Strategic Buyer

Siemens Energy; Oslo fylke; On-site; NOK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Siemens Energy is seeking a Strategic Buyer to shape sourcing strategies for projects in Norway and across the Europe North & West region, with Oslo or Trondheim as possible locations. You will collaborate with Sales, Bid Management, Project Management, and Engineering to translate project requirements into robust procurement plans.

You will lead supplier negotiations, build strategic relationships, monitor performance, and drive cost-efficient supply while ensuring compliance with global

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering or a related field.
• Solid experience in strategic procurement, sourcing and contract management.
• Commercial mindset with demonstrated experience in supplier negotiations, contract management and strategic sourcing.
• Ability to analyze markets, supplier proposals, cost structures and risks and translate insights into sound commercial decisions.
• Confidence working independently and managing complex stakeholder and supplier relationships in an international environment.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, combined with a structured, proactive and solution-oriented approach.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement sourcing strategies for projects.
• Engage with internal customers (requisitioners) to ensure customer care.
• Build and manage strategic supplier relationships, monitor performance and drive continuous improvement.
• Finds the best solution and suppliers for the respective demand, considering project needs and commodity strategies to ensure a long-term, cost-efficient supply of.
• Handles, controls, and monitors all Procurement and if required, Purchasing activities in a project under optimum deployment of resources.
• Contributes to the implementation and ensures usage of globally defined methods, processes, and systems to ensure high process efficiency and compliance.

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering or a related field

Job description

Siemens Energy and Siemens Gamesa are becoming Omterra. "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.

Full-time

Experience Level

Professional / Experienced

Strategic Buyer

A Snapshot of Your Day

As a Strategic Buyer, you will play a key role in shaping sourcing strategies and securing competitive, reliable supply for projects in Norway and across the Europe North & West region. You will work closely with Sales, Bid Management, Project Management, Engineering and other key stakeholders, turning project requirements and market insights into sourcing decisions that create long-term value.

From developing sourcing strategies and engaging with the supplier market to leading negotiations and managing key supplier relationships, you will have the autonomy to influence commercial outcomes and make a tangible impact on project success.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Develop and implement sourcing strategies for projects, balancing cost, quality, delivery and identify supply chain risks and opportunities
• Ensures early involvement and close cooperation with Internal Customers (requisitioners) to ensure customer care
• Build and manage strategic supplier relationships, monitor performance and drive continuous improvement.
• Finds the best solution and suppliers for the respective demand, considering project needs and commodity strategies to ensure a long-term, cost-efficient supply of
• Handles, controls, and monitors all Procurement and if required, Purchasing activities in a project under optimum deployment of resources
• Contributes to the implementation and ensures usage of globally defined methods, processes, and systems to ensure high process efficiency and compliance

What You Bring

• A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering or a related field.
• Solid experience in strategic procurement, sourcing and contract management, ideally within energy, industrial or complex project environments.
• A strong commercial mindset with demonstrated experience in supplier negotiations, contract management and strategic sourcing.
• Ability to analyze markets, supplier proposals, cost structures and risks and translate insights into sound commercial decisions.
• Confidence working independently and managing complex stakeholder and supplier relationships in an international environment.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, combined with a structured, proactive and solution-oriented approach.

About the Team

You will join our Project Sourcing team supporting the Europe North & West region, working in a collaborative and international environment. The team partners closely with projects, engineering and suppliers to secure competitive and resilient supply chains and ensure procurement contributes directly to successful project execution.

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.

Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo

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

Location: Oslo or Trondheim

Deadline: 22.11.2026

Contact information

About the role: Ole Endre Hugdal, Head of Project Sourcing, [e-mail]

About the recruitment process: Gizem Can Budak, [e-mail]