Procurement Manager

You will be part of the Procurement Management team in Hannover which focusses on ensuring best value-for-money procurement and maximizing business and project value for our day-to-day business operations. The diverse procurement team comprises 140 professionals from 28 different nationalities, spanning across four countries: the UK, Germany, Netherlands, and Sweden. Together, they manage an annual spend of 1.5 billion euros, strategically sourcing products and services across various categories.

You will be part of the Procurement Management team in Hannover which focusses on ensuring best value-for-money procurement and maximizing business and project value for our day-to-day business operations. The diverse procurement team comprises 140 professionals from 28 different nationalities, spanning across four countries: the UK, Germany, Netherlands, and Sweden. Together, they manage an annual spend of 1.5 billion euros, strategically sourcing products and services across various categories.

We are Uniper

At Uniper, we are pro-actively transforming the world of energy whilst at the same time ensuring 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 pro-actively help to shape changes. Interested? Then we will look forward to meeting you

Your responsibilities

• You will have overall sourcing responsibility for specific tender strategies
• Actively manage business stakeholders across all Uniper operations, locally and internationally
• Have close collaboration with the other Procurement functions, Business Solutions, Performance & Culture, and Digitalisation teams
• Perform day to day tasks in the relevant systems & tools; SAP, SAP Ariba (and Ivalua e-Sourcing)
• Actively manage Uniper suppliers ensuring competitive contracts and reliable supplies
• Manage Contracts & Claims where required
• Openness to regularly commute to the Düsseldorf office for collaborative interactions

Your profile

• ​​​​​​Excellent education in economics or similar field
• Several years of experience in Procurement, it would be a plus in the Energy Industry
• Experience in using SAP, SAP Ariba and relevant platforms (i.e. eVergabe) would be a plus
• Highh intrinsic motivation with self driven working style
• Ability to manage a wide range of stakeholders, their conflicting requirements & cross-functional overlaps
• Ideally experience in working in an international environment
• Working proficiency in English, German Communication skills (minimum C1) for German Office required, knowledge of additional languages would be a plus

Your benefits

At Uniper, we not only reward our employees with attractive salaries, an excellent company pension and health related benefits for their hard work and dedication to shaping the future energy transition. You can also expect a supportive working culture that offers a wide range of creative and innovative ideas. We enable various flexible working arrangements, whilst also supporting with home office equipment. Through regular training and workshops, together we work towards visualising yourself in our company as if it were your own. We support you in highlighting your individual potential, achieving your personal goals, and reaching your ambitions. We invite you to become part of our diverse company with international colleagues from more than 80 countries. As an employer, Uniper has committed itself to providing special support to certain areas: Work-Life-Balance / New Normal:

• Choosing how, where, and when to work in accordance with your team and the requirements of your job
• Modern and ergonomic equipment for your workplace (home & office)
• Support to balance private life and work: Sabbaticals, part-time possibilities, family service

Mobility:

• Car and bike leasing offer (deferred compensation)
• E-car charging stations at almost all Uniper location

Health offers:

• Flu vaccination
• Preventive health services
• Employee assistance program

Company pension:

• Employer-funded contributions to a modern pension system
• Possibility of self-funded contributions with employer-funded matching

Trainings:

• Lifelong training
• Coaching

Our employees are the reason for our success. Therefore, you will find many other benefits at the local level to help you reach your potential. Energy evolutionary wanted

Your contact

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at:

Fabian Chafir

fabian.chafir@uniper.energy

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Job information

Contract type:Unlimited Working hours: Full time

As an employer, Uniper is committed to diversity and equal opportunities. Therefore, we encourage applications from suitably qualified individuals whose capabilities match the role requirements regardless of gender, origin, disability, age, religion, ideology, sexual identity or marital status. We live inclusion and support flexible working.

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