Category Specialist

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This position reports to

SCM Manager

Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you will be responsible for developing, planning and implementing SCM strategy focused on optimizing costs, quality, delivery and reliability of suppliers and supplied products for an assigned category or group of categories. Ensure execution in accordance with Company and Supply Base Management instructions and procedures. The work model for the role is: #Li - Onsite This role is contributing to the Motion IEC LV Motors Division in Faridabad, India. You will be mainly accountable for: • Leveraging the Continuous Improvement Process Sourcing (CIPS) process, implementing effec-tive sourcing strategies in line with business strategy. • Ensuring that the supply base/suppliers have the capability and capacity to meet current and future business requirements. • Negotiating agreements with main suppliers, and periodically renews price lists, terms and conditions leading supplier negotiation to meet optimum ricing. • Providing ongoing oversight and contract management with suppliers Ensuring identification, investigation, and selection of appropriate suppliers (focusing on quality, delivery, cost and sustainability) in accordance with company policies. • Defining and establishing local standard agreements with all major suppliers Being responsible for supplier on-boarding, supplier qualification, supplier classification & supplier performance evaluation processes, tool management to be managed. • Applying and implementing SCM standards, tools, and processes focused on business continui-ty for the assigned commodity or group of commodities. • Contributing to and participating in setting and implementing budget and targets within the framework. Ensuring the Category sourcing performance targets are achieved. (Cost Reduction, Cash Improvement)

Qualifications for the role

• Bachelor's in engineering / Diploma Electrical /Mechanical.
• More than 10-15 Years of working experience in Low Voltage Motor.
• Must be good at strategic sourcing skill Sound knowledge in commodity working in Raw Mate-rial of Electrical Steel & Copper, Castings, New Product Development activity Good at Negotiation, new vendor development, SCM Policy Implementation.
• Collaboration with Global Commodity SCM Team Focusing on Cost Reduction of Product.

More about us

The IEC Low Voltage Division is a technology leader delivering a full range of energy-efficient low voltage motors, including ultra-efficient solutions such as IE5 SynRM (synchronous reluctance motors). Through a global footprint, domain expertise and rugged designs, the Division provides reliable technology that improves efficiency and productivity even in the most demanding applications. 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. "It has come to our attention that the name of ABB is being used for asking candidates to make payments for job opportunities (interviews, offers). Please be advised that ABB makes no such requests. All our open positions are made available on our career portal for all fitting the criteria to apply. ABB does not charge any fee whatsoever for recruitment process. Please do not make payments to any individuals / entities in connection to recruitment with ABB, even if is claimed that the money is refundable. ABB is not liable for such transactions. For current open positions you can visit our career website https://global.abb/group/en/careers and apply. Please refer to detailed recruitment fraud caution notice using the link https://global.abb/group/en/careers/how-to-apply/fraud-warning"