helping to enable a transition to energy efficiency and decarbonization, including through our specialist motors, drives and control technologies.

Job Description

Role Summary.

Reporting to the Senior Supply Chain Leader, working within the UK business unit as a successful Strategic Sourcing Specialist; you are responsible for the full end-to-end Sourcing & procurement process for the assigned commodities and projects. This includes direct material procurement in a project environment, dealing with global and local suppliers.

Please note: This role is being offered as a FTC to cover maternity leave within the team.

Responsibilities.

• Execute across the purchase base, with full accountability for meeting deflation (savings), usage, cash, and preferred supplier targets, limiting/mitigating erosions (overspends).
• Ensure business compliance is followed, including authorizations, processes, and controls.
• Own the day-to-day execution of the transactional procurement process, including approving and converting purchase requisitions/engineering requirements into purchase orders. Manage purchase orders, expediting, supplier monitoring, and delivery schedules (NCRs/Invoice queries).
• Manage engineering changes on open orders within the supply chain.
• Manage operational relationships with suppliers.
• Optimize inventory and implement process improvements.
• Resolve problems using experience and expertise.
• Identify, review, and propose new suppliers.
• Support escalation issues related to invoice payment resolution.

Qualifications / Requirements.

• CIPS qualification (desirable, not essential).
• Good experience within transactional purchasing (SAP), expediting, supply chain management, preferably with a manufacturing/engineering background.
• Ability to understand purchasing contract legal terms and lead negotiations.
• Ability to review engineering requirements and cost/budget for sub-contract manufacturing.
• Ability to read and interpret BOMs, technical drawings, and statements of work.
• Willingness and ability to travel if required.
• Proficiency with SAP and AP systems (MRP).

Desired Characteristics.

• Strong quantitative and analytical skills.
• Proficiency in PC and database management.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, especially in negotiations.
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills.
• Analytical capabilities and operational rigor.
• Hands-on approach with the ability to handle multiple priorities in a demanding environment.
• Openness to cross-functional collaboration and a team-player attitude.
• Flexible, can-do attitude.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No