Buyer

ABB; Roma; Ibrido; EUR 40.000 - 60.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A global engineering firm in Italy is seeking a skilled Procurement professional to manage purchasing activities for electronic components. The role includes negotiating supplier agreements, managing purchasing processes, and ensuring compliance with corporate policies. The ideal candidate should have a bachelor's degree in Economics or Supply Chain Management, proficiency in ERP systems, and fluency in English and Italian. A competitive compensation package and career development opportunities are offered, alongside flexible working hours.

Servizi

Competitive compensation

Corporate welfare

Career development programs

Flexible working hours

Employee support services

Parental leave

Meal allowance

Competenze

• Experience in purchasing or similar roles.
• Attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Organizational skills and multitasking ability.

Mansioni

• Purchase materials according to specifications and regulations.
• Initiate Purchase Orders and confirm delivery.
• Negotiate agreements with suppliers and manage price lists.

Conoscenze

Procurement processes

Sourcing electronic PCBA and components

Negotiation skills

Analytical skills

Fluency in English

Fluency in Italian

Teamwork orientation

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in Economics, Supply Chain Management, or similar

Strumenti

ERP systems

Office software

Procurement tools

Descrizione del lavoro

Role Overview

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.

Reporting To

Category 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 Smart Building Division in Italy, Protection and Metering devices. Main stakeholders are internal functions like Planning, Quality, and R&D.

• 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 renewing 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

• You are immersed in procurement processes and highly skilled in sourcing electronic PCBA and components. You enjoy working with ERP systems, negotiation methodologies, and supplier management tools, and you thrive in the dynamic and competitive electronics market.
• Practical experience in purchasing or similar.
• Analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Knowledge of Office software, ERP, and procurement tools.
• Bachelor's degree in Economics, Supply Chain Management, or similar.
• Problem solving and prioritization.
• Accuracy, organizational skills, and multitasking ability.
• Teamwork orientation and internal collaboration.
• Fluency in English and Italian.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation: Attractive salary packages and performance bonuses.
• Corporate welfare: Access to a wide range of services and personal well-being support.
• Career development: Structured career paths, individual development plans, opportunities for internal mobility, including international roles, technical and managerial training programs, mentoring and access to global learning platforms.
• Flexibility and work‑life balance: Flexible working hours, hybrid work options, and a strong focus on work‑life integration.
• Employee Support: free services like psychological help, wellness coaching, and emotional support for employees and their families.
• Parental Leave: at least 12 weeks of fully paid leave for primary caregivers and 4 weeks for secondary caregivers, promoting DEI values.
• Meal allowance: Access to canteen is provided to support daily lunch expenses.

More About Us

ABB Smart Buildings enables optimization of energy efficiency, safety, security and comfort for any building type, through new installations or retrofit solutions. The Division offers integrated digital technologies to control HVAC, lighting, shutters, and security, in addition to energy distribution solutions including DIN rail products, enclosures and emergency lighting through to industrial plugs and sockets and conventional wiring accessories, accommodating for single family homes, multiple dwellings, commercial buildings, infrastructure and industrial applications. The Division’s highly innovative technologies and digital solutions serve rising global demand among real estate developers, owners, and investors for smart building technologies that optimize energy distribution and building automation. The scalable solutions aim to deliver significant sustainable and financial benefits, meeting social and environmental demands, while being able to address even the most complex of customers’ carbon reduction strategies.

We value people from different backgrounds. Could this be your story? Apply today or visit www.abb.com to read more about us and learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe.