ABB

Electrification, automation, and robotics solutions

Senior Buyer

Procurement & SourcingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeSan Luis Potosi, MexicoNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or a similar engineering field is required.
At least 5 years of experience in purchasing direct materials, including metal-mechanical and electrical materials, is required.
Skill in SAP is required.
Experience negotiating with international suppliers is required.
Knowledge of root cause analysis or Lean tools is required.
Advanced English proficiency is required.

Responsibilities

Purchase materials according to required technical specifications, price, delivery schedule, and terms.
Ensure purchasing activities align with corporate purchasing policies and procedures.
Identify new suppliers in collaboration with the relevant category team.
Initiate purchase orders in the system based on purchase requisitions and standard procedures.
Confirm delivery with suppliers and monitor and track supplier performance against purchase order requirements.
Negotiate agreements with main suppliers and periodically renew price lists, terms, and conditions.
Recommend material planning and delivery methods with suppliers.
Analyze and evaluate bids to determine optimal value.
Participate in weekly multidisciplinary business meetings to present key performance indicators and root cause analysis.
Support and coach junior buyers on critical-material activities to prevent production-line risks.

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

Your role and responsibilities

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 skill by identifying new suppliers in collaboration with the relevant category team.

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

This role is contributing to the Electrification Distribution Solutions division in San Luis Potosi.

You will be mainly accountable for:

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 material planning and delivery methods with suppliers.
Analyzing and evaluating bids to determine the optimal value.
Participating in weekly meetings with multidisciplinary teams within business to show KPIs and RCA.
Supporting and coaching Jr buyers in activities related to critical materials to prevent risks in production line.

Qualifications for the role:

Bachelors Degree Industrial or Similar Engineering.
5+ Years experience in Purchasing direct materials (Metal mechanics and electrical).
Skilled in SAP.
Negotiation experience with international suppliers.
Knowledge in RCA or Lean tools.
Advanced English.

More about us

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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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