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Siemens

Automation, digitalization, and smart infrastructure provider

Senior Project Procurement Specialist

Procurement & SourcingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeKuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
  • Extensive experience in project procurement, sourcing, and supply chain management within project-driven industries such as energy, infrastructure, electrification, automation, or engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) environments.
  • Strong familiarity with industrial automation, electrification systems such as substations, E-House, and data centers, and complex project business requirements including engineering interfaces, certifications, and testing.
  • A strong commercial mindset focused on cost, margin, and cash, with expertise in contract management, negotiating terms and conditions, and value/cost engineering methodologies.
  • Practical working knowledge of eSourcing tools such as eRFQ and eRFI, enterprise procurement systems such as SAP, and cost-modeling frameworks.
  • Ability to manage risk mitigation effectiveness, compliance adherence, purchase price variances, and supplier quality performance across fast-paced project lifecycles.

Responsibilities

  • Define project-specific procurement strategies aligned with customer requirements, contract conditions, and local versus global sourcing options; evaluate sourcing models such as local manufacturing, bonded zones, and global sourcing; and participate in the bid phase to shape a competitive supply chain concept.
  • Identify, evaluate, and select qualified suppliers for materials, systems, and services using RFQ/eRFx methodologies; negotiate prices, terms and conditions, and delivery schedules to maximize value from third-party spend and global supply markets.
  • Drive cost competitiveness through supplier competition, value engineering/design-to-cost, and optimization of logistics and duties, including SST, VAT, and import duty structuring; support target costing during the bid phase and cost tracking during execution.
  • Ensure procurement activities comply with customer contract requirements, company procurement policies, and regulatory mandates such as MIDA and local content rules; support supplier contract negotiations and maintain documentation for certifications, compliance reporting, and audits.
  • Manage end-to-end procurement execution and risk mitigation, coordinating with Project Managers/CPMs and Engineering teams on technical clarifications, supplier performance, and on-time delivery.
  • Act as the central interface between procurement and project stakeholders, including Sales/Tendering, CPM/PM, Engineering, and Finance, to establish clear roles, alignment, cost/margin steering, and cross-functional collaboration.
  • Track procurement performance metrics, manage supplier evaluations, report key insights, and share knowledge across project teams for continuous improvement.

Desired Qualifications

  • Outstanding stakeholder-influencing, cross-functional collaboration, and communication skills to align diverse technical and commercial teams.

About the Company

Siemens

Automation, digitalization, and smart infrastructure provider

Siemens is a global engineering and technology company focused on automation, digitalization, smart infrastructure, and mobility. Its products and solutions span industrial automation systems, electrical equipment, energy management, and digital services that help industries run more efficiently. The company’s core technology comes from its history of electrical generation and distribution, including the dynamo-electric principle, and it now sells hardware, software, and services that connect factories, buildings, grids, and transportation networks. Siemens differentiates itself through scale, a broad portfolio across the value chain, and a long track record of large-scale, multi-country projects in infrastructure and industry. Its goal is to enable smarter, more sustainable industrial processes and urban systems by integrating hardware, software, and digital services to improve productivity, energy efficiency, and mobility.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Munich, Germany
Founded
1847

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