Procurement Team Lead - Florence, United States - B&R Industrial Automation

    B&R Industrial Automation
    B&R Industrial Automation Florence, United States

    3 weeks ago

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    Procurement Team Lead

    Take your next career step at ABB with a global team that is energizing the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future. At ABB, we have the clear goal of driving diversity and inclusion across all dimensions: gender, LGBTQ+, abilities, ethnicity and generations. Together, we are embarking on a journey where each and every one of us, individually and collectively, welcomes and celebrates individual differences.

    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 need to be able to work onsite in our Florence, SC facility.

    This is a position with global grade

    13

    This position reports to

    Procurement & Logistics Manager

    Your responsibilities
    • Manages execution and tracking of procurement activities within the team, while ensuring quality of delivery service at improved transactional cost
    • Ensures Buyers minimize risk regarding quality and financial exposure by buying in accordance with quality and commercial procedures and company guidelines
    • Ensures 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)
    • Executes the implementation, operation, maintenance, and performance of supply chain systems
    • Secures 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
    • Investigates problems, finds root causes, and recommends improvement to existing and planned procurement processes
    • Requires understanding of complex drawings and specifications, contract law, commercial terms, standard procurement procedures and related Company policies
    • The ability to rapidly respond to unforeseen developments and initiate actions to reduce adverse impact
    • Interfacing with other groups, enforcing contract stipulations, negotiating prices and terms for purchases
    • Strong communication skills
    • Works independently
    • Resolutions to errors to reduce lost production time or rework
    Your background
    • 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
    • Retirement plan
    • Life insurance
    • Disability insurance
    • Healthcare plan
    • Wellbeing program
    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. look forward to receiving your application. If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website 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: 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 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 or by sending an email to US- Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner.