Job Description
At Uniper, we proactively transform the world of energy while ensuring the security of energy supply. As an internationally operating company, we work in very diverse teams with the greatest possible working time flexibility for our employees. Our corporate culture is characterized by equal opportunities, mutual appreciation, and respect. With us, you will be able to develop new business models, work on technological solutions for a modern, sustainable, and future-oriented energy supply, as well as proactively help shape changes. Interested? We look forward to meeting you!
Our Procurement team Hydrogen, Renewables, Asset Growth is looking for you as a Procurement Business Partner with a focus on Asset growth projects.
- Close coordination with the business unit managers in order to translate their requirements into concrete aspects of the procurement strategy, procurement planning and supplier management
- Actively manage suppliers strategically to create value for our business; e.g. develop and ensure implementation of supplier engagement plans, identify new suppliers relevant to business strategy, supplier-based innovation, partnerships
- Responsibility for strategic tendering including specific tender strategies, supplier invitation and selection, negotiation and implementation of supplier contracts; e.g. technical components, technical services and framework agreements
- Acting as Project Procurement Lead (PPL) as main contact person in Uniper projects for all procurement related topics, close collaboration with other Procurement functions
- Driving specific initiatives together with the business units (e.g. sustainability, innovation, safety, cost awareness) and leveraging external networks to develop new solutions for the Uniper business units
- Excellent education in engineering, business administration, economics, comparable education or equivalent professional experience
- Several years experience in procurement for onshore wind and in managing procurement for major asset projects
- Ability to deal convincingly with a wide range of contacts and with conflicting requirements or cross-functional overlaps with good analytical mindset with the ability to translate business requirements into procurement and supplier management requirements
- Good communication skills, project management skills and ability to deal with stakeholders including international work experience, understanding of cultural differences and willingness to travel internationally
- Excellent communication skills in fluent English required, knowledge of other languages and especially German, would be an advantage