Sr Procurement Engineering Specialist
ABB
Operations
San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Posted on Jul 4, 2025
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This Position reports to:
Procurement Manager
Your role and responsibilities
In this role, you will have the opportunity to lead the interface between the Procurement and Research and Development (R&D) team. Each day, you will drive procurement knowledge (market, suppliers, external intelligence) into the development process to optimize cost, quality, and technology. You will also showcase your expertise by translating R&D requests into procurement parameters for execution.
The work model for the role is: #LI-Onsite
This role is contributing to the Electrification Distribution Solutions division in San Luis Potosi.
You will be mainly accountable for:
In this role, you will have the opportunity to lead the interface between the Procurement and Research and Development (R&D) team. Each day, you will drive procurement knowledge (market, suppliers, external intelligence) into the development process to optimize cost, quality, and technology. You will also showcase your expertise by translating R&D requests into procurement parameters for execution.
The work model for the role is: #LI-Onsite
This role is contributing to the Electrification Distribution Solutions division in San Luis Potosi.
You will be mainly accountable for:
- Accountable for Cost brake down analysis, hedging forecast program for main comodities, supplier cost review, search for cost improvement with suppliers and processes.
- Acting as a key business focal point for revising the procurement Gate Model checklist.
- Selecting, with the support of affected Procurement teams, the prototype suppliers and final production material suppliers, in line with product cost requirements, future product footprint requirements, time-to-market requirements, and procurement strategies, while ensuring sustainable quality and cost.
- Act as key stakeholder for multidisiplinary teams.
Qualifications for the role
- Bachelors degree in Engineering
- 6+ Years experience in Purchasing, cost analisys, manufacturing impact cost in MetalFab industry
- Advanced English
- SAP or other ERP knowlege
- Manufacturing Know-how processes
- Ability to lead indirect teams, self directed, open communication
Benefits
- Dental insurance
- Flex days
- Employee Assistance Program (PAE)
- Development platforms: Spark, Harvard Manager Mentor and English Learning EF English Live School (EF)
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