High Salary: Category Specialist

4 weeks ago


Vadodara India ABB Limited Full time

Job Description

Category Specialist

At ABB, we are dedicated to addressing global challenges. Our core values: care, courage, curiosity, and collaboration - combined with a focus on diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities - are key drivers in our aim to empower everyone to create sustainable solutions. Write the next chapter of your ABB story.

This position reports to

SCM Manager

Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to develop, plan, and implement Sourcing and 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. This role is contributing to the Motion Traction Business in Vadodara, India. The work model for the role is: #Li- Onsite You will be mainly accountable for: . Designs and implements plans for local sourcing to reach the business targets. Supports regional and global sourcing initiatives as required. . Ensure to follow essential KPIs of Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost of the product / business by ensuring Integrity as topmost and non-negotiable element. . Prepare Division SCM budget targets, ensure appropriate reporting and follow-up in achieving the KPI's coordinate with respective Global Commodity Managers . Understand the commodity costing (zero base costing) and demonstrate the same to achieve competitive negotiation with supplier to reduce material cost. . Continuously work on identifying cost Effective sources with clear target for quality supply meeting ABB sourcing requirements. . Work along with Engineering function in implementing technical changes & coordinate for commercial impact if any. . Identify upon cost reduction ideas, follow with concern to implement ideas with identified & qualified sources.

Qualifications for the role

- BE in Mechanical / Production / Electrical Engineering, with relevant degree in Materials Management will be an added advantage.
- 9 - 10 years of experience in Sourcing in a manufacturing environment. Essential to have experience to work with global colleagues with great collaboration.
- Hands on experience in Sourcing & Procurement operations / Category management in the commodities like Casting, Fabrication components, Mechanical / Sheet Metal Components / Bearings, Commodities like Copper, Aluminum, Steel / Electrical Steel, Stator & Rotor etc.
- High proficiency in End to end SCM Processes which includes vendor onboarding, vendor management, RFQ Process, competitive bidding & negotiation etc. and ensure to follow the same to support function and business.
- Collaborative approach to work with cross functional team locally as well as globally.
- Hands on experience to work with ERP/SAP system with profession to work with MM module.
- Good communication skills with medium to high proficiency in English language and also same level of proficiency in MS oice as well.

More about us

ABB Traction is a leader in traction technologies, driving innovation in rail and e-mobility. Our propulsion, auxiliary and energy storage solutions contribute to making transportation more sustainable, while saving energy every day. Our people and culture are the foundation of our success. We all together make the difference for our customers every day. We value people from different backgrounds. Apply today for your next career step within ABB and visit www.abb.com to learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe. #MyABBStory



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