Purchasing Council Manager (f/m/d) Raw Material Copper

Overview

Purchasing Council Manager (f/m/d) Raw Material Copper

As a Purchasing Council Manager (f/m/d) Raw Material Copper you will be responsible for designing and driving Siemens’ global raw material strategy. From developing deep market and supplier intelligence to steering demand and ensuring competitiveness, resilience and sustainability across the value chain, you will play a central role in shaping impactful solutions for Siemens' supply chain.

Responsibilities

• Market Intelligence & Early Warning: Building and maintaining advanced raw material market insights, including market economics and dynamics. Translating intelligence into sourcing levers, institutionalizing knowledge and driving reduction of supply-chain risks through n-tier transparency frameworks.
• Raw Material Strategy & Demand Steering: Developing and implementing global raw-material strategies; steering demand globally; diversifying sourcing approaches with a strong n-tier scope. Promoting sustainability and resilience initiatives and delivering productivity programs with measurable outcomes.
• Stakeholder & Community Leadership: Embedding raw material strategies into Siemens’ business and SCM/P strategies while building networks across global stakeholders. Leading the Purchasing Council (PuC) community and ensuring consistency across commodity and sourcing decisions.
• Commercial Strategy & Negotiations: Defining and executing global negotiation strategies, leading sizable contract negotiations ensuring compliance and risk mitigation. Establishing scalable contracting principles applicable across business units and regions.
• Supplier & Risk Management: Managing global supplier ecosystems, defining strategies for 2nd-tier suppliers and building innovative risk management frameworks. Driving escalations and making strategic decisions across multiple regions.
• Knowledge Sharing & Capability Development: Promoting continuous knowledge sharing, advancing digital enablement and supporting novel data modeling initiatives. Fostering a leadership culture rooted in accountability, curiosity and resilience.

Qualifications

• Education: A master’s degree in engineering; an MBA is beneficial.
• Experience & Skills: Extensive professional experience in procurement, commodity management or supply chain leadership, ideally within international industrial environments. Proven ability to combine strong commercial acumen with deep industry knowledge and to navigate volatile raw material markets. Demonstrated success in translating strategy into action and leading teams of 10+ employees to deliver results. Experience in building high-performing, diverse teams and hiring top talent.
• Ways of working: Bold and authentic leadership with strong communication skills, coordinating teams across complex matrix organizations. An ability to balance strategic thinking with precision and detail, turning complex challenges into pragmatic solutions.
• Languages: Fluency in English; proficiency in additional languages is highly valued.

What we offer and how we work

You’ll create impact by joining Siemens in a role that emphasizes global scope, leadership and impact across the supply chain. We offer development opportunities for personal and professional growth, with flexible working models and competitive benefits. Specific benefits information is provided during the selection process and is subject to regulatory, contractual, or corporate conditions.

Equity, Inclusion & About Us

You are much more than your qualifications, and we believe in the potential of every single candidate. We look forward to getting to know you! At Siemens, we believe that feeling valued and included is the foundation for doing great work. That’s why we aim to create an inclusive workplace where everyone feels a sense of belonging, and where individual perspectives and experiences are celebrated. Our commitment to fairness and respect extends to every applicant.

As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and particularly encourage applications from persons with disabilities.

About us: At Siemens, thousands of processes take place every day where a wide variety of materials or products are ordered, processed, stored and delivered. At Corporate SCM Pooling Direct, we drive optimized pooling activities for direct materials by using connections within procurement, improving competition, focusing on sustainability, and intensifying collaboration with the best suppliers in conjunction with our global network and cross-functional partners. Visit to learn more about jobs & careers at Siemens. FAQ – for information on the application process.