Buyer – Temporary

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This Position reports to:

Procurement Team Lead

Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to purchase materials according to required technical specifications, price, delivery schedule, and terms. Each day, you will ensure purchasing activities align with corporate purchasing policies and procedures. You will also showcase your expertise by identifying new suppliers in cooperation with the relevant category team.

The work model for the role is: #Li-Onsite

This role is contributing to the Electrification Smart Power division HUB Europe, in Garbagnate Monastero.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Registration and qualification of new suppliers on the dedicated platform.
• Initiating Purchase Orders in the system, according to the purchase requisitions and in alignment with standard procedures, and confirming delivery with suppliers, monitoring, and tracking supplier performance to PO requirements and guaranteeing products quality conformity.
• Negotiating agreements with main suppliers, and periodically renews price lists and terms and conditions.
• Managing suppliers’ frame agreements according to ABB procedures.
• Analyzing and evaluating quotations to determine the optimal value.
• Analyzing cost breakdown of purchased items in order to search for new cost-efficiency actions.

Qualifications for the role

• You just graduated in Management Engineering, Economics or Mechanical Engineering.
• Very good knowledge of English (level B2/C1) and Italian, written and spoken.
• Good knowledge of MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Knowledge of SAP and Power BI would be considered a plus.
• Strong proactivity and willingness to take initiative, curiosity and interest in exploring new solutions and approaches. Constructive approach to teamwork, fostering positive relationships and shared success.
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to manage different tasks, good communication skills.

Benefits

Locally, you can count on:

• Competitive compensation: Attractive salary packages and performance bonuses.
• Corporate welfare: Access to a wide range of services and personal well-being support.
• Career development: Structured career paths, individual development plans, opportunities for internal mobility, including international roles, technical and managerial training programs, mentoring and access to global learning platforms
• Flexibility and work-life balance: Flexible working hours, hybrid work options, and a strong focus on work-life integration.
• Employee Support: free services like psychological help, and emotional support for employees and their families.
• Parental Leave: at least 12 weeks of fully paid leave for primary caregivers and 4 weeks for secondary caregivers, promoting DEI values.
• Meal allowance: Access to canteen is provided to support daily lunch expenses.

More about us

ABB Smart Power provides energy distribution solutions for data centers, industrial and manufacturing plants, critical infrastructure and commercial buildings. The Division’s technical teams work closely with industry partners, delivering advanced solutions that support rapid growth, energy transition, and sustainability objectives. The Division’s portfolio includes Enclosures for distribution of low voltage electric energy and Enclosures for Automation, industrial circuit breakers, low-voltage systems, motor starting applications, and safety devices like switches and relays.

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