SCM Manager

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This role involves heading up a team of procurement and logistics specialists in the Instrumentation, Process Automation Measurement & Analytics(PAMA), implementing effective sourcing strategies to ensure that suppliers have the capability and capacity to meet current and future business requirements. The role of the Regional Procurement & Logistics manager in the Americas region is to set specific Procurement & Logistics (PL) strategies in line with the Division and PL Practice strategy. Accountable for direct material and services within the Region. Reports to the Division PL manager and Lead directly a team of Regional category buyers and oversees PL activities and best practices across the Region in all Local Division teams.

This position reports to

Procurement Manager

Your responsibilities

• Contributes to definition, implementation and execution of spend management and sourcing strategies for direct material and services in line with the Division strategy. Leads PL activities across the Region. Has co responsibility for indirect spend and for transports & logistic spend with the Global Indirect and Transport & Logistics sourcing Teams
• Drives and consolidates annual targets and scorecards for Net Material Inflation (NMI), supplier quality, supplier delivery performance (on time delivery (OTD)) and align them with the Division PL manager and the Local Division teams in AMC. Ensures long term planning as well as monthly monitoring of results and encourages continuous improvement
• Drives the development and the implementation of the cost, productivity, quality, delivery and inventory improvement plans in line with the PL Division strategies
• Acts as sponsor of global Category Team Leadership network with PL and organizes and leads category teams, including cross functional representation (Product Management, Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing and Site Projects). Responsible for development of partnerships and leads negotiations with suppliers and supplier partners. Participates in negotiation with wider suppliers and other global Division suppliers
• Ensures the execution of supplier audits and monitors audit reports as well as improvement activities based on audit conclusions and recommendations with the support of the SQE (Supplier Quality Engineer) team
• Implements ABB standards, guidelines, instructions and tools to improve PL activities in different units for the assessment and selection of most competitive suppliers
• Implements ABB standards on sustainability and business ethics as well as the Supplier Code of Conduct within the AMC supply base

Your background

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business or related disciplines and minimum 15 years of experience and track record in sourcing, procurement and supply chain management in global complex companies preferably in Industrial automation, automotive, aerospace environment
• Proven experience of managing a spend volume (both direct and indirect) in the range of hundreds of millions
• Very good understanding of regulations and geopolitical environment in AMC
• Highly proactive and results driven attitude, strategic approach to decision making in a global perspective. Change management experience is a distinct plus
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken and teamwork skills, organizational skills and people management
• Experience in a highly international and multi cultural environment
• Knowledge of contractual law and regulations, international trade, code standards at global/local and regional level
• Knowledge of SAP Ariba is a plus
• Availability to travel globally as required
• Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US

Benefits

• Retirement plan
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Wellbeing program
• Healthcare plan

More about us

ABB's Measurement & Analytics division is among the world's leading manufacturers and suppliers of smart instrumentation and analyzers. With thousands of experts around the world and high-performance digital technology, ABB's team is dedicated to making measurement easy for its industrial and energy customers to let them operate more efficiently and profitably. We look forward to receiving your application. If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com. Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at ABB ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizen status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave status, or protected veterans status. For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites: http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/poster.cfm. http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/OFCCP_EEO_Supplement_Final_JRF_QA_508c.pdf As an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, applicants may request to review the Affirmative Action Plan of a particular ABB facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762. Protected veterans and qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access ABB's career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762 or by sending an email to US-AskHR@abb.com. Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner. #LI-Hybrid