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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.\nThis position reports to:\nProcurement Manager__\nRun What Runs the World\nAt ABB, we help important industries outrun - leaner and cleaner.\nEvery person here makes that happen. By rethinking, rewiring, and improving, we combine the world’s best minds and technologies to elevate performance to a whole new level.\nBecause at ABB, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a Category Specialist, you’ll take on challenges that transform industries and drive innovation. We give you the market-leading expertise, technology, and opportunity, and you own the challenge to make an impact that matters.\nIt won’t always be easy. Growing takes grit. Innovating takes the courage to try, fail, learn, and succeed. But at ABB, you’ll never run alone.\nYour Role: Own the Challenge/Take on the Journey\nWork with global procurement and logistics team to develop, align and implement component and supplier strategies based on global market/technology trend. Develop and implement tools to improve global component supply chain management productivity\nCommodity supplier/distributor management/evaluation and performance monitoring. Manage global supplier/EMS relationships/performance review. Drive commodity supply chain improvement objectives and cost savings, deliver continuous and sustainable spend reduction through supplier negotiation, new sourcing models and purchasing process optimization\nManage and drive global purchasing process productivity improvement plans. Manage and maintain global commodity database/system. Manage global commodity supply chain and stock level to ensure supply security\nDocument maintenance/global price control. Data analysis and component library management. 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This is where progress takes flight, teams turn ideas into impact, and we define what’s next.\nRun What Runs the World.\nBuilding a cleaner, smarter future takes all kinds of minds: the curious, the courageous, and the creative. 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