Procurement Manager

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As a Procurement Manager for Electrification Business Area in Xiamen, China, you will be responsible for leading a team of procurement specialists to execute purchasing and logistics strategies that support the business by optimizing costs, quality, and reliability of suppliers and supplied products.

This position reports to

Hub P&L Manager

Your responsibilities

• 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 all relevant parties understand strategies and execute processes accordingly. Ensuring alignment between local Procurement activities and Division strategy
• Being in accordance with Group/Business Area Procurement guidelines and Global Division/Business Area objectives, implements programs to drive improvement in cost, quality and delivery
• Securing full utilization of SAP Ariba platform according to relevant procedure, both related to sharing of supplier information and to 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 in accordance with Company guidelines
• Monitoring and reporting internal and supplier performance (KPIs), quality issues and development actions

Your background

• At least 5 years working experiences with sourcing and supply chain management background in manufacturing industries
• A bachelor or master’s degree in engineering or Business
• Experience of leading team and people in supply chain area and Working experience in international industrial environment
• Strong leadership skills and ability to drive change in a matrix organization
• Self-starter with excellent organizational skills and a results-oriented approach
• Ability to think strategically and excel in tactical implementation
• Fluent written and oral communications in English and must be willingness to travel as required

Benefits

• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Accident insurance
• Sick pay
• Meal allowance

More about us

ABB Smart Buildings digitally transforms commercial, industrial and residential buildings for the highest comfort, efficiency, safety and security - enhancing quality of life in buildings of the future through safe, smart and sustainable electrification solutions, services and products. We look forward to receiving your application (documents submitted in English are appreciated). If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website. Work model: hybrid #LI-hybrid