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Project Buyer

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college
  • Relevant work experience in Sourcing & Buying-Procurement
  • Very good written and oral English skills
  • Good understanding of key business drivers from a corporate/matrix work environment

Responsibilities

  • Manage the buying process for a given set of goods according to GE Vernova corporate standards and sourcing policy
  • Interface between supplier and entity with respect to specifications and budgets
  • Manage relationships with suppliers for PO execution
  • Focus on execution of standard enabling activities / provision of advice subject to policy and work routines within an enabling discipline

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Social Skills
  • Verbal Communication Skills
  • Planning
  • Problem Solving

About the company

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GE Vernova

  • Utilities & Power
  • XLarge
  • 10,001+
Building on over 130 years of experience, GE Vernova is leading a new era of energy – electrifying the world while simultaneously working to decarbonize it. Addressing the climate crisis is an urgent global priority and we take our responsibility seriously. If we want our energy future to be different…we must be different. Our mission is embedded in our name. We retain our treasured legacy, “GE,” in our name as an enduring and hard-earned badge of quality and ingenuity. “Ver” / “verde” signal Earth’s verdant and lush ecosystems. “Nova,” from the Latin “novus,” nods to a new, innovative era of lower carbon energy that GE Vernova will help deliver. GE Vernova brings together GE’s portfolio of energy businesses including Power, Wind, Electrification and Digital businesses. With focus, GE Vernova is accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy, while helping our customers power economies and deliver the electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life. Together, we have The Energy to Change the World.

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Job description

Job Description Summary

As part of the supply chain, the purchasing department ensures the components for the projects are delivered and makes a significant contribution to the success of decarbonization strategy. Become part of a winning team and help to deliver the Green Energy transition.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Manage the buying process for a given set of goods according to GE Vernova corporate standards and sourcing policy
  • Interface between supplier and entity with respect to specifications and budgets
  • Manage relationships with suppliers for PO execution
  • Focus on execution of standard enabling activities / provision of advice subject to policy and work routines within an enabling discipline
  • Manage problems and schedule changes
  • Update ERP system
  • Resolve issues in situations that require good knowledge and judgment within established procedures
  • Consult more senior team members for issues outside of defined policy / parameters
  • Develop strong customer relationships and serve as the interface between customer and GE Vernova

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college combined with relevant work experience, preferable in the Sourcing & Buying-Procurement
  • Good understanding of key business drivers from a corporate/matrix work environment to accomplish own work
  • Very good written and oral English skills

Desired Characteristics

  • Very good interpersonal and communication skills
  • Self-driven personality
  • Good understanding of how work of own team integrates with other teams and contributes to the area
  • Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

#LI-Remote - This is a remote position

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