Procurement Engineering Manager (80-100%)
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This position reports to:
Global Operations Manager
Your role and responsibilities
As our Procurement Engineering Manager, you will lead the interface between the Procurement and Research and Development (R&D) teams. You will drive procurement knowledge (market, suppliers, external intelligence) into the development process to optimize cost, quality, and technology. Additionally, you will translate R&D and Product Management requests into procurement parameters for execution. You will also lead the Supply Chain Controlling team to execute the RFQ process efficiently, maintain procurement master data, and manage supplier sustainability topics for purchased components.
The work model for this role is: #LI-Hybrid
Main responsibilities include:
1. Leading all procurement efforts for R&D projects, acting as the central interface between project teams, product management, and procurement divisions. Ensuring effective communication and alignment across stakeholders, and driving the Gate Model process including Make vs. Buy decisions and checklist revisions.
2. Managing supplier relationships in collaboration with Category Managers, promoting early involvement of strategic suppliers, selecting prototype and production suppliers, and ensuring alignment with cost, quality, and time-to-market goals. Overseeing supplier sustainability compliance (e.g., Conflict Minerals, CBAM, EUDR).
3. Estimating and achieving product cost and quality targets. Applying design-to-cost, manufacturability, lifecycle, and total cost of ownership analyses to optimize value chains and reduce costs throughout development, prototyping, and testing phases.
4. Leading the Supply Chain Controlling Team, managing the RFQ Tool and process, maintaining master data in SAP and governance tools. Supporting strategic sourcing teams with RFQs, benchmarks, and analyses, and ensuring sourcing concepts are implemented in production transfers.
Qualifications for the role
* Bachelor's or higher degree in Economics, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering
* At least 5 years of experience in strategic Sourcing Management or in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering with demonstrable experience in product development
* Result-oriented with excellent communication and analytical skills, and proven stakeholder management experience
* Ability to collaborate in a team to reach the optimal total cost of ownership
* Fluency in English (written and spoken); ability to communicate in German is an advantage
More about us
ABB Traction is the leading provider of traction technologies, driving innovation in rail and e-mobility. Our solutions make transportation easier and more energy-efficient. Our people and culture are the foundation of our success. Together, we make a difference for our customers every day.
We look forward to receiving your application (documents submitted in English are appreciated). If you want to discover more about ABB, visit our website www.abb.com.
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