Strategic Buyer - Large Power Transformers

Siemens Energy; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid time off

Holidays

Savings fund

Parental leave

Diversity & inclusion

Job summary

Siemens Energy in Charlotte, NC, seeks an experienced procurement professional to lead strategic sourcing for key materials and manage supplier relationships across the Americas. The role emphasizes cost reduction, governance, and adherence to P2P processes in a fast-paced environment.

Hybrid work arrangement with collaboration across manufacturing, engineering, and supply chain teams. Requires 8+ years in procurement and an engineering degree.

Qualifications

• Eight+ years of procurement experience, engineering background preferred.
• Strong strategic sourcing and category management capabilities.
• Proven vendor management, negotiation, and cost-reduction experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier evaluations, prequalifications, and supplier development activities.
• Drive supplier negotiations to achieve cost savings and TCO improvements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across the US, Mexico, and Brazil to ensure sourcing alignment.

Skills

Procurement experience

Engineering degree

Strategic sourcing

Vendor management

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

SAP Ariba

Tableau

Power BI

Microsoft Excel

Job description

A Snapshot of Your Day

You will support the development of commodity strategies for our greenfield power transformer factory, lead sourcing initiatives to drive Total Cost Reduction, and help ensure a resilient and reliable supply chain. Your responsibilities include evaluating and engaging suppliers, ensuring adherence to procurement processes, and conducting site visits when required.

How You’ll Make An Impact

Contributes to the implementation and effective utilization of globally defined procurement methods, processes, and systems to ensure high process efficiency and compliance with corporate standards, including the Purchase-to-Pay (P2P) process, Procurement guidelines, and IT systems. Leads and supports supplier negotiations to achieve optimal commercial outcomes and maximize cost savings.

Develops and drives the implementation of material strategies for key materials, including copper, surge arresters, connectors, cooling systems, and fiberglass. Establish strategic roadmaps and action plans aligned with overall business objectives to ensure supply continuity, cost competitiveness, and long-term value creation.

Collaborates closely with suppliers to meet operational and customer requirements, ensuring effective communication, proactive issue resolution, and timely escalation of risks to relevant stakeholders. Executes supplier prequalification, strategic assessments, risk evaluations, and supplier development activities through SAP Ariba, supporting supplier performance improvement and compliance with organizational requirements. Prepares and maintains contract agreements and negotiation reports in accordance with established governance standards and approved corporate requirements. Strong cross-cultural communication and stakeholder management skills, with experience working collaboratively with Procurement teams across the United States, Mexico, and Brazil, as well as Global Commodity Managers, to support regional and global sourcing, supplier development, and procurement strategy initiatives.

What You Bring

• 8+ years of procurement or similar experience with a bachelor's degree in engineering; energy industry and power transformer sourcing experience strongly preferred.
• Strategic sourcing and category management expertise, including development and execution of short-, medium-, and long-term commodity strategies for materials such as copper, surge arresters, connectors, cooling systems, and fiberglass.
• Strong supplier management and negotiation skills, including RFQs, supplier development, risk mitigation, cost reduction initiatives, supply continuity planning, e-auctions, Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), pooling strategies, and supplier relationship management.
• Proficient in SAP and data analytics tools such as Tableau, Power BI, and Microsoft Office, leveraging data-driven insights to support procurement decisions and performance management.
• Collaborative cross-functional partner with a strong customer focus, proven ability to influence stakeholders, manage vendors, support audits and compliance activities, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Results-oriented professional with strong problem-solving, critical thinking, communication, prioritization, flexibility, and decision-making skills, capable of performing effectively in fast-paced environments.

About The Team

Based at the Siemens Energy Power Transformer facility in Charlotte, NC, this hybrid position supports the expanding Power Transformers business in the United States. The role works closely with manufacturing, engineering, and supply chain teams, as well as procurement organizations across the Americas and Global Commodity Managers, to ensure supply continuity, cost competitiveness, and operational excellence. He/She should be strong in problem and conflict solving, negotiation skill, critical thinking, and commitment.

At Siemens Energy, you can help lead the energy transformation, learn how you can make tomorrow different, today and support construction of a new factory. Siemens Energy believes that diversity and inclusion create more opportunities for success.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. We meet the growing energy demand across 90+ countries while ensuring our climate is protected. With more than 92,000 dedicated employees, we not only generate electricity for over 16% of the global community, but we’re also using our technology to help protect people and the environment.

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.

Rewards

Career growth and development opportunities

Supportive work culture and a healthy work- life balance

• Company paid Health and wellness benefits.
• Paid Time Off and paid holidays
• Savings Fund
• Above the law benefits
• Family building benefits
• Parental leave
• Competitive base salaryAnnual performance bonusCompetitive total rewards package
• Contribute to our social responsibility initiatives.
• Diversity and inclusivity focused.