Team Lead Procurement

Siemens; Vadodara; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Siemens Energy in India is seeking a seasoned Team Lead – Auxiliary Procurement to drive end-to-end procurement for BOP electrical packages, ensuring on-time delivery and cost competitiveness. You will lead a cross-functional team, develop sourcing strategies, negotiate contracts, build supplier relationships, and push value engineering while maintaining compliance.

This role requires deep commercial acumen, strong leadership, and the ability to coordinate with engineering, projects, quality,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.
• 15+ years of procurement experience in project business.
• Experience leading teams in current/past assignments.
• Effective communication and leadership abilities.
• Strong analytical, cost modeling, and commercial evaluation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Strategic and operation procurement of electrical BOP commodities.
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for BOP commodities; lead supplier onboarding.
• Lead techno-commercial evaluations and negotiate pricing, payment terms and contracts.
• Drive cost reduction initiatives through negotiation, value engineering, localization, and long-term agreements.
• Ensure compliance with company procurement policies and audit-ready records.
• Mitigate supply risks through alternate sourcing and contingency planning.

Skills

Team leadership

Cost modelling

Procurement strategy

Supplier management

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Looking for challenging role? If you really want to make a difference - make it with us

At Siemens Energy, we can. Our technology is key, but our people make the difference. Brilliant minds innovate, connect and keep us on track toward transforming the world's energy systems. Our culture is defined by caring, agile, respectful and accountable individuals who value excellence of every kind.

Your new role – challenging and future-oriented

Team Lead – Auxiliary Procurement is responsible for managing end-to-end procurement activities for BOP Electrical packages, ensuring cost competitiveness, timely delivery, quality compliance, and alignment with project and organizational objectives. The role requires strong team management skills, commercial acumen, supplier management expertise, and cross-functional coordination with engineering, projects, quality, and finance teams.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Procurement & Sourcing

• Responsible for strategic and operation procurement of electrical BOP commodities.
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for BOP commodities, I.e. Generator, Electrical Panels etc.
• Work with clear targets to achieve OTD and ScNCC targets.
• Lead supplier identification, evaluation, qualification, and onboarding processes.
• Conduct market analysis and cost benchmarking to ensure competitive sourcing.

Commercial & Contract Management

• Lead techno-commercial evaluations and negotiate pricing, payment terms, delivery schedules, warranties, and contractual clauses.
• Finalize purchase orders and contracts in line with company policies and delegated authority.
• Manage contract amendments, claims, and dispute resolution related to suppliers.

Supplier Relationship & Performance Management

• Build and maintain long-term strategic relationships with suppliers.
• Conduct supplier performance reviews and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Mitigate supply risks through alternate sourcing strategies and contingency planning.

Cost Optimization & Value Engineering

• Drive cost reduction initiatives through negotiation, value engineering, localization, and long-term agreements.
• Support standardization and specification optimization efforts in collaboration with engineering.
• Compliance & Governance
• Ensure compliance with company procurement policies, ethical standards, and applicable legal and contractual requirements.
• Maintain accurate procurement documentation and audit-ready records.

We don’t need superheroes, just super minds

• You hold bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering
• You have 15+ years of relevant experience of procurement in project business.
• You Must have experience of handling team in his/her current/past assignments.
• Effective communication and leadership abilities.
• Strong analytical, cost modeling, and commercial evaluation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and complex projects.

We’ve got quite a lot to offer. How about you?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100,000 employees in over 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future – reliably and sustainably meeting the world's growing energy demand. Our technologies power one-sixth of the world's electricity generation and drive the energy transition forward, built on a 150-year legacy of innovation focused on decarbonization, new technologies and energy transformation.