Fulfillment Specialist

-; Richmond; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in energy solutions is seeking a Purchasing Specialist to join their operations team in Richmond, England. This role involves procuring goods from suppliers and ensuring alignment with company policies to achieve timely deliveries. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree in business administration, engineering, or a related field, along with experience in Material Planning or Supply Chain Management. Strong analytical and communication skills, as well as proficiency in SAP and Microsoft Office, are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and minimum 1 year of experience in Material Planning or Purchasing.
• Demonstrated use of SAP in prior roles.
• Strong analytical skills are required.
• Self-motivated with excellent communication abilities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office is essential.

Responsibilities

• Purchase goods from internal and external suppliers based on delivery schedules.
• Monitor suppliers’ order acknowledgments and dispatch advice.
• Track purchase orders and ensure customer delivery timelines are met.
• Identify root causes of delays and implement recovery plans.
• Manage subcontracting tasks with third-party suppliers.

Skills

Analytical skills

Self-motivated

Strong communication skills

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor degree in business administration, engineering, or related technical/STEM field

Associate degree with 3 years related experience

Tools

SAP

Job description

At ABB, we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we’ll give you what you need to make it happen. It won’t always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you’ll never run alone. Run what runs the world.

This Position reports to: Operations Manager

Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to purchase goods from internal (feeder factories) and external suppliers according to the delivery schedule, transportation mode, price, special requirements, and terms and conditions. Each day, you will ensure purchasing activities are aligned with company purchasing policies and procedures. You will also showcase your expertise by handling urgent situations to ensure timely deliveries.

The work model for the role is: Onsite, Richmond, Virginia

• Releasing purchase requisitions and initiating purchase orders in the system, aligning them with customer requirements (based on ERP and standard operation procedures) and as per the release strategy and table of authorities.
• Monitoring suppliers’ order acknowledgments and dispatch advice, along with the inbound freight, customs clearance, and local transportation processes.
• Tracking the purchase orders backlog and performing regular expending activities with internal (feeder factories) and external suppliers to ensure customer on-time delivery.
• Minimizing the late backlog by proactively identifying root causes and implementing recovery plans; and tracking goods received at the warehouse to verify appropriate delivery and ensures invoice processing and high customer service level.
• Perform subcontracting tasks with third party suppliers; Resolve non-conforming material processing; Monitor exception messages and perform inventory management tasks; Resolve goods receipts errors and pending payments to supplier.

You will join a dynamic, high performing team, where you will be able to thrive.

Qualifications for the role

• Bachelor degree in business administration, engineering, or related technical/STEM field of study PLUS minimum 1 year’ experience in a Material Planning or Purchasing/Supply Chain Management OR Associate degree PLUS minimum 3 years related experience
• Demonstrated use of SAP in prior roles.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Self-motivated and strong communication skills.
• Microsoft Office proficiency
• Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.

More about us

ABB Smart Power provides energy distribution solutions for data centers, industrial and manufacturing plants, critical infrastructure and commercial buildings. The Division’s technical teams work closely with industry partners, delivering advanced solutions that support rapid growth, energy transition, and sustainability objectives. The Division’s portfolio includes industrial circuit breakers, low-voltage systems, motor starting applications, and safety devices like switches and relays. Its Power Protection unit supports the world’s largest data center companies with advanced energy-efficient UPS solutions. The Division’s ABB Ability™ Energy Manager provides a scalable, easy-to-use platform that helps organizations save energy and reduce CO2 emissions.

We look forward to receiving your application. If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com.

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