Procurement Manager

At ABB, we help industries run leaner and cleaner—and every person here makes that happen. You’ll be empowered to lead, supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. Join us and help run what runs the world.

This position reports to:

Business Manager-Operations Primary SWG:

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The work model for the role is: onsite

This role is contributing to the ELDS Division in Brno, Vídeňská.

Your Mission

• Managing local team of procurement specialists
• 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
• 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/division 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
• Ensuring Buyers minimize risk regarding quality and financial exposure by buying in accordance with quality and commercial procedures and company guidelines
• Monitoring procurement processes and activities, and resolving issues related to procurement cost, quality, and delivery
• Monitoring and reporting internal and supplier performance (Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)), quality issues, and development actions
• Supporting conformance to ABB procurement metrics
• Leveraging category teams locally, regionally, and globally to ensure appropriate supplier selection
• Defining and establishing local standard agreements with all major local suppliers
• Providing and maintaining standard terms in purchase contracts/terms and conditions in line with company directives and guidelines

Qualifications for the role

• University degree (Business, Economics, Engineering, or related field)
• 12+ years’ experience in procurement, experience in Indirect Materials & Services preferred
• Proactive and collaborative attitude with a focus on growth and innovation
• Strong communication, analytical and team and project management skills
• Solid negotiations and contract management expertise
• Advanced skills with SAP, Power BI, Excel and PowerPoint
• Passion for digital innovation and AI in procurement, with hands-on experience using tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity
• Fluent Czech and English language​

Why Join Us?

At ABB, we are dedicated to addressing global challenges. Our core values: care, courage, curiosity, and collaboration - combined with a focus on diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities - are key drivers in our aim to empower everyone to create sustainable solutions. Write the next chapter of your ABB story.

• Grow Your Career: Enjoy personalized development, mentorship from industry experts and opportunities to lead projects at local level
• Make a Real Impact: Drive sourcing initiatives, lead supplier negotiations, and help shape local category strategies that deliver value and support sustainability objectives. Lead a team of Indirect Buyers, ensuring excellence and measurable impact across transactional activities.
• Collaborate internally: Connect with colleagues and stakeholders from all backgrounds, building strong partnerships and learning from the best
• Be a Digital Trailblazer: Work with cutting-edge platforms like SAP Ariba, Apadua and Power BI. Leverage AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity) to automate, innovate and transform procurement processes
• Work Your Way: Modern digital tools and a culture that values your ideas and ambition

Benefits

At ABB, you’ll find benefits that reflect how much we value your time, talent, and future.

• Competitive Salary Package
• 25 days of vacation
• Shorter working hours – 7.5 hours per day
• Company car for private purposes
• Contribution to the benefits portal (2-3% of monthly salary)
• Opportunity for further career growth in the Czech Republic and worldwide
• Opportunity for education – internal/external professional courses, language courses, and conferences
• And other additional benefits

More about us

ABB's Distribution Solutions Division facilitates the efficient and reliable distribution, protection and control of power by improving electric power quality while strengthening the resilience of the grid. The Division offers segment-specific products and solutions that largely serve utilities, industry and infrastructure segments, often providing the requisite medium-voltage link between high voltage transmission systems and low-voltage users. With ABB Ability™ enabled connected solutions at its core, the offering includes medium-voltage air- and gas-insulated switchgear (1 to 66 kilovolts), indoor and outdoor circuit breakers, reclosers, fuses, contactors, relays, instrument transformers, sensors, motor control centers, as well as low-voltage switchgear for the ANSI standard markets.

Building a cleaner, smarter future takes all kinds of minds: the curious, the courageous, and the creative. That's why we welcome people from all backgrounds and experiences.

Ready to make an impact?

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