Sourcing Manager
at ABB Oy
Vaasa, Länsi-Suomi, Finland -
Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
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Immediate | 15 Oct, 2024 | Not Specified | 16 Jul, 2024 | N/A | Sap,English,Procurement,Strategic Thinking,Communication Skills,Working Experience | No | No |
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Description:
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. That’s our story. Make it your story.
We are now looking for a new Sourcing Manager to join our team at IEC LV Motors in Vaasa Finland. In this role, your main task is to develop, map out and implement the supply chain management plans with a focus on optimizing costs, quality, delivery, and reliability.
This position reports to SCM Manager.
The work model for the role is: #LI-hybrid
You will be mainly accountable for:
- Managing planning and tracking of sourcing activities, cost budgets, and savings forecasts
- Negotiating agreements with main suppliers, and periodically renewing pricelists, terms, and conditions
- Ensuring identification, investigation, and selection of appropriate suppliers in accordance with company policies.
- On-boarding new suppliers in close collaboration with the respective local buyer and running regular supplier evaluations
- Providing input relating to budgets, expenditure, and savings to support forecasting by management
- Driving improvements of the supply-side quality and performance, supplier management, and product-specific audits
- Overseeing operational excellence and supplier performance, implement programs to improve KPIs, as well as ensuring compliance with various guidelines, including SOX
- Acting as a subject-matter expert related to your categories in R&D projects
Qualifications for the role:
- A B.Sc. or M.Sc. level degree from a relevant technical or commercial field
- A few years of relevant working experience in supply chain management, procurement or similar
- Good social skills and the ability to work well in a team
- A solution-focused approach and strong written and spoken communication skills
- Technical acumen for different manufacturing methods with the willingness to learn
- Determined, capable of strategic thinking, motivated and energetic
- Fluency in English is required, other language skills are appreciated.
- Familiarity with basic IT tools such as MS Office, as well as ERP systems like SAP.
- Ability and willingness for some travel
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. Could this be your story? Apply today or visit www.abb.com to read more about us and learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe. #MyABBStory
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/92447370/Sourcing-Manager
Yhteystiedot: Please apply for the position by August 16th, 2024. We look forward to receiving your application.
For more information, please contact Ilkka Lassila, SCM Manager, tel. +358 10 224 3823. Please note the following call times. Available August 8th and 9th 12:00-14:00.
Työpaikan osoite: Strömbergin Puistotie 5 A, 65320 Vaasa
Responsibilities:
You will be mainly accountable for:
- Managing planning and tracking of sourcing activities, cost budgets, and savings forecasts
- Negotiating agreements with main suppliers, and periodically renewing pricelists, terms, and conditions
- Ensuring identification, investigation, and selection of appropriate suppliers in accordance with company policies.
- On-boarding new suppliers in close collaboration with the respective local buyer and running regular supplier evaluations
- Providing input relating to budgets, expenditure, and savings to support forecasting by management
- Driving improvements of the supply-side quality and performance, supplier management, and product-specific audits
- Overseeing operational excellence and supplier performance, implement programs to improve KPIs, as well as ensuring compliance with various guidelines, including SOX
- Acting as a subject-matter expert related to your categories in R&D project
Qualifications for the role:
- A B.Sc. or M.Sc. level degree from a relevant technical or commercial field
- A few years of relevant working experience in supply chain management, procurement or similar
- Good social skills and the ability to work well in a team
- A solution-focused approach and strong written and spoken communication skills
- Technical acumen for different manufacturing methods with the willingness to learn
- Determined, capable of strategic thinking, motivated and energetic
- Fluency in English is required, other language skills are appreciated.
- Familiarity with basic IT tools such as MS Office, as well as ERP systems like SAP.
- Ability and willingness for some trave
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:N/AMax:5.0 year(s)
Logistics/Procurement
Purchase / Logistics / Supply Chain
Supply Chain Management
BSc
Proficient
1
Vaasa, Finland