Grossunternehmen |
6000 Angestellte (Schweiz) |
| Temporär: Nein | Pensum: 80 - 100% |
| Quartino, Ticino | Sprache: en |
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Category Specialist Power Electronis (80-100%)
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The role of the Category Specialist is to develop, plan and implement the procurement and logistics strategy for an
assigned category or group of categories, with a focus on optimizing costs, quality, delivery and reliability. You will
ensure execution in accordance with instructions and procedures from the company, the Procurement & Logistics function,
and supply base management.
Your responsibilities
- Implementing effective sourcing strategies in line with the Continuous Improvement Process Sourcing process and
business strategy, ensuring that suppliers can meet current and future business requirements, as well as ensuring that
all relevant parties grasp strategies and execute processes accordingly
- Managing the planning and tracking of procurement activities, cost budgets, emerging country spending and savings
forecasts.
- Buying in accordance with quality and commercial procedures and company guidelines in order to minimize quality and
financial risks
- Negotiating with main suppliers, and periodically renewing price lists, terms and conditions
- Adapting corporate contractual frameworks to local business needs, and recommending frame agreements to management
and executing them, as well as providing oversight and contract management with suppliers
- Choosing appropriate suppliers (focusing on quality, delivery, cost and sustainability) in accordance with company
policies.
- Defining and establishing local standard agreements with all major suppliers, while providing and maintaining
standard terms in purchase contracts/terms and conditions in line with company directives and guidelines.
- Designing and implementing cost-out programs and/or processes to reach financial targets
- Contributing to and participating in setting and implementing budget and targets within the framework, and ensuring
that sourcing performance targets are achieved
Your background
- 3 years of experience in UPS business or in Electronic power components and active components working as Category
Specialist
- Sound knowledge of UPS Business and Power electronics
- Knowledge of SAP , POWER BI , Microsoft
- High level of negotiation
- English fluent
- Current Work permission valid for Switzerland
More about us
We look forward to receiving your application. The recruitment is led by Stephan Himmel, Talent Partner ABB
Switzerland, Ltd. If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com.