Buyer

A Snapshot of Your Day

This role will be based at our new Siemens Energy Transformers Manufacturing Center Factory in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. The facility is planned to be built by early 2026 for production commencement. As a Buyer, you are actively involved in supporting the quotations, place purchase orders, tracking of the materials and manage invoices needed for the Charlotte transformer plant.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• Contributes to implementation and ensure usage of globally defined methods, processes, and systems to ensure high process efficiency and process compliance (e.g. compliant Purchase-to-Pay (P2P) process, Procurement guidelines, IT systems). Prepares and conducts negotiations to obtain the highest feasible savings.
• Seamlessly manage the placement of both direct and indirect purchase order.
• Execute standard, specialized, & complex activities within Procurement such as purchase order maintenance, expedite activity, inbound material discrepancy resolution, GR/IR resolution, blocked invoice resolution, overdue PO follow up, MD04 exception messages, and more.
• Intervention/Coordination between supplier and project execution for technical clarification (in case of any ambiguity).
• Resolve sophisticated delivery, quality, or other related problems with purchases and invoices.
• Updates project plans and purchasing systems through collaboration & negotiations with suppliers to develop alternative procurement models.
• Review and analyze requisitions and supply plans for domestic and international purchases.
• Negotiate prices, terms, and quality requirements and be responsible for cost savings based on your commodity

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree with 3+ years of relevant work experience. Experience in buying machining, equipment, materials and services
• Must have experience in SAP system
• Profound experience managing vendors; extreme customer-focus, both internal & external, and a collaborative team player
• Has knowledge of Sending RFQ to potential suppliers for quotation keeping in view the updated approved supplier list Introducing new supplier where necessary
• Experience supporting internal external audits, ensuring compliance and process improvement, is a plus.
• Must be local or willing to relocate to Charlotte, NC
• Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States without need for current or future employer-sponsored work authorization. Siemens Energy employees with current visa sponsorship may be eligible for internal transfers.

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.

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.

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 salary
• Annual performance bonus
• Competitive total rewards package
• Contribute to our social responsibility initiatives.
• Diversity and inclusivity focused.

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