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ABB Inc; Mebane, Raleigh (NC, NC); Sur place; USD 60 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health insurance

401k plan

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Résumé du poste

ABB is seeking a Procurement professional to join their onsite team in North Carolina. You will purchase materials per technical specs, manage delivery schedules and terms, and identify new suppliers in collaboration with the category team.

The role reports to the Procurement Team Lead and operates onsite in Mebane, NC. Responsibilities include initiating POs, negotiating supplier agreements, renewing price lists, and evaluating bids to maximize value while aligning with corporate policies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 2+ years of purchasing, procurement, sourcing, or supply chain experience.
• Minimum 1 year of indirect materials purchasing experience is highly desired.
• Experience managing supplier relationships and purchase orders.
• SAP Ariba experience highly desired.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills for reporting, analysis, and data management.
• Experience working within ERP and procurement systems.

Responsabilités

• Initiating Purchase Orders in the system according to requisitions and standard procedures; confirm delivery with suppliers and monitor PO requirements.
• Negotiate agreements with main suppliers and renew price lists and terms.
• Recommend frame agreements to management and execute upon approval.
• Analyze and evaluate bids to determine the optimal value.

Connaissances

Purchasing experience

Supplier management

SAP Ariba

Advanced Excel

ERP systems

Formation

Bachelor's degree

High school diploma/GED

Outils

SAP Ariba

ERP software

Description du poste

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

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 demonstrate your skills by identifying new suppliers in collaboration with the relevant category team.

The work model for the role is: Onsite, NC, Mebane, 6801 Industrial Drive

Your Responsibilities:

• 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.

Your Background:

• Bachelor's degree and 2+ years of purchasing, procurement, sourcing, or supply chain experience; or a high school diploma/GED and 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Minimum 1 year of indirect materials purchasing experience is highly desired.
• Experience managing supplier relationships and purchase orders.
• SAP Ariba experience highly desired.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills for reporting, analysis, and data management.
• Experience working within ERP and procurement systems.
• Effective communication, negotiation, and organizational skills.
• Experience in a manufacturing, industrial, or technical environment highly desired.

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.

Why ABB?

What's in it for you

We empower you to take initiative, challenge ideas, and lead with confidence. You'll grow through meaningful work, continuous learning, and support that's tailored to your goals. Every idea you share and every action you take contributes to something bigger.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their- sex (gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation), marital status, citizenship, age, race and ethnicity, inclusive of traits historically associated with race or ethnicity, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles, color, religious creed, national origin, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal and state law.

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Health, Life & Disability

• Choice between two medical plan options: A PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan.
• Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus
• Vision benefit
• Company paid life insurance (2X base pay)
• Company paid AD&D (1X base pay)
• Voluntary life and AD&D - 100% employee paid up to maximums
• Short Term Disability - up to 26 weeks - Company paid
• Long Term Disability - 60% of pay - Company paid. Ability to "buy-up" to 66 2/3% of pay.
• Supplemental benefits - 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption
• Employee discount program

Retirement

• 401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions
• Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)

Time off

ABB provides 11 paid holidays. Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.

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