Category Specialist

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This Position reports to:

Regional Tower and Sourcing Manager





Your Role And Responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to support regional/global sourcing initiatives either under the leadership of a regional/global Category Manager or independently if under a defined threshold. Each day, you will purchase materials according to required technical specifications, price, delivery schedule, and terms. You will also showcase your expertise by ensuring the purchase activities align with corporate purchasing policies and procedures.

The work model for the role is:

This role is contributing to the Motion business based at Bangalore, India:

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Supporting the development and implementation of regional/global sourcing strategies in close alignment with the regional/global category leader.
• Negotiating agreements with main suppliers, and periodically renewing price lists and terms and conditions.
• Running benchmark studies for the Category team and for specific sourcing initiatives.
• Creating local contract amendments to frame agreements on behalf of a country and updates/maintains frame contracts.
• Analysis target region, category Spending by Division and by supplier
• Implement cost reduction plan and category strategy aligned with category manager
• Ensure that the ABB’s sourcing methodology is applied in a meaning full and pragmatic manner
  
  
  

Qualifications For The Role

• University Degree in related field
• Working in manufacture plant before, Understand working process 3-5 years
• Understand indirect material & services
• Wide range knowhow in Supplier Management
• Familiar with ERP, eP, SAP Ariba
• Familiar with AMEA countries culture and business practice a plus (nice to have)
• Fluent in English, second or third language skill a plus
  
  
  

More About Us
ABB Motion provides pioneering technology, products, solutions and related services to industrial customers to increase energy efficiency, improve safety and reliability, and maintain precise control over processes. The portfolio includes motors, generators and drives for a wide range of applications in all industrial sectors.

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