Job Description
Global Supply Chain Manager BL
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. Write the next chapter of your ABB story.
This position reports to
Global Operations Manager
Your role and responsibilities
• Global Procurement Strategy Implementation: Support the development and implementation of global procurement strategies, including indirect materials, services, trade, transportation, strategic sourcing, and supplier quality. • Process Improvement and Efficiency: Analyze procurement-related issues, implement solutions for effectiveness and efficiency, and establish best practices through benchmarking and surveys. • Performance Tracking and Improvement: Facilitate annual targets and scorecards with global/division Procurement Managers, ensuring continuous improvement in cost reduction, supplier quality, and delivery performance. • Supplier Management and Audits: Execute supplier audits, monitor reports, and oversee improvement activities. Implement cost, productivity, quality, delivery, and inventory improvement plans. • Training and Change Management: Identify training needs, provide training for stakeholders, and foster change management within the global organization. • Communication and Collaboration: Ensure clear communication internally and externally, support implementation of procurement activities, and lead efforts to achieve client satisfaction through effective communication with internal stakeholders.
Qualifications for the role
- Passion for Procurement: Demonstrated passion for procurement and supply chain management with a proven track record in developing and implementing global procurement strategies.
- Experience and Expertise: Minimum of 5 years of experience in procurement, with a strong understanding of industrial markets such as manufacturing, transportation, and logistics.
- Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills: Strong analytical skills with experience in data analysis, reporting, and process improvement.
- Collaboration and Leadership: Proven ability to work collaboratively across divisions and teams, providing guidance, coaching, and mentoring.
- Communication Skills: Excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal. Proficiency in French is an asset.
- Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, business administration, engineering, or a related field preferred.
More about us
The Measurement & Analytics Division is among the world’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of smart instrumentation and analyzers, working at the heart of industrial digital transformation. The Measurement & Analytics Division’s portfolio consists of analyzers measuring compositions of gases and liquids; instrumentation measuring process variables such as temperature, pressure, flow, and level; force measurement solutions measuring parameters such as flatness, thickness, and tension; and advanced digital solutions for device management, device health check and predictive maintenance. The Measurement & Analytics Division serves key industries such as oil and gas, chemical, water and wastewater, power, hydrogen, batteries, as well as the marine industry. The Division enables the optimization of industrial processes by providing and analyzing data collected from sensing and smart measurement devices. Parameters such as emission levels and production inputs are measured by providing ‘before’ and ‘after’ values, enabling efficient operations and environmental sustainability through measurement. We value people from different backgrounds. Apply today for your next career step within ABB and visit www.abb.com to learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe. #MyABBStory #LI-Remote