Procurement Team Lead

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This position reports to

Procurement & Logistics Manager

Your role and responsibilities

In this role you will be responsible for Procurement Team Lead, in Electrification Service (ELSE) in Florence, SC, ensuring execution in accordance with company and procurement team instructions and procedures. You will Lead a functional work team of Buyers, Procurement Specialists, and/or Analysts to deliver accurate and timely procurement activities like transactional purchasing, e-sourcing, data management, and reporting. This role will work onsite (#LI-Onsite) in our Florence, SC facility. Main responsibilities of this role include: - Managing execution and tracking of procurement activities within the team, while ensuring quality of delivery service at improved transactional cost - Oversee and guide team of Buyers to minimize risk regarding quality and financial exposure by buying in accordance with quality and commercial procedures and company guidelines - Ensuring the accurate application of group guidelines to drive improvement in cost, quality, delivery, and working capital (payment terms, lead times, order quantities, and purchased material inventory) - Executing the implementation, operation, maintenance, and performance of supply chain systems - Securing full utilization of the SAP Ariba platform according to the relevant procedures, both related to sharing supplier information and finding existing high-performing suppliers to ABB

Qualifications for the role

• Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain, or technical field with 5 years of experience, or significant relevant experience in lieu of degree
• SAP or ERP experience required
• Excellent analytical and communication skills
• Self-directed, organized, detail oriented and able to manage multiply tasks
• Procurement in a production setting a plus
• Knowledge of windows operating systems, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Microsoft Office
• The ability to manage complex issues and work in cross-functional teams
• Understanding of e-Business / e-Procurement systems preferred
• Familiarity with SAP AMSAP and Torque preferred
• Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US

Benefits

More about us

Electrifying the world in a safe, smart and sustainable way, ABB Electrification is a global technology leader in electrical distribution and management from source to socket. As the world’s demand for electricity grows, our 50,000+ employees across 100 countries collaborate with customers and partners to transform how people connect, live and work. We develop innovative products, solutions and digital technologies that enable energy efficiency and a low carbon society across all sectors. By applying global scale with local expertise, we shape and support global trends, deliver excellence for customers and power a sustainable future for society. go.abb/electrification We look forward to receiving your application. If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com. Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at ABB ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizen status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave status, or protected veterans status. For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf As an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, applicants may request to review the Affirmative Action Plan of a particular ABB facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762. Protected veterans and qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access ABB's career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762 or by sending an email to US-AskHR@abb.com. Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner.