Junior Buyer Bucharest

Junior Buyer
Bucureşti
Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania

Junior Buyer

About the Role

Location Romania Bucuresti Bucharest Remote vs. Office Hybrid (Remote/Office) Company Siemens Energy Organization EVP Global Functions Business Unit Competence Hub Full / Part time Full-time Experience Level Early Professional A Snapshot of Your DayAs a Junior Buyer for our Gas Services division, you will be responsible for the supply of materials based on customer requirements at the lowest price whilst ensuring quality & timely delivery and support our interface partners for internal orders and the handling, controlling, and monitoring of Procurement activities within your assigned commodities. As a member of the Procurement organization, you are responsible for developing procurement strategies for direct materials that will ensure the optimization of Siemens Energy’s driven position. You will be working and communicating with German-speaking colleagues as well and predominantly German-speaking suppliers in the future, knowledge in German language will be useful. How You’ll Make an Impact

Contribute to the implementation and ensure usage of globally defined methods, processes and systems to ensure high process efficiency and process compliance ( compliant Purchase-to-Pay process, Procurement guidelines, IT systems, etc. )

Prepare and conduct negotiations for low to medium Purchasing volumes to obtain the highest feasible savings

Follow up with suppliers with regards to
- conformance costs

Ensure a close collaboration with Internal Customers to ensure Customer care and early involvement

Processes purchase requests by crafting and releasing purchase orders to suppliers

Purchase order management, including tracking/expediting to ensure a
- efficient supply of materials in accordance with demand

Ensures items are delivered on time and expedited where vital

Communicates with suppliers concerning
- related items, such as delivery dates, and raises risks to relevant collaborators

Supervises supplier delivery and quality performance. Raises findings to relevant collaborators and addresses performance issues with suppliers as vital

Maintains and updates supplier master data to ensure that the database accurate and
-
- date

Negotiates prices and payment terms (low-threshold transactions)

Demonstrates strong customer focus by handling requests in a timely manner with high quality standards

Communicates efficiently and expertly with internal and external collaborators

Actively seeks process optimization and improvement opportunities in relevant areas ( Mo
Q optimization, bundling of purchase orders, etc. )

What You Bring

University degree or equivalent experience in a technical or
- related field.

Capability to negotiate and to operate in different cultures preferred.

Ability to facilitate and cultivate a coordinated approach beyond your own organizational unit & function.

Capable of applying classic negotiation methods.

Knowledge of basic legal terms.

Basic knowledge of industry standards & norms that apply to our business & to their assigned desks/commodities.

Adherence to process requirements in terms of compliance, is aware of the Business Conduct Guidelines and applies them in the
-
- day work.

Ability to break down issues into workable components.

Confidence in handling exchange of information or complaints

Strong communication Skills

SAP Knowledge is an advantage

Proficient English language skills

German language skills are considered a plus

Digitalization skills

Availability to work from our Bucharest office 3 days per week, with 2 days remote