ABB

Electrification, automation, and robotics solutions

Category Manager

Procurement & SourcingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeBeijing, ChinaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Highly skilled in strategic sourcing, category management, and supplier relationship management.
At least 5 years of experience in a sourcing function.
Experience or familiarity with Microsoft Office, Power BI, Ariba, SAP, and supplier analytics tools.
A degree in Electrification and Automation, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.
Excellent communication skills in English.
Available for occasional business trips.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement category strategies for active and passive electrical components in alignment with company business objectives.
Lead supplier selection, performance management, and negotiations to secure competitive and compliant agreements.
Drive continuous improvement and cost optimization initiatives.
Work with cross-functional teams to ensure supplier on-time delivery and quality performance meet targets.
Ensure strong stakeholder collaboration across project teams to contribute to company business development.
Monitor market trends and innovations in responsible categories and dynamically maintain the supplier landscape.

Desired Qualifications

An advanced degree or professional procurement certification, such as CIPS or CPSM, is an advantage.
Passion for sourcing, sustainability, and improving supplier performance through innovation and analytics.

At ABB, we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we’ll give you what you need to make it happen. It won’t always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you’ll never run alone. Run what runs the world.

This Position reports to:

SCM Manager

You will be mainly accountable for:

Developing and implementing category strategies for Active/Passive electrical components in alignment with company business objectives.
Leading supplier selection, performance management, and negotiations to secure competitive and compliant agreements.
Driving continuous improvement and cost optimization initiatives.
Working together with cross functional team to guarantee supplier on-time delivery and quality performance to the target.
Ensuring strong stakeholder collaboration across project teams to contribute to company business development.
Monitoring market trends and innovations in responsible categories and maintaining supplier landscape dynamically.

Qualifications for the role:

You are highly skilled in strategic sourcing, category management, and supplier relationship management
You have 5+ years of experience in Sourcing function.
You bring experience or familiarity with MS Office, Power BI, Ariba, SAP, and supplier analytics tools
You are passionate about sourcing, sustainability, and improving supplier performance through innovation and analytics.
Degree in Electrification and Automation, Supply Chain Management, or a related field; advanced degree or professional procurement certification (e.g., CIPS, CPSM) is an advantage.
Excellent communication skills in English.
You are available for occasional business trips.

We value people from different backgrounds. Could this be your story? Apply today or visit www.abb.com to read more about us and learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe.

About the Company

ABB

Electrification, automation, and robotics solutions

ABB provides electrification and automation technologies for industry and infrastructure. Its products include smart building systems, electric vehicle charging, robotics, motors and drives, and factory automation software, delivered as integrated hardware and software that manage energy and automate tasks. ABB differentiates itself with a long history in power and automation, a broad global footprint, and a focused portfolio around electrification, motion, process automation, and robotics, complemented by digital services. Its goal is to help customers use energy more efficiently and work more productively, enabling sustainable and resource-efficient operations and transportation.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Zurich, Switzerland
Founded: 2007

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