Sourcing Manager

at  ABB Oy

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.
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This position reports to Indirect Sourcing Team Leader
Your role and responsibilities
We are looking for a dynamic and motivated Sourcing Manager to join our Supply Chain Management (SCM) organization in ABB Oy, Drive Products Division in Helsinki, where we are committed to driving growth and profitability for our businesses. In this role, you will oversee sourcing activities for indirect categories, with a primary focus on engineering services for Drive Products, System Drives, and Drives Service local divisions.
As a Sourcing Manager, you will play a critical role in managing our supplier portfolio and driving strategic sourcing initiatives. You will work closely with suppliers, product engineering, R&D, and more, to ensure that we maintain a competitive edge. Your responsibilities will include supplier contract management, negotiations, market analysis, and continuous development of strategic suppliers.
The work model for the role is: #LI-hybrid

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Sourcing activities in indirect categories, focusing on engineering services
• Supplier portfolio management in your categories
• Supplier price negotiations, supplier audits and agreements, supplier relationship management
• Managing and developing the supply base based on business needs. Analyzing sup-pliers, cost structures and procurement markets
• Continuous development of key suppliers and your category strategies
• Driving Sustainability Net Zero target within indirect sourcing

Qualifications for the role

• B.Sc. or M.Sc. degree in Economics, Legal or Engineering
• Demonstrated experiences and success in indirect material and/or service sourcing
• Strong contractual & commercial know-how
• Good understanding of supply chain management and supplier portfolio management
• Excellent negotiation, communication, presentation, and analytical skills
• Good networking capabilities with collaborative mindset
• Dynamic, broad minded and result oriented personality, with can-do attitude
• Fluent written and spoken communication skills in English and Finnish

ABB Drive Products is a technology leader serving industries, infrastructure and machine builders with world-class drives. With our products, global scale and local presence, we help our customers to improve energy efficiency, productivity and safety. Our people and culture are the foundation of our success. We all together make the difference for our customers every day.
Our culture and benefits reflect our values: courage, care, curiosity and collaboration. The most appreciated benefits according to our personnel are at the moment e.g. an annual performance bonus, employee share acquisition program, continuous learning opportunities, bicycle and other wellbeing and family benefits. We have a hybrid working model.
Jätä hakemus: https://careers.abb/global/en/job/92061317/Sourcing-Manager
Yhteystiedot: Interested in joining the crew? Please apply for the position by 28th of June, 2024. We look forward to receiving your application.
For more information, please contact Supply Chain Manager Vanessa Wang, tel +358503321120, available at 16.00-17.00 on Mondays.
Työpaikan osoite: Hiomotie 13, 00380 Helsinki

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Sourcing activities in indirect categories, focusing on engineering services
• Supplier portfolio management in your categories
• Supplier price negotiations, supplier audits and agreements, supplier relationship management
• Managing and developing the supply base based on business needs. Analyzing sup-pliers, cost structures and procurement markets
• Continuous development of key suppliers and your category strategies
• Driving Sustainability Net Zero target within indirect sourcin

Qualifications for the role

• B.Sc. or M.Sc. degree in Economics, Legal or Engineering
• Demonstrated experiences and success in indirect material and/or service sourcing
• Strong contractual & commercial know-how
• Good understanding of supply chain management and supplier portfolio management
• Excellent negotiation, communication, presentation, and analytical skills
• Good networking capabilities with collaborative mindset
• Dynamic, broad minded and result oriented personality, with can-do attitude
• Fluent written and spoken communication skills in English and Finnis