Procurement Specialist

USTBC ABB Installation Products Inc.; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB in Bengaluru, India is seeking a Procurement Specialist to oversee PR-to-PO processes, ensure policy compliance, and deliver dashboards for performance tracking. The role focuses on maintaining approvals, budgets, and controls while liaising with internal teams and suppliers to keep procurement operations efficient.

Ideal candidates are engineering graduates with 3–6 years of experience, proficient in SAP and Excel, and able to identify automation opportunities to improve service levels.

Qualifications

• Full-time engineering graduate with 3 to 6 years of experience.
• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly operational reports covering PR-to-PO cycle time, backlog, ageing, transaction volumes, SLA adherence, and first-time-right processing.
• Develop and maintain procurement dashboards, trackers, and performance metrics to support operational reviews.
• Identify process bottlenecks and automation opportunities to improve efficiency and service levels.
• Support process standardization, SOP maintenance, audit requirements, compliance activities, and root-cause analysis initiatives.
• Leverage SAP, Microsoft Excel and automation tools to improve operational efficiency and reporting accuracy.
• Build and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders, suppliers and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Review purchase requisitions for completeness, accuracy and compliance with procurement policies.
• Validate material/service descriptions, specifications, MDF, quantities, pricing details, delivery requirements, cost centres, account assignments and supporting documentation.
• Ensure approvals, budget validations and procurement controls are in place prior to PO creation.
• Liaise with requestors and stakeholders to clarify requirements and resolve incomplete requisitions.
• Monitor PR work queues and prioritize requirements based on business criticality and SLA timelines.

Skills

Excel advanced

Automation awareness

Education

Engineering degree

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:

Procurement Team Lead

Your role and responsibilities:

In this role, you will have the opportunity to ensure the implementation, maintenance, and compliance of the purchasing and logistics-related activities in the Procurement function to support the businesses. Each day, you will execute assigned activities as per ABB standard procedures. You will also showcase your expertise by delivering and participating in training programs as required to ensure compliance and to foster professional development.

The work model for the role is: #LI-Hybrid

This role is contributing to the Process Automation business for BA Function Operation Centers and Quality division based in Bangalore, India

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Review purchase requisitions (PRs) for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with procurement policies and procedures.
• Validate material/service descriptions, specifications, MDF, quantities, pricing details, delivery requirements, cost centre's, account assignments, and supporting documentation.
• Ensure all required approvals, budget validations, and procurement controls are in place prior to PO creation.
• Liaise with requestors and stakeholders to clarify requirements and resolve incomplete, inaccurate requisitions.
• Monitor PR work queues and prioritize requirements based on business criticality and agreed SLA timelines.

Qualifications for the role:

• Full- time engineering graduate with 3 to 6 years of experience.
• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly operational reports covering PR-to-PO cycle time, backlog, ageing, transaction volumes, SLA adherence, and first-time-right processing.
• Develop and maintain procurement dashboards, trackers, and performance metrics to support operational reviews.
• Identify process bottlenecks, repetitive manual activities, and automation opportunities to improve efficiency and service levels.
• Support process standardization, SOP maintenance, audit requirements, compliance activities, and root-cause analysis initiatives.
• Leverage SAP, Microsoft Excel (Pivot Tables, Power Query, Advanced Functions), and automation tools to improve operational efficiency and reporting accuracy.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with internal stakeholders, suppliers, and cross-functional teams to ensure seamless procurement operations.

More about us:

ABB a provides a comprehensive range of integrated automation, electrical and digital systems and services for customers in the process, hybrid and maritime industries. These offerings, coupled with deep domain knowledge in each end market, help to optimize productivity, energy efficiency, sustainability and safety of industrial processes and operations.

Building a cleaner, smarter future takes all kinds of minds: the curious, the courageous, and the creative. We welcome people from all backgrounds and experiences.