Buyer / Planner (12 month contract)

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

Director, Materials Management, ELIP

Your role and responsibilities

• Control inventory levels within assigned commodity group using established policies and procedures • Work with the system mainframe computer, produce and analyze MRP requirements and execute action plan in accordance (i.e. places purchase orders, cancel, expedite, de-expedite) • Perform daily, weekly and monthly follow-ups with suppliers regarding open orders • Acts as liaison between ABB and our supplier base on such varied aspects and departments (i.e. Quality, Engineering, Materials Management) • Interacts with customer service, inside sales and marketing departments on data gathering, analysis, decision making and execution for all day to day operations affected by procurement activities • Perform and communicate periodically forecast to supplier

Qualifications for the role

• Bachelor's Degree in Operations Management, B.Comm or equivalent
• Experience in using the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, SAP & AS400 platform knowledge is an asset
• Capability to multitask in a fast-paced environment
• Have a collaborative, solution-oriented attitude and strong communication and analytical skills
• Be bilingual, both spoken and written (French and English)
• Be comfortable learning new systems
• This is a 12 month Maternity leave replacement and could be extend should need be.

Benefits

• Retirement plan
• Accident insurance
• Healthcare plan
• Wellbeing program

More about us

ABB Installation Products Division (formerly Thomas&Betts),is the number one manufacturer of electrification products in North America with a 125-year history of providing innovation and customer- focused solutions for connecting and protecting electrical systems, as well as a unique differentiated medium voltage offering. Our products are used all around you, every day - orbiting the earth, working on Mars, on the fastest trains we ride, in the fastest cars of the world, crossing oceans, in factories producing your food, in the tallest buildings of the world, in the most modern hotels and in the walls of your home. With a portfolio of more than 200,000 products marketed under more than 38 premium brand names, our Division offerings are found wherever electricity is used. We look forward to receiving your application. If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com. For the ninth consecutive year, ABB Canada has been recognized as one of Canada's Best Employers by Forbes magazine. Consistently ranked as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers, Montreal's Best Employers, Canada's Best Employers for Young People, Canada's Greenest Employers and a long-time recipient of the Women in Governance Parity Certification, ABB's culture and commitment is to provide a caring workplace where everyone collaborates, feels valued, respected, included and supported. Also committed to ensuring that all policies and practices respect the Employment Equity Program, we aim for our workforce to be truly representative of the four designated groups; women, aboriginal people, members of visible minorities, and/or persons with disabilities. ABB will provide reasonable accommodation to the applicant with disabilities and encourage applicants to self-identify in the application process. ABB's Military Reservist Policy offers Canada's Reserve Force members the flexibility to undergo military training and activities while maintaining job security, seniority, pay, benefits, and privileges as ABB employees, including up to 15 paid working days per year for training, as well as extended leave for operations both in Canada and abroad, ensuring seamless career integration with our nation's defense forces. #LI-Hybrid