Strategic Buyer - #181580

Strategic Buyer

At ABB, we are dedicated to addressing global challenges. Our core values: care, courage, curiosity, and collaboration - combined with a focus on diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities - are key drivers in our aim to empower everyone to create sustainable solutions.

Write the next chapter of your ABB story.

This position reports to

Purchasing Manager

Your role and responsibilities

The Buyer is responsible for sourcing, purchasing, and managing inventory for the company, ensuring that all materials, products, and supplies are acquired at the best possible cost, quality, and delivery time. This role involves supplier negotiation, purchase order management, and collaboration with inter-nal teams to maintain optimal stock levels and support business operations.

Key Responsibilities:

Purchasing & Procurement:

• Identify and source suppliers for raw materials, components
• Monitor supplier performance and negotiate pricing, terms, and contracts.
  
  

Inventory & Supply Chain Management:

• Maintain optimal inventory levels to prevent shortages or overstocking.
• Collaborate with warehouse and logistics teams to streamline inventory control.
  
  

Supplier Relationship Management:

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with suppliers and vendors.
• Evaluate supplier performance based on quality, cost, and delivery time (KPI)
• Identify and qualify new suppliers in accordance with ABB’s Policy
  
  

Cost Control & Budgeting:

• Analyze purchasing trends and provide cost-saving recommendations.
  
  

Compliance & Documentation:

• Ensure all purchases comply with company policies and industry regulations.
• Maintain accurate purchasing records, invoices, and supplier contracts, reworks
• Support audits and reporting requirements as needed.
  
  

Qualifications for the role

• Minimum 2 years of experience in a procurement, sourcing, or supply chain role.
• Experience in manufacturing.
• Strong negotiation and communication skills.
• Knowledge of procurement software and ERP systems (e.g., SAP).
• Analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate with tactical buyers’ team in India.
• Proactively monitor risk, manage escalations, corrective actions and necessary initiatives.
  
  

Benefits

• Retirement plan
• Accident insurance
• Healthcare plan
• Wellbeing program
  
  

More about us

This offer is conditional upon the applicant obtaining Industrial Security Level 2 status and a certificate issued by the Department of Controlled Goods.

We look forward to receiving your application. If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com.

For the ninth consecutive year, ABB Canada has been recognized as one of Canada's Best Employers by Forbes magazine. Consistently ranked as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers, Montreal's Best Employers, Canada's Best Employers for Young People, Canada's Greenest Employers and a long-time recipient of the Women in Governance Parity Certification, ABB's culture and commitment is to provide a caring workplace where everyone collaborates, feels valued, respected, included and supported. Also committed to ensuring that all policies and practices respect the Employment Equity Program, we aim for our workforce to be truly representative of the four designated groups; women, aboriginal people, members of visible minorities, and/or persons with disabilities. ABB will provide reasonable accommodation to the applicant with disabilities and encourage applicants to self-identify in the application process.

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