Take the next step in your career at ABB, working in a team that is dedicated to creating a future where innovative digital technologies allow greater access to cleaner energy.

Our 3,000-plus procurement and logistics employees work in more than 100 countries, to obtain and supply millions of products and services in over 200 categories from thousands of suppliers all over the world. Our goal is to create a supply base that works as an extended enterprise, creating value through continuous improvement in quality, technology, and logistics, while optimizing cost and sustainability.

ABB Distribution Solutions are a global leader in power distribution solutions, delivering pioneering low and medium-voltage innovations and services. We care about your tomorrow, providing solutions for a smarter, safer, environmentally friendly and more reliable flow and distribution of electricity.

This is a Senior Buyer (Plant Lead) role reporting to the Procurement and Logistics Manager in the Business Area – Electrification, Distribution Solutions located in Xiamen, China. As member of local business line procurement team, you will be responsible for purchasing activities and KPIs for local profit center – CNILX DS.

Your responsibilities

• Collaborating closely with Planning and Fulfillment team to ensure material readiness per master plan.
• Converting purchase requisition (PR) to purchase order (PO) to support production and project execution, clarifying PR requirements with planning or/and project manager and creating PO including special requirements order for project.
• Releasing PO to suppliers, managing order acknowledgement by suppliers and confirm delivery schedule back to planning team.
• Being responsible for PO changes requested by operation and project team, clarifying new requirements between project team and supplier to ensure the changes fulfilled and project delivered to meet customer needs.
• Leading plant buyer team and managing supplier OTD performance to meet operation requirements. Maintaining SAP data including vendor master data creation, change and block& unblock.
• Working on SCM reporting and administration, supporting supplier contract management, managing invoice issue and PO advance payment, handling all kinds of purchase related system tools, supporting SCM QMS management, supplier audit and supplier quality improvement.
• Living ABB’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your background

• Bachelor of economics, supply chain management, logistics or other Engineering Majors.
• 5 years working experience and at least 3 years in supply chain management in large industrial plants.
• Experience in SAP/Oracle ERP system, supply chain management, MS offices; analytical skills and data management.
• Good at communications, fluency in English both in writing and speaking.
• Must be passionate and willing to take challenges, accountable and able to deliver result, be self-disciplined and self-motivated and eager to Learn and drive changes.