Supplier and Quality Procurement Assistant in Newcastle upon Tyne

We energize society by supporting our customers to make the transition to a more sustainable world, based on innovative technologies and our ability to turn ideas into reality. With nearly 100,000 employees around the world, we shape the energy systems of today and tomorrow.

A Snapshot of Your Day

• On a day-to-day basis, you will work with the Supplier Quality Management and Procurement teams to ensure that suppliers are onboarded correctly and ready for business.
• Assist with the execution and coordination of operational procurement activities to ensure the timely, compliant, and cost-effective supply of materials and services.
• You will help protect safety, quality, delivery and total cost while providing a responsive, customer-oriented procurement service whilst ensuring compliance with all relevant supplier evaluation areas.

How You’ll Make a Difference

• Coordinate supplier qualification and requalification activities, ensuring questionnaires, certificates and approvals are completed on time.
• Maintain accurate supplier quality master data, contact records, approval status and supporting documentation across relevant systems.
• Monitor expiry dates for supplier certifications, audits, concessions and quality documentation, proactively following up on renewals.
• Administer supplier audit schedules, including invitations, agendas, document requests, action logs and closure evidence.
• Follow up with suppliers and internal owners on overdue corrective actions, escalating risks in line with agreed governance.
• Support the preparation and administration of supplier quality reviews and performance meetings, including minutes and action tracking.
• Verify that required quality documentation is complete and available before supplier approval.
• Maintain document control and retention standards for supplier quality records, ensuring traceability and audit readiness.
• Support the preparation of evidence for internal, customer and regulatory audits.
• Act as the first point of contact for routine supplier quality administration queries and route technical quality matters to the appropriate SQM specialist.
• Support the operational procurement team with sourcing activities as needed (RFQs, quote evaluation, supplier amendments) and ensure handover from sourcing to operations is complete and documented.
• Ensure compliance with procurement policies maintaining a clear audit trail.
• Drive continuous improvement and digitalization (e.g., automation, dashboards, AI-enabled insights) to improve order execution, transparency and supplier performance.

What You Bring

• Excellent administration, organisation and time-management skills.
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy, written and verbal communication skills.
• 2-3 years working experience in a related field.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines and follow-up actions.
• Supplier qualification and understanding of quality certificates, audit records and compliance documentation would be an advantage.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Teams.
• Experience with SAP or equivalent ERP and supplier-management systems would be an advantage.
• Basic knowledge of procurement, manufacturing and supplier quality processes.
• English proficiency; additional European languages would be advantageous.

About the Team

You will join a collaborative procurement team supporting Europe & Africa service and project operations, working closely with internal stakeholders and suppliers to ensure reliable and competitive sourcing.

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. 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.

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.

26 days holiday, increasing to 29 days with time served. Access to a flexible benefits portal, including private medical cover and cycle-to-work schemes. Career development and continuous learning opportunities. The chance to work on pioneering projects shaping the future of energy.