Buyer

Maintenance Manager

In this role, you will have the opportunity to purchase materials for the MAINTENANCE department 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: Onsite
You will be mainly accountable for:
* 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.
* Negotiating agreements with main suppliers, and periodically renews price lists and terms and conditions.
* Recommending frame agreements to management and executing upon approval.
* Analyzing and evaluating bids to determine the optimal value.
Our team dynamics
You will join a dynamic, talented, high performing team, where you will be able to thrive.

• High School diploma/GED PLUS minimum 2 years of related experience, preferred
• SAP or ERP experience, preferred
• Maintenance MRO buying experience, preferred
• Tool crib setup experience
• Knowledge of ABB initiatives related to SAP Ariba and CMMS maintenance systems, preferred
• Strong working knowledge of MS Office including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Excellent analytical and communication skills.
• Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.

ABB's Distribution Solutions Division facilitates the efficient and reliable distribution, protection and control of power by improving electric power quality while strengthening the resilience of the grid. The Division offers segment-specific products and solutions that largely serve utilities, industry and infrastructure segments, often providing the requisite medium voltage link between high-voltage transmission systems and low-voltage users. With ABB Ability enabled connected solutions at its core, the offering includes medium-voltage air- and gas-insulated switchgear (1 to 66 kilovolts), indoor and outdoor circuit breakers, reclosers, fuses, contactors, relays, instrument transformers, sensors, motor control centers, as well as low-voltage switchgear for the ANSI standard markets.
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