Indirect Category Manager (Ciudad Apodaca)

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As a integral 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.

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This Position reports to: P&L; Manager

Your role and responsibilities (mandatory)

In this role, you will have the opportunity to develop, plan, and implement 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.

The work model for the role is: #LI-OnSite

You will be mainly accountable for:

• 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.
• Managing planning and tracking of procurement activities, cost budgets, emerging country spending, and savings forecasts.
• Negotiating agreements with main suppliers, and periodically renews price lists, and terms and conditions.
• Ensuring identification, investigation, and selection of appropriate suppliers (focusing on quality, delivery, cost, and sustainability) in accordance with company policies.

Qualifications for the role (mandatory)

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, or similar engineering.
• 5+ years of experience in similar positions as indirect material purchasing.
• Previous experience with indirect material suppliers.
• Experience in sourcing, procurement, or supply chain.
• Focus on supplier searches and quotes.
• Focus on internal customer service.
• Experience purchasing packaging, pallets, and cardboard.
• Advanced English.
• Experience with SAP Ariba and Microsoft Office.