ABB Job Description

About the Role

At ABB, we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we'll give you what you need to make it happen. It won't always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you'll never run alone. Run what runs the world.

This Position reports to: Business Manager - Operations

Your Role and Responsibilities

This role is responsible for leading a team of sourcing category and procurement specialist to execute supply chain strategies supporting business operations for China grid components business line by optimizing costs, quality, and services from suppliers to meet business needs and deliver supply chain KPIs. Ensure execution in compliance with P2P policy and procedures.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Lead grid component procurement team to deliver KPIs including but not limited to, cost saving, cash improvement, fulfillment, supplier quality and sustainable supply chain
• Follow global & regional procurement guideline and procedure, and ensure compliance in all sourcing activities; responsible for supplier data maintenance and process optimization
• Work with category managers to develop and implement effective sourcing strategies in line with business priorities, develop suppliers to meet current and future business
• Collaborate with technology, engineering and operation team to develop and implement cost out projects via supplier innovation, POD and process optimization to improve business profitability
• Responsible for supplier quality, manage supplier audit and qualification, continuously reduce cost of failure and improve supplier quality performance
• People development, provide training and coaching to procurement team

Requirements & Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in business, engineering or manufacturing related field and 5+ years managerial experience in operations or supply chain management in multinational companies
• Passionate and capable of challenging status quo and driving changes
• Experience in electrical power industry is preferred
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills in a manufacturing operation environment, ability to manage complex projects
• Ability to identify opportunities, develop strategy and implement innovative solutions
• Self-motivated, results driven, demonstrated leadership, and ability to take initiatives
• Fluent in English
• Travel is required

Why ABB

Working at ABB gives you the opportunity to contribute to a healthier and more prosperous world. Add to your story by joining a passionate team, focused on pushing the boundaries of technology to drive performance, shape new business models and find new ways of working that benefit our customers, partners and society. We want you to be proud of being part of ABB.

We Care

At ABB, we care about our people and their stories. We create safe, fair, equitable and inclusive working environments in which our people can succeed and develop, regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation or cultural, religious or social background. Diverse teams make us stronger. ABB is also committed to a high standard of integrity in everything we do.

We Grow

We help our people succeed and develop, and we empower them to create their own careers at ABB. Our benefits, reward and development programs encompass a wide array of offerings.

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