Category Manager - Electrical

Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to develop, plan, and implement procurement strategy focused on optimizing costs, quality, delivery, and reliability of suppliers and supplied products for an assigned category or group of categories. Each day, you will ensure execution in accordance with company, procurement, and supply base management instructions and procedures. You will also showcase your expertise by recommending frame agreements to management and executing upon approval.

The work model for the role is: Onsite - Florence, SC, or Mebane, NC

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Design and implement local sourcing plans to meet business targets, while supporting regional and global sourcing initiatives and coordinating service division SCM budget targets and KPI follow-ups.

• Identify and develop cost-effective, qualify new and existing suppliers in alignment with ABB sourcing and quality requirements, working closely with cross-functional and engineering teams to implement technical changes and manage commercial impacts.

• Minimizes risk regarding quality and financial exposure by buying in accordance with quality and commercial procedures and company guidelines.

• Ensures identification, investigation, and selection of appropriate suppliers (focusing on quality, delivery, cost, and sustainability) in accordance with company policies.

• Provides and maintains standard terms in purchase contracts/terms and conditions in line with company directives and guidelines.

Our team dynamics
You will join a dynamic, talented, high performing team, where you will be able to thrive.

Qualifications for the role

• Bachelor degree in engineering (preferred) PLUS minimum 5 years' experience in sourcing and procurement operations within a manufacturing environment.

• Practical experience in sourcing for low and medium voltage manufacturing product lines such as Switchgear, Breakers, relays, etc.

• Advanced skills in high-speed metal stamping, fabrication, sheet metal cabinets, plastic molding and subcontracting processes.

• Proficient costing and negotiation skills, with lean process knowledge to ensure cost efficiency.

• MS Excel, data analysis, SAP Ariba and SAP MM for sourcing and procurement activities.

• Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.

What's in it for you?

We want you to bring your full self to work-your ideas, your energy, your ambition. You'll have the tools and freedom to grow your skills, shape your path, and take on challenges that matter. Here, your work creates impact you can see and feel, every day.

ABB's Service Division partners with our customers to improve the availability, reliability, predictability and sustainability of electrical products and installations. The Division's extensive service portfolio offers product care, modernization, and advisory services to improve performance, extend equipment lifetime and deliver new levels of operational and sustainable efficiency. We help customers keep resources in use for as long as possible, extracting the maximum value from them, and then recovering and regenerating products and materials at the end of their useful life.

ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer for protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities at ABB.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their- sex (gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation), marital status, citizenship, age, race and ethnicity, inclusive of traits historically associated with race or ethnicity, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles, color, religious creed, national origin, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal and state law.

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