Category Manager

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This position reports to:

The work model for the role is: Hybrid Florence SC or Mebane/Cary NC area

Your role and responsibilities:

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.

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:

• Bachelor degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering preferred; International Trade Business Management Industrial engineering will be considered

• Minimum 5 years experience in Indirect Procurement and field service sourcing projects administration

• Proficient costing and negotiation skills with lean process knowledge to ensure cost efficiency; experience with general contractors and manpower services preferred

• Demonstrated ability in people relations stakeholder engagement and adept organizational skills.

• Proficiency in MS Excel data analysis SAP Ariba and SAP MM for sourcing and procurement activities.

• Excellent communication skills and project management skills with an ability to lead and coordinate cross-functional teams and deliver complex strategic initiatives

• Must be able to travel up to 20% (domestic)

• Candidates must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.

More about us

ABBs Service Division partners with our customers to improve the availability reliability predictability and sustainability of electrical products and installations. The Divisions extensive service portfolio offers product care modernization and advisory services to improve performance extend equipment lifetime and deliver new levels of operational and sustainable efficiency. We help customers keep resources in use for as long as possible extracting the maximum value from them and then recovering and regenerating products and materials at the end of their useful life.

Why ABB

Whats in it for you

We empower you to take initiative challenge ideas and lead with confidence. Youll grow through meaningful work continuous learning and support thats tailored to your goals. Every idea you share and every action you take contributes to something bigger.

ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer for protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities at ABB.

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Health Life & Disability

• Choice between two medical plan options: A PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan.

• Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus

• Vision benefit

• Company paid life insurance (2X base pay)

• Company paid AD&D (1X base pay)

• Voluntary life and AD&D 100% employee paid up to maximums

• Short Term Disability up to 26 weeks Company paid

• Long Term Disability 60% of pay Company paid. Ability to buy-up to 66 2/3% of pay.

• Supplemental benefits 100% employee paid (Accident insurance hospital indemnity critical illness pet insurance

• Parental Leave up to 6 weeks

• Employee Assistance Program

• Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health general health navigation and virtual health and infertility/adoption

• Employee discount program

Retirement

• 401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions

• Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)

Time off

Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy. #LI-hybrid

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