Strategic Buyer - Power Transformers

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.

• 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

• 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.

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.

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