Strategic Buyer, 80 - 100 % (m/f/d) - #935585

Strategic Buyer, 80 - 100 % (m/f/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.

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This position reports to

Head of Operations PLC Products

Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to develop, plan, and implement procurement strategies focused on optimizing costs, quality, delivery, and reliability of suppliers and supplied products for an assigned category or group of categories. You will collaborate closely with suppliers and internal stakeholders to ensure a smooth procurement process, balancing strategic initiatives with hands-on execution. 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:

This role is contributing to the Drive Products Division within the Motion Business Area in Heidelberg.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Negotiating agreements with main suppliers, including periodical updates of prices, terms and conditions.
• Managing planning and tracking of procurement activities, cost budgets, and savings forecasts.
• Leveraging the Continuous Improvement Process Sourcing process for implementing effective sourcing strategies in line with business strategy and ensuring that the supply base/suppliers have the capability and capacity to meet current and future business requirements.
• Ensuring identification, investigation, and selection of appropriate suppliers (focusing on quality, delivery, cost, and sustainability) in accordance with company policies.
• Managing and issuing supplier purchase orders and ensuring alignment with technical specifications, pricing, delivery schedules, and contractual terms.
• Monitoring supplier performance (e.g., on-time delivery, quality, lead time, CO₂ footprint) and driving continuous improvements to enhance supply chain efficiency.
  
  

Our team dynamics

You will join a dynamic team, where you will be able to thrive.

Qualifications for the role

• You are highly skilled in procurement processes, supplier management, and contract negotiations, with experience in the industrial or manufacturing sector.
• You have several years of experience in strategic procurement or a similar field, demonstrating strong negotiation and supplier relationship management skills.
• You possess an enhanced knowledge of PowerBI and SAP-MM
• You are passionate about analytical thinking, assertiveness, and relationship management, with the ability to build and maintain strong business partnerships.
• Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
• You are at ease communicating in English and German (written and spoken).
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment with multiple stakeholders and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
  
  

What's in it for you?

• Get exposed to cutting-edge technology in Motion and have a visible impact on the future
• Play a part in anticipating, sensing and responding to technology trends
• From Employee Assistance Program to global Parental leave, we got you covered!
  
  

Benefits

• Canteen
• Employee Assistance Program
• Accident insurance
• Paid Parental leave (gender neutral)
• Employee Share Acquisition Plan
  
  

More about us

ABB Drive Products serves the industries and infrastructure segments with world-class drives and programmable logic controllers (PLC). With its products, global scale and local presence, the Division helps customers to improve energy efficiency, productivity and safety.

We value people from different backgrounds. Could this be your story? Apply today or visit www.abb.com to read more about us and learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe. #MyABBStory

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 program, 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 realizing 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.

Interested in joining our team? We are looking forward to receiving your complete application through our online tool. In the case of equal suitability, people with severe disabilities and their equals are given preference.

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