Category Specialist

ABB

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Update day: 14-02-2024

Location: Vadodara / Baroda Gujrat

Category: Marketing / PR Sales

Industry: Electrical Electronic Manufacturing

Position: Not Applicable

Job type: Full-time

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Take your next career step at ABB with a global team that is energizing the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future.

At ABB, we have the clear goal of driving diversity and inclusion across all dimensions: gender, LGBTQ+, abilities, ethnicity and generations. Together, we are embarking on a journey where each and every one of us, individually and collectively, welcomes and celebrates individual differences.

This is an Category Specialist role, reporting to the Procurement & logistic Manager in Business Area - MOTION. Support regional/global sourcing initiatives either under the leadership of a regional/global category manager or independently if under a defined threshold. Ensure Run benchmark studies for the category team and for specific sourcing activities.

Your responsibilities
  • Supports the development and implementation of regional/global sourcing in close alignment with the regional/global category leader.
  • Negotiates agreements with main suppliers, and periodically renew pricelists, terms & conditions, and driving commodity cost management objectives and cost savings, delivering continuous and sustainable cost reduction through supplier negotiations.
  • Run benchmark studies for the category team and for specific sourcing initiatives.
  • Creates local contract amendments to frame agreements on the behalf of a country and updates/maintain frame contracts.
  • Supports regional/global sourcing initiatives within a defined set of categories, working closely with key stakeholders to implement regional category strategies.
  • On-boards new suppliers in close collaboration with the respective plant buyers and run regular supplier evaluations and provide supplier reports to Business & category managers.
  • Run regional sourcing initiatives under a defined threshold. Initiates RFI’s-RFQ’s according to requests from the plant/regional/global category leaders.
  • Foster communication internally, externally and between divisions, business units, Functions & supports implementation of commodities activities & initiatives in the region/country through clear communication.
Your background
  • B. Tech / B.E in Mechanical/Electrical or equivalent from a reputed university.
  • Must have a minimum 5 years’ experience in the procurement as commodity/category buyers.
  • Must have good negotiation, communication & interpersonal skills.
  • Must have strategic thinking, analytical, co-operative.
  • Sound knowledge of sourcing strategy, commodity management, understanding the project management process, contractual and legal aspects.
More about us

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 www.abb.com.
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Deadline: 30-03-2024

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