Buying Professional

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We empower our people to stay resilient and relevant in a constantly changing world. We’re looking for people who are always searching for creative ways to grow and learn. People who want to make a real impact, now and in the future. Does that sound like you? Then it seems like you’d make an outstanding addition to our vibrant team. Siemens Mobility is an independent run company of Siemens AG. Its core business includes rail vehicles, rail automation and electrification solutions, turnkey systems, intelligent road traffic technology and related services. In Mobility, we help our customers meet the need for hard-working mobility solutions. We’re making the lives of people who travel easier and more enjoyable while constantly developing new, intelligent mobility solutions

**We are looking for Buying Professional - Strategic Procurement**

**You’ll make a difference by**
- Define commodity strategies for assigned spend considering any global sourcing strategies and tailoring them to fit the local business requirements
- Prepare and conduct negotiations with suppliers for low to high purchasing volumes in order to deliver the relevant savings for each category and increase the payment terms conditions
- Implement and manage supplier contracts and agreements to meet the specific needs of the business whilst ensuring service continuity and mitigating risk
- Interface with internal stakeholders to assess current and future sourcing requirements
- Ensure Siemens’ interests are represented in all competitive sourcing activities leading to continuous improvement in quality, cost, delivery, service and technology
- Drive productivity initiatives within assigned commodities in order to maximize material cost savings
- Support the Supplier Qualification Process for new suppliers in partnership with Supplier Quality Management (SQM), Project managers and New Product Development (NPD)
- Perform Supplier Evaluations and drive Supplier Development Plans within the supply chain
- Proactive Supplier Relationship Management, ensuring Siemens is a preferred customer
- Independently prepare and carry out negotiations with suppliers
- Knows the cost structure of his/her commodity in detail and identifies improvement potentials;
- Provides reliable and precise cost calculations/comparisons behind supplier offers
- Harness supplier innovation in collaboration with CVE and NPD
- Work alongside CVE in order to better understand key material cost drivers

**Desired Skills**:

- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering
- You should have 4-5 years’ experience in a Buyer position within a Procurement function preferably for Traction Business.
- Should have experience in handling Cabinets, Busbars, Fabricated parts, Machined components, sheet metal parts, Insulation material, Rubber parts, Plastic parts, Fans & Blowers, Pumps etc.
- Knowledge of purchasing fundamentals including RFQ's and Negotiation
- Strong strategic mindset
- Ability to build positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders is important
- Proactive with the ability to influence and challenge the status quo
- Ability to drive performance improvements
- Great teamwork and collaboration
- Self-motivated, highly driven and results focused
- Ability to be innovative in issues related to strategic sourcing, vendor relations, quality assurance and supply

**Join us and be yourself**

We value your unique identity and perspective and are fully committed to providing equitable opportunities and building a workplace that reflects the diversity of society. Come bring your authentic self and create a better tomorrow with us.

**Make your mark in our exciting world at Siemens.