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You will be working as Procurement Manager and will be part of Process Automation business for Process Industries division based in Bangalore, India. In this role you will be reporting to Head of Operation Centers & Quality and will be responsible for leading a team of procurement specialists to execute purchasing and logistics strategies that support the business by optimizing costs, quality and reliability of suppliers and supplied products. Ensuring execution in accordance with company and procurement instructions and procedures.

Your responsibilities

Implementing effective sourcing strategies in line with business strategy to ensure that suppliers have the capability and capacity to meet current and future business requirementsSecuring 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 forecastsMonitoring and reporting internal and supplier performance (KPIs), quality issues and development actionsLeveraging category teams locally, regionally and globally to ensure appropriate supplier selection Guiding, motivating and developing direct and indirect subordinates within HR policies and company procurement guidelines (knowledge management, functional training, etc.)

Your background

Bachelor of Engineering in electrical or electronicsRequire more that 15 years of experienceExperience in E2E supply chain management, contract management, logisticsGood knowledge on switch gear panels, cables, cables trays, e houseA strong focus on safe work practices and dedication to following all relevant workplace safety guidelinesA collaborative, solution-focused approach and strong written and spoken communication skills

More about us

Process Industries division delivers complete electrification and automation solutions, industry-specific products and lifecycle services across industries. Engineering and delivering automation solutions from device to monitoring and control make our customers get more out of their investment; digitalization solutions including collaborative operations and augmented reality help improve plant and enterprise productivity, reduce maintenance and energy costs. Our engineering, project management, services and solutions portfolio covers a wide range of industries - Mining, Pulp & Paper, Metals, Aluminum and Cement, Data centers and Food and BeverageWe look forward to receiving your application (documents submitted in English are appreciated). If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com.It has come to our attention that the name of ABB is being used for asking candidates to make payments for job opportunities (interviews, offers). Please be advised that ABB makes no such requests. All our open positions are made available on our career portal for all fitting the criteria to apply. ABB does not charge any fee whatsoever for recruitment process. Please do not make payments to any individuals / entities in connection to recruitment with ABB, even if is claimed that the money is refundable. ABB is not liable for such transactions. For current open positions you can visit our career website https://global.abb/group/en/careers and apply. Please refer to detailed recruitment fraud caution notice using the link https://global.abb/group/en/careers/how-to-apply/fraud-warning.Work model: on site #LI-onsite