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This Position reports to:

SCM Manager
 Your Responsibilities:

In this role, you will have the opportunity to develop, plan, and implement Sourcing and Procurement strategy focused on optimizing costs, quality, delivery, and reliability of suppliers and supplied products for an assigned category or group of categories. Each day, you will ensure execution in accordance with company, procurement, and supply base management instructions and procedures. You will also showcase your expertise by recommending frame agreements to management and executing upon approval.

This role is contributing to the Motion Traction Business in Vadodara, India.

The work model for the role is: #Li- Onsite

You will be mainly accountable for:Designs and implements plans for local sourcing to reach the business targets. Supports regional and global sourcing initiatives as required.Ensure to follow essential KPIs of Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost of the product / business by ensuring Integrity as topmost and non-negotiable element.Prepare Division SCM budget targets, ensure appropriate reporting and follow-up in achieving the KPI’s coordinate with respective Global Commodity ManagersUnderstand the commodity costing (zero base costing) and demonstrate the same to achieve competitive negotiation with supplier to reduce material cost.Continuously work on identifying cost Effective sources with clear target for quality supply meeting ABB sourcing requirements.
Qualifications for the roleBE in Mechanical / Production / Electrical Engineering, with relevant degree in Materials Management will be an added9 – 10 years of experience in Sourcing in a manufacturing environment. Essential to have experience to work with global colleagues with great collaboration.Hands on experience in Sourcing & Procurement operations / Category management in the commodities like Casting, Fabrication components, Mechanical / Sheet Metal Components / Bearings, Commodities like Copper, Aluminum, Steel / Electrical Steel, Stator & Rotor etc.High proficiency in End to end SCM Processes which includes vendor onboarding, vendor management, RFQ Process, competitive bidding & negotiation etc. and ensure to follow the same to support function and business.
 
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