# Global Category Manager - Mechanical components

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: Global SCM Manager__ Your role and responsibilities In this role, you will be responsible for the management of several Mechanical Component Categories for ABB’s Traction division. You will support the strategic needs of all locations of division Traction by defining the sourcing strategy, securing a suitable supplier base, negotiating pricing and contractual conditions and initiating cost reduction initiatives. Main stakeholders are Engineering, R&D, Supplier Quality Management and Operative Procurement. The work model for the role is: #Lihybrid You will be mainly accountable for: Planning and implementing sourcing strategies in line with the business strategy and ensuring that the supply base/suppliers have the capability and capacity to meet current and future business requirements. Ensuring identification, investigation, and selection of appropriate suppliers (focusing on quality, delivery, cost, and sustainability) in collaboratio

- **Id**: 3764078
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/abb-global-category-manager-mechanical-components>
- **Role**: Operations
- **Role family**: Operations
- **Seniority**: staff
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Łódź, Poland
- **Countries**: PL
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 10
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-03T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-03
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-08T08:14:01Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 5
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3025
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Power Grid, Industrial Automation, Industrial Robotics

## Company

- **Id**: 44977
- **Name**: ABB
- **Domain**: abb.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/abb>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 90
- **Open postings**: 309
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.408
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 23
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Technologies

- **Microsoft Office** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 5

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 10
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

### Languages

- Language: German; Level: All levels; Optional: yes
- Language: English; Level: Advanced (C1); Optional: no

## Hiring locations

- **Poland** — Iso: PL; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-04T19:25:32Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 90
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.903
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 5
- **Expected fill days**: 23
- **Reasons**: conf:9, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

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