Take the next step in your career at ABB, working in a team that is dedicated to creating a future where innovative digital technologies allow greater access to cleaner energy.

Our 3,000-plus procurement and logistics employees work in more than 100 countries, to obtain and supply millions of products and services in over 200 categories from thousands of suppliers all over the world. Our goal is to create a supply base that works as an extended enterprise, creating value through continuous improvement in quality, technology, and logistics, while optimizing cost and sustainability.

ABB’s Electrification business is a leading provider of a full range of protection, control and measurement solutions - enabling safer and smarter electricity flow from substation to the point of consumption. We deliver products and systems designed to connect, protect and control electrical systems, ensuring reliability, efficiency and safety for equipment and personnel.

This is a role for Buyer reporting to Sr. Materials Planning & Execution Staff Manager in Business Area – Electrification, Power Conversion located in Shanghai, China.

Your responsibilities

• Leading the overall fulfillment activities raw material’s purchasing and inventory management.
• Processing daily procurement requirements into purchase orders.
• Obtaining order acknowledgement from suppliers for released purchase orders with correct prices, availability and delivery schedule.
• Working on Data entry and management in SAP system and closely following suppliers on time and on quality delivery.
• Managing and resolving problems due to delivery, quality in timely manner.
• Coordinating with cross function team in the supplier’s delivery, managing supplier’s relationship by efficient communication.
• Developing an efficient and accurate system for monitoring open purchase orders.
• Processing goods receipt and invoices for payment, supporting sourcing engineer for supplier’s performance management.
• Living ABB’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your background

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or English or International Trade.
• Minimum 4years of purchase experience as a manufacturing purchaser and working experience with SAP systems is required.
• Working experience within marine industry is preferred.
• Must have business level in verbal and written English, ability to work effectively under stress.
• Must be proficient with MS office suite and data analysis.
• Must be skilled at supplier performance management.