Buyer

ABB; Nashik District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB in Nashik, India, seeks a Purchasing professional to procure materials per technical specs, price, and delivery schedules. You will ensure alignment with purchasing policies and identify new suppliers with category teams.

The role contributes to ABB's Electrification Distribution Solutions, reporting to the Purchasing Manager and handling supplier negotiations, bids, and frame agreements.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree in electrical with full-time focus.
• 5–8 years in purchasing/procurement in manufacturing.
• Experience with LV electrical components and related sourcing.
• SAP PO creation and supplier follow-ups knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Purchase materials per technical specs, price, delivery and terms.
• Align purchasing with corporate policies and procedures.
• Identify new suppliers in cooperation with category team.
• Analyze bids and negotiate frame agreements with suppliers.

Skills

Supplier negotiation

Inventory planning

Purchasing policy adherence

Procurement best practices

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering (should be full-time)

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.

This Position reports to:

Purchasing Manager

Your Role And Responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to purchase materials according to required technical specifications, price, delivery schedule, and terms. Each day, you will ensure purchasing activities align with corporate purchasing policies and procedures. You will also showcase your expertise by identifying new suppliers in cooperation with the relevant category team.

The work model for the role is:

This role is contributing to the Electrification business in Distribution Solution division at Nashik, India.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Initiating Purchase Orders in the system, according to the purchase requisitions and in alignment with standard procedures, and confirming delivery with suppliers, monitoring, and tracking supplier performance to PO requirements.
• Negotiating agreements with main suppliers, and periodically renews price lists and terms and conditions.
• Recommending frame agreements to management and executing upon approval.
• Analyzing and evaluating bids to determine the optimal value.

Qualifications For The Role

• Degree in Electrical Engineering (should be full-time)
• Minimum 5 to 8 years of experience in purchasing and procurement within the manufacturing industry, preferably in electrical commodities.
• Experience in procuring LV electrical components, including MCBs, auxiliary relays, contactors, meters, protection relays, CTs, PTs, Ethernet switches, and converters.
• Hands-on experience in SAP purchase order creation, supplier follow-ups, and ensuring material availability as per manufacturing plans.
• Knowledge of procurement, purchase planning, inventory reduction, material management, PPC, and inventory analysis.
• Knowledge of LV/MV switchgear products and electrical components is preferred.

More About Us

ABB's Distribution Solutions Division facilitates the efficient and reliable distribution, protection and control of power by improving electric power quality while strengthening the resilience of the grid. The Division offers segment-specific products and solutions that largely serve utilities, industry and infrastructure segments, often providing the requisite medium-voltage link between high-voltage transmission systems and low-voltage users. With ABB Ability™ enabled connected solutions at its core, the offering includes medium-voltage air- and gas-insulated switchgear (1 to 66 kilovolts), indoor and outdoor circuit breakers, reclosers, fuses, contactors, relays, instrument transformers, sensors, motor control centers, as well as low-voltage switchgear for the ANSI standard markets.

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