Strategic Buyer - Supply Chain Management (f/m/d)
Strategic Buyer - Supply Chain Management (f/m/d)
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 is a position with grade
EG 13 NRW
This position reports to
Procurement Manager
Your role and responsibilities
Actively shape the future of energy technology as a strategic buyer! Optimize procurement processes and negotiate contracts in order to realize sustainable savings potential. Strengthen our supplier relationships and make a significant contribution to the further development of our international purchasing strategy.
Be part of a team that shapes the energy technology of tomorrow!- Provide professional support to our suppliers, including negotiating and concluding contracts
- Organization and implementation of annual meetings
- Reliable process optimization including implementation of improvement measures in the event of problems in operational procurement
- Competent identification and implementation of potential savings
- Support and collaboration in our category management for cross-location suppliers
- Carrying out occasional international business trips to strengthen global partnerships and business relationships
- Successful university degree in a technical or economic field, ideally in industrial engineering or mechanical engineering
- Relevant professional experience in strategic purchasing
- Sound know-how in the basics of contract law
- Knowledge of SAP MM and an affinity for IT tools such as SAP Ariba and Power BI
- Business fluent in written and spoken German and English
- Ability to adapt to other cultures and establish resilient business relationships
- Get exposed to cutting-edge technology in Electrification and have a visible impact on the future
- Feel empowered: take ownership and drive exciting results in your scope of action
- Bring your knowledge and expertise, make the difference in technology
- Retirement plan
- Flexible work practices
- Employee Share Acquisition Plan
- Wellbeing program
- Learning & development offering
More about us
Interested in joining our team? We are looking forward to receiving your complete application (documents submitted in English are appreciated) through our online tool. In the case of equal suitability, people with severe disabilities and their equals are given preference.
If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com.
ABB is able to offer you an interesting role within a highly motivated team, together with open communication structures. On the basis of a personal, practice-oriented induction programme, you will be given the opportunity to acquire the confidence needed to work independently and self-reliantly within your assigned area.Even after the joining phase, ABB offers a wide range of individual career development opportunities and supports you in realising your career goals with targeted training measures. At ABB you will find an attractive working environment in all phases of life - including mobility services such as bicycle leasing, policies for sabbaticals and home office, the ABB children's vacation camp and taking care of family members.
ABB AGRecruiter responsible for the job: Andreas Schober
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