Strategic Buyer

At ABB, we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we’ll give you what you need to make it happen. It won’t always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you’ll never run alone. Run what runs the world

This Position reports to:

Your Role: Own the Challenge 

• Executes purchasing and logistics strategies to support the business by optimizing costs, quality, and reliability of suppliers and supplied products.
• Designs and implements plans and effective strategies for local sourcing of products/materials to reach business targets.
• Supports the Procurement Manager in implementing effective local sourcing strategies in line with business strategy to meet current and future business requirements.
• Supports alignment between local procurement activities and division strategy.
• Applies and implements procurement standards, tools, and processes in their own area of responsibility to secure quality, delivery, cost, and sustainability.
• Tracks the procurement processes and activities and creates and updates reports, as required, following the ABB standards.
• Resolves issues related to procurement cost, quality, and delivery in their assigned area.
• Tracks internal and supplier performance Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), quality issues, and implements related development actions.
• Executes and implements new changes related to purchasing and logistics within their own area of responsibility.
• Delivers and participates in training programs as required to ensure compliance and foster professional development.
• Ensures effective and transparent communication internally, externally, and between different units and centers.

ABB values the dedication, commitment, and expertise of our employees. As an Employment Equity Employer, we believe in an inclusive and diverse workforce. We are committed to ensuring that our policies and practices align with the Employment Equity Program, aiming for a workforce that is truly representative of the four designated groups:

• Women

• Indigenous peoples

• Members of visible minorities

• Persons with disabilities

ABB is dedicated to providing reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities and encourages candidates to self-identify during the application process.