Procurement Manager

• Implementing effective sourcing strategies in line with business strategy to ensure that suppliers have the capability and capacity to meet current and future business requirements. Ensuring all relevant parties understand strategies and execute processes accordingly. Ensures alignment between local Procurement activities and Division strategy
• Handling Process in accordance with Group/Business Area Procurement guidelines and Global Division/Business Area objectives, implements programs to drive improvement in cost, quality and delivery. Securing full utilization of SAP Ariba platform according to relevant procedure, both related to sharing of supplier information and to finding existing high performing suppliers to ABB
• Managing planning and tracking of procurement activities, cost budgets, emerging country spending and savings forecasts
• Ensuring buyers minimize risk regarding quality and financial exposure by buying in accordance with quality and commercial procedures and in accordance with Company guidelines. Monitoring the Procurement processes and activities. pro-actively works to resolve issues related to procurement cost, quality and delivery
• Monitoring and reporting internal and supplier performance (KPIs), quality issues and development actions
• Supporting conformance to ABB Procurement metrics. Leveraging category teams locally, regionally and globally to ensure appropriate supplier selection
• Defining and establishing local standard agreements with all major local suppliers.Providing and maintaining standard terms in purchase contracts/terms and conditions in line with Company directives and guidelines
• Understanding business products and supplier’s range. Assisting sales to get estimated cost/price for tender purpose in high responsiveness. Assisting project/operation team to source for product to purchase and meet delivery lead time

• Degree in an Engineering/Business/Supply Chain discipline or equivalent
• Minimum 5 years of working experience in procurement management activities or supply chain management
• Industry or Project experience in Process Automation/Instrumentation/Analytics would be an added advantage
• Knowledge of sourcing & procurement techniques, negotiation skills, supplier management, basic contractual understanding and risk mitigation
• Familiarity with procurement guidelines, procedures and system/tools (SAP, Ariba etc)
• Excellent communication skills, structured, results oriented, self-driven, proactive, takes ownership

• Life insurance
• Accident insurance
• Paid Parental leave (gender neutral)
• Sick pay

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