Senior Buyer - Electronics (w/m/d)

ABB Group; Eggelsberg; Hybrid; EUR 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-Life Balance

Health & Well-being

Financial Perks

Career Growth

Inclusive Culture

Job summary

ABB Group is seeking a motivated procurement professional to handle classic purchasing tasks, master data maintenance, and coordination of commercial deviations, contributing to material availability and global procurement strategy.

The role is onsite with 10 home office days per month, requiring strong negotiation skills, English proficiency, and experience with ERP systems such as SAP. The compensation aligns with industry standards in Austria.

Qualifications

• Completed commercial or technical education with a focus on Procurement, Supply Chain Management, or Industrial Engineering.
• Several years of experience in operational or strategic purchasing within an industrial environment acquiring electronics.
• Broad experience in price and contract negotiations with international suppliers.
• Experience working with ERP systems, preferably SAP.
• Structured mindset with a good understanding of business processes and KPIs.
• Structured, organized, and solution-oriented way of working.
• Clear communication skills, initiative, and team spirit.
• Business professional communication in English; German is a benefit.

Responsibilities

• Conduct inquiries, tenders, and market analyses, including price and contract negotiations within serial production business.
• Take responsibility for quantity contracts, delivery schedules, and logistics agreements with international suppliers.
• Monitor inventory levels, lead times, price developments, and manage PCN/EOL topics.
• Act as an interface between production planning, order management, suppliers, and internal departments to ensure a stable supply chain, including operational purchasing activities, master data maintenance, and complaint handling.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Communication

Team spirit

English proficiency

Analytical thinking

Education

Commercial or technical education in Procurement/Supply Chain/Industrial Engineering

Tools

SAP

Job description

At ABB, we help industries run leaner and cleaner—and every person here makes that happen. You’ll be empowered to lead, supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. Join us and help run what runs the world.

Our Procurement team is looking for a motivated individual with effective negotiation skills, high process orientation to navigate ABB landscape, and experience in operational and strategic procurement.

In this position, you will handle classic purchasing tasks as well as operational procurement processes, master data maintenance, and the coordination of commercial deviations. This while contributing to ensure material availability and implementing our global procurement strategy.

In this role, you’ll help run what runs the world, by taking on meaningful work that drives real impact.

The work model for the role is: onsite with 10 home office days a month

• Conduct inquiries, tenders, and market analyses, including price and contract negotiations within serial production business
• Take responsibility for quantity contracts, delivery schedules, and logistics agreements with international suppliers
• Monitor inventory levels, lead times, price developments, and manage PCN/EOL topics
• Act as an interface between production planning, order management, suppliers, and internal departments to ensure a stable supply chain, including operational purchasing activities, master data maintenance, and complaint handling

Our team dynamics

Our teams support each other, collaborate, and never stop learning. Everyone brings something unique, and together we push ideas forward to solve real problems. Being part of our team means your work matters - because the progress we make here creates real impact out there.

What it takes to Run what runs the world

• Completed commercial or technical education with a focus on Procurement, Supply Chain Management, or Industrial Engineering
• Several years of experience in operational or strategic purchasing, within an industrial environment acquiring electronics
• Broad experience in price and contract negotiations with international suppliers
• Experience working with ERP systems, preferably SAP
• Structured mindset with a good understanding of business processes and key performance indicators
• Structured, organized, and solution-oriented way of working
• Clear communication skills, ability to take initiative, and team spirit
• Business professional communication skills in English, German is considered a benefit

We offer a full range of benefits to help you thrive at work and beyond:

• Work-Life Balance – Flexible working models, including flextime and hybrid options, to support your personal and professional life.
• Health & Well-being – Access to various health measures, a Global Employee Assistance Program, and a gender-neutral parental leave policy.
• Financial Perks – Participation in the Global Employee Shareholder Acquisition Program (ESAP) and meal allowances.
• Career Growth – Extensive training opportunities and structured development programs to help you advance.
• Inclusive Culture – An international work environment that encourages collaboration and innovation.

The minimum compensation, in accordance with the electrical and electronics industry collective agreement, is 3,888.53 EUR monthly for a full-time position as of May 2026.

More about us

Machine Automation, ABB ABB’s Machine Automation division delivers automation solutions and services for machine and factory applications across industries such as consumer-packaged goods, printing, life sciences, plastics, energy and maritime. With its B&R’s product portfolio, the division delivers integrated control and software, motion control, mechatronics, and machine automation technologies designed to simplify processes and optimize factory operations.

Why ABB

Working at ABB gives you the opportunity to contribute to a healthier and more prosperous world. Add to your story by joining a passionate team, focused on pushing the boundaries of technology to drive performance, shape new business models and find new ways of working that benefit our customers, partners and society. We want you to be proud of being part of ABB.

We care

At ABB, we care about our people and their stories. We create safe, fair, equitable and inclusive working environments in which our people can succeed and develop, regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation or cultural, religious or social background. Diverse teams make us stronger. ABB is also committed to a high standard of integrity in everything we do.

We grow

We help our people succeed and develop, and we empower them to create their own careers at ABB. Our benefits, reward and development programs encompass a wide array of offerings.