Regional Commodity Manager - Procurement Alliance

Siemens•Alpharetta, GA

5d•$94,207 - $161,498•Hybrid

About The Position

The Regional Commodity Manager – Procurement Alliance is a senior individual-contributor role in Siemens’ Indirect Procurement organization, based in Alpharetta, Georgia, and following a hybrid work model. The role shapes strategic procurement collaborations that create value for Siemens and alliance partners. It develops and leads the Americas alliance agenda, identifies collaboration opportunities, and turns them into sourcing initiatives, innovation projects, and best-practice exchanges. The role leads cross-company sourcing initiatives, develops collaborative sourcing strategies across indirect procurement categories, manages sourcing from requirements alignment through award recommendations, and coordinates eSourcing and eAuctions when appropriate. It analyzes opportunities, markets, suppliers, and commercial models; develops business cases and executive recommendations; and maintains a prioritized project pipeline. It also leads or supports initiatives in supplier innovation, sustainability, process harmonization, digitalization, and artificial intelligence. The position builds relationships with alliance partners and Siemens stakeholders, facilitates governance meetings and strategic-planning sessions, prepares performance reports and decision materials, and drives alignment and accountability across participating organizations. Alliance activities must comply with antitrust requirements, confidentiality obligations, Siemens policies, and approved information-sharing protocols. Travel of up to 15% is required.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Engineering, or a related field.
7+ years in procurement, strategic sourcing, vendor management, or alliance management.
7+ years leading end-to-end request-for-proposal processes and sourcing projects.
Commercial background including market analysis, business-case development, cost or total-cost-of-ownership analysis, supplier evaluation, and negotiation.
Demonstrated project or program leadership, including independently managing multiple strategic initiatives simultaneously.
Demonstrated facilitation and presentation capabilities, including translating complex information into concise management recommendations.
Advanced proficiency with Excel, Power Query, dashboards, or procurement analytics.
Working knowledge of eSourcing, eAuction, and procurement platforms such as Keelvar or comparable solutions.
Experience collaborating across cultures, business functions, vendors, client companies, and time zones.
Willingness to travel up to 15%.
Proficiency in written and spoken English.
Legally authorized to work in the United States on a continual and permanent basis without company sponsorship; current Siemens employees holding an active visa will be considered.

Nice To Haves

Background managing senior stakeholders and influencing decisions across organizational and company boundaries without direct authority.
Practical use of data and modern digital tools to improve procurement decisions and processes.
Background with procurement alliances, consortium sourcing, joint tenders, or other multi-company collaboration models.
Knowledge of indirect procurement categories such as IT hardware, software, telecommunications, logistics, fleet, travel, professional services, or MRO.
Application of AI-enabled tools to sourcing, market intelligence, analytics, or workflow improvement.
Familiarity with antitrust and confidentiality considerations in collaborative sourcing arrangements.
German or Spanish language skills.
CPSM, PMP, or a comparable procurement or project-management certification.

Responsibilities

Lead cross-company sourcing initiatives involving Siemens and external alliance partners.
Identify and prioritize alliance opportunities based on business value, partner interest, market conditions, implementation feasibility, and risk.
Develop collaborative sourcing strategies across indirect procurement categories, including IT, logistics, fleet, travel, professional services, workshop and laboratory equipment, and MRO.
Manage sourcing initiatives from requirements alignment and request-for-proposal development through supplier evaluation, negotiation, and award recommendation.
Coordinate eSourcing and eAuction activities when appropriate.
Analyze procurement-alliance opportunities, markets, technologies, suppliers, and commercial models.
Develop business cases, bid comparisons, cost analyses, total-cost-of-ownership models, and executive recommendations.
Maintain a prioritized pipeline of Americas alliance projects aligned with Siemens procurement and business priorities.
Plan and facilitate benchmarking sessions and best-practice exchanges with external alliance partners.
Lead or support alliance initiatives involving supplier innovation, sustainability, process harmonization, digitalization, and artificial intelligence.
Create data-based solutions and apply modern procurement and analytical tools to support decision-making.
Facilitate workshops and meetings with external partner companies and shape collaboration among participating organizations.
Connect the Americas alliance agenda with colleagues and initiatives in other regions when priorities intersect.
Build trusted relationships with alliance partners, Siemens procurement leaders, category teams, business stakeholders, and suppliers.
Facilitate alliance governance meetings, executive reviews, workshops, supplier forums, and strategic-planning sessions.
Prepare KPI reports, presentations, sourcing-pipeline updates, and decision materials for senior management.
Drive alignment and accountability across participating companies, resolve competing requirements, and escalate material risks or decisions appropriately.
Represent Siemens professionally in external alliance meetings.
Ensure alliance activities comply with antitrust requirements, confidentiality obligations, Siemens policies, and approved information-sharing protocols.