September 23, 2024

ABB

Napier

FULL TIME

Procurement Manager

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This position reports to

Local Product Group Manager

Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to lead a team to execute purchasing and logistics strategies that support the business by optimizing costs, quality, and reliability of suppliers and supplied products. Each day, you will ensure execution in accordance with company and Procurement team instructions and procedures. You will also showcase your expertise by implementing effective sourcing strategies in line with business strategy to ensure that suppliers have the capability and capacity to meet current and future business requirements. The work model for the role is: onsite #LI-Onsite This role is contributing to the Power Protection Product Group in Napier. Main stakeholders are cross-functional teams such as R&D Engineering, Product Management, CIPS category teams locally, regionally and globally and external suppliers. You will be mainly accountable for: •Ensuring relevant parties understand strategies and execute processes accordingly and ensuring alignment between local procurement activities and division strategy. •Implementing programs to drive improvement in cost, quality, and delivery, in accordance with group/business area procurement guidelines and global division/business area objectives. •Securing full utilization of the SAP Ariba platform according to the relevant procedure, both related to sharing supplier information and finding existing high-performing suppliers to ABB. •Managing planning and tracking of procurement activities, cost budgets, emerging country spending, and savings forecasts. •Bringing the P&L team to the next maturity level, where significant business growth is to be anticipated.

Qualifications for the role

You are highly skilled in developing and leading teams.
You have 5+ years of experience in Supply Management within similar industries (electrical / electronics is advantageous but not mandatory)
Highly adept in negotiation and commercial management in a multinational setting
You are innovative around analytical capabilities to analyze commodity/business relevant supply markets.
Extensive knowledge of business process, engineering, or management.
You are at ease communicating in written and spoken English

More about us

ABB Smart Power provides energy distribution solutions for data centers, industrial and manufacturing plants, critical infrastructure and commercial buildings. The Division’s technical teams work closely with industry partners, delivering advanced solutions that support rapid growth, energy transition, and sustainability objectives. The Division’s portfolio includes industrial circuit breakers, low-voltage systems, motor starting applications, and safety devices like switches and relays. Its Power Protection unit supports the world’s largest data center companies with advanced energy-efficient UPS solutions. The Division’s ABB Ability™ Energy Manager provides a scalable, easy-to-use platform that helps organizations save energy and reduce CO2 emissions We value people from different backgrounds. Apply today for your next career step within ABB and visit www.abb.com to learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe. #My ABBStory