Sourcing Specialist
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:
Supply Chain Manager__
Your role and responsibilities
In this role, you will have the opportunity to ensure the implementation, maintenance, and compliance of the purchasing and logistics-related activities in the Procurement function to support the businesses. Each day, you will execute assigned activities as per ABB standard procedures. You will also showcase your expertise by delivering and participating in training programs as required to ensure compliance and to foster professional development.
The work model for the role is: #LI-Hybrid
You will be mainly accountable for:
- Executing sourcing strategies to support the business by optimizing costs, quality, and reliability of suppliers and supplied products
- Supporting the Sales team in competitive bidding by driving supplier engagement, negotiating prices and terms, and facilitating supplier selections to strengthen proposals
- Maintaining visibility of ongoing bids and the supplier base to track supplier participation, enabling strategic negotiations and achieving the most competitive offers
- Ensuring supplier offers align with project and contractual requirements, covering content, quality, delivery, sustainability, and pricing to secure project success
- Responsible for handover from sales to project execution from an SCM perspective and leading/participating in supplier kick-off meetings to contribute to project objectives.
- Managing and developing the local supplier base to ensure only qualified suppliers are engaged during the bidding phase, taking proactive steps to qualify new suppliers when needed
Qualifications for the role
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Operations, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in supply chain, bid management, operations, or commercial project roles.
- Experience in the maritime or industrial sectors is an advantage.
- Proven ability to work effectively in a multinational environment and adapt to diverse cultures and business practices.
- Strong negotiation and contract management capabilities.
- Excellent analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills.
- Proactive and structured professional who takes ownership and communicates effectively across disciplines
What's in it for you?
We want you to bring your full self to work—your ideas, your energy, your ambition. You’ll have the tools and freedom to grow your skills, shape your path, and take on challenges that matter. Here, your work creates impact you can see and feel, every day.
More about us The Marine & Ports Division serves the shipping and ports industries through its extensive portfolio of integrated systems and solutions that improve the flexibility, reliability and energy efficiency of vessels and container terminals. By coupling power, propulsion, automation, marine software and services that ensure maximum vessel uptime, the Division is well positioned to help the marine industry to achieve its decarbonization targets while improving the profitability and sustainability of our customers’ business throughout the entire lifecycle of vessels. With ABB Ability™ Marine software solutions and ABB Ability™ Collaborative Operations Centers around the world, shipowners and operators can run their fleets at lower fuel and maintenance costs, while improving crew, passenger and cargo safety as well as overall productivity of their operations. Further, the Division delivers automation, electrical
systems and digital solutions for container and bulk cargo handling, from ship to gate. These solutions help terminal operators meet the challenge of larger ships, taller cranes and bigger volumes per call, and make terminal operations safer, greener and more productive.
Building a cleaner, smarter future takes all kinds of minds: the curious, the courageous, and the creative. That's why we welcome people from all backgrounds and experiences.
Ready to make an impact?
Apply today or visit https://www.abb.com to learn more about the impact of our solutions across the globe.
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