Traction Services Manager — Local Growth & Profit

ABB Inc; Comunidad de Madrid; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Insurance Coverage

Lunch Allowance / Cantine

Home Office Flexibility

Employee Parking

Learning & Training

Career Development

Flexible Work Practices

Wellbeing Program

Benefits Platform

Job summary

ABB is seeking a leader to manage the Traction services business at the local level in Spain, ensuring profitable operations and customer satisfaction. You will drive service projects, optimize resources, and lead a multidisciplinary team in a hybrid work model.

You will oversee budgeting, forecasting, and commercial negotiations, with fluency in English and Spanish guiding relationships with key customers and stakeholders across the region.

Qualifications

• University degree in Engineering, Administration, or related field.
• Proven experience in industrial services management, railway maintenance, electrification, or related sectors.
• Fluent in English and Spanish, with leadership, strategic thinking, decision-making, communication, customer orientation, and results-driven capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability in leading multidisciplinary teams, managing operations, and driving organizational performance.
• Experience in business development, sales, customer relationship management, and commercial negotiations.
• Strong financial acumen with P&L management, budgeting, and performance analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate local traction services operations to ensure safe, efficient, and profitable execution of service projects and contracts.
• Drive sales growth by promoting maintenance contracts, spare parts, repairs, upgrades, and modernization solutions.
• Achieve quality, productivity, safety, and delivery targets; implement continuous improvement initiatives.
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, financial performance, and corrective actions to meet profitability goals.
• Develop and motivate the local team; ensure technical and commercial capabilities to deliver sustainable growth.
• Build strong customer relationships to ensure high satisfaction and retention.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Decision making

Communication

Customer orientation

Results-driven

Education

University degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or related field

Job description

ABB is seeking a leader to manage the Traction services business at the local level in Spain, ensuring profitable operations and customer satisfaction. You will drive service projects, optimize resources, and lead a multidisciplinary team in a hybrid work model.

You will oversee budgeting, forecasting, and commercial negotiations, with fluency in English and Spanish guiding relationships with key customers and stakeholders across the region.