Procurement Engineer for NPD & Cost Optimization

ABB; Roma; Hybrid; EUR 43,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Hybrid work options

Wellbeing support for employees and/or

Welfare plan with personalized service

Job summary

ABB in Italy is seeking a Procurement Engineer to interface between Procurement, Engineering and R&D teams. You will drive procurement knowledge into development to optimize cost, quality, and technology, translating engineering requests into procurement parameters for execution.

You will oversee ordering and on-time delivery of prototype parts, manage procurement gate activities, and contribute to cost and quality targets across development projects.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of procurement experience in New Product Development (NPD).
• Experienced with mechanical/electromechanical/electronics components and systems.
• Proficient in SAP, SAP Ariba, ERP platforms; familiar with PLM and project tools.
• Fluent in Italian and English, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Manage ordering and on-time delivery of prototype parts with suppliers.
• Lead procurement gate meetings and maintain project procurement documents.
• Estimate initial cost and quality; achieve cost and quality targets.
• Optimize cost and quality across development stages.

Skills

Should-cost modeling

Value chain analysis

Supplier development

Cross-functional collaboration

Project stakeholder management

SAP/Ariba

PLM tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical/Electrical/Industrial)

Tools

SAP

SAP Ariba

ERP systems

PLM

Job description

ABB in Italy is seeking a Procurement Engineer to interface between Procurement, Engineering and R&D teams. You will drive procurement knowledge into development to optimize cost, quality, and technology, translating engineering requests into procurement parameters for execution.

You will oversee ordering and on-time delivery of prototype parts, manage procurement gate activities, and contribute to cost and quality targets across development projects.