Supply Chain Management Apprentice - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom - Siemens Energy

Siemens Energy

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Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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About the role:

Join our Supply Chain Management Apprenticeship Programme based in Newcastle, where you will gain a wide range of hands-on experience in number of Siemens Energy businesses whilst working towards a professional qualification with the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS).

You'll get to know us from the inside, develop your talents on the job - and become a part of the teams shaping the future of Power Generation

Siemens Energy is at the forefront of energy sustainability - supplying efficient power and lifetime product service around the globe.

Here at Siemens Energy, we empower our customers to meet the growing global demand for energy while transitioning to a more sustainable world, using innovative technologies and exciting strategies.

SCM professionals are vital for the efficient functioning and profitability of any organisation. They use their knowledge of procurement to support the wider business to win work and successfully complete projects.

Activities include supplier development & qualification, quotation and tender response evaluation, contract negotiations and order placement, management of live orders and supplier performance reviews.

A Snapshot of Your Day

Part of being an apprentice at Siemens Energy means you get to work on real life projects whilst also being supported on a guided learning journey.

As a Procurement Apprentice, you will:

Study Commercial Procurement and Supply through a NVQ Level 3 apprenticeship scheme.
Work towards a professional qualification with the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS).
Undertake workbased training through rotation in several Siemens Energy businesses. Whilst on rotation, you will continue your college education through weekly day release.

Your responsibilities

Proactively keep best practice and skills in Supply Chain Management up to date
Manage and understand customer issues and complex situations when sometimes need referral or raising for specialist attention.
Manage meaningful and complicated situations within your level of authority and make recommendations to enable and deliver change to service or strategy.
Find solutions that meet the organisations needs as well as the customer requirements.
Lead internal and external customers and understand how their behaviour may require different approaches.
Analyse, use and present a range of information to provide supply market insight.

Opportunities for your development

Develop a good understanding of the organisation structure and what role each department needs to play in delivering customer service.
Develop techniques to analyse, use and present a range of information to provide supplier insight.
Become an expert in using written and verbal communication to simplify and provide complex information in a way that supports positive customer outcome in the relevant format.

What You Bring***- Establish strong relationships with internal and external partners.

Be open, honest, supportive and reliable.
Be enthusiastic and passionate when adhering to what we value and engaging in your personal development.
Be attentive to the detail in any procurement and negotiation activity.
Be professional, impartial and unbiased in your communication, advice and recommendations to procurement stakeholders or colleagues.
Be selfmotivated to develop and learn.

Who is Siemens Energy?
At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. We meet the growing energy demand across 90+ countries while ensuring our climate is protected.

With more than 94,000 dedicated employees, we not only generate electricity for over 16% of the global community, but we're also using our technology to help protect people and the environment.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible.

We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Our Commitment to Diversity
Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character - no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.