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This Position reports to:
Global Category ManagerIn this role, you will have the opportunity to ensure the implementation, maintenance, and compliance of the purchasing and logistics-related activities in the Procurement function to support the businesses. Each day, you will execute assigned activities as per ABB standard procedures. You will also showcase your expertise by delivering and participating in training programs as required to ensure compliance and to foster professional development.
The work model for the role is: #Li-Onsite
This role is contributing to the Electrification business in Distribution Solution division at Nashik, India.
You will be mainly accountable for:
- Executing purchasing and logistics strategies to support the business by optimizing costs, quality, and reliability of suppliers and supplied products.
- Designing and implementing plans and effective strategies for local sourcing of products/materials to reach business targets.
- Supporting in implementing effective local sourcing strategies in line with business strategy to meet current and future business requirements.
- Applying and implementing procurement standards, tools, and processes in your area of responsibility to secure quality, delivery, cost, and sustainability.
Qualifications for the role
- Degree in Mechanical Engineering (should be full-time)
- Minimum 6 to 8 years of experience in Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Vendor Development, or Supply Chain.
- Develop parts/products as per drawings and specifications, and negotiate pricing, Incoterms, payment terms, and logistics arrangements.
- Manage supplier development and evaluation in collaboration with Design, Quality, and Manufacturing teams.
- Drive cost reduction, VA/VE, alternate sourcing, process improvement, and low-cost country sourcing initiatives.
- Resolve supplier-related technical and commercial issues, improve supplier quality and on-time delivery, and de-bottleneck critical or single-source parts.
- Support new product development, prototyping, productionization, and procurement of indirect and packaging materials, with excellent communication and presentation skills.
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.
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Skills Required
- Degree in Mechanical Engineering (full-time)
- Minimum 6 to 8 years' experience in Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Vendor Development, or Supply Chain
- Experience developing parts/products as per drawings and specifications
- Negotiation of pricing, Incoterms, payment terms, and logistics arrangements
- Manage supplier development and evaluation in collaboration with Design, Quality, and Manufacturing
- Drive cost reduction, VA/VE, alternate sourcing, process improvement, and low-cost country sourcing initiatives
- Resolve supplier-related technical and commercial issues; improve supplier quality and on-time delivery
- Support new product development, prototyping, and productionization
- Procurement of indirect and packaging materials
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are positioned as robust, including a 401(k) with company contributions or matching and, in some cases, profit sharing or pension savings. Stock purchase/share acquisition programs complement longer-term savings options.
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