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This position reports to:
Cluster Manager (AU/ZA/SEA) and LBL Manager (AU) - Mining & Materials

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Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to lead a team to execute purchasing and logistics strategies that support the business by optimizing costs, quality, and reliability of suppliers and supplied products. Each day, you will ensure execution in accordance with company and Procurement team instructions and procedures. You will also showcase your expertise by implementing effective sourcing strategies in line with business strategy to ensure that suppliers have the capability and capacity to meet current and future business requirements.

The work model for the role is: Hybrid

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Ensuring relevant parties understand strategies and execute processes accordingly and ensuring alignment between local procurement activities and division strategy.
• Implementing programs to drive improvement in cost, quality, and delivery, in accordance with group/business area procurement guidelines and global division/business area objectives.
• Securing full utilization of the SAP Ariba platform according to the relevant procedure, both related to sharing supplier information and finding existing high-performing suppliers to ABB.
• Managing planning and tracking of procurement activities, cost budgets, emerging country spending, and savings forecasts.

Qualifications for the role

• Master's Degree in Supply Chain Management or Logistics
• Strong strategic insight with the ability to align procurement decisions to broader business goals
• Proven hands‑on execution experience across procurement and logistics functions
• Valid Works Rights

More about us

The Process & Energy Division s serve the mining & material processing, oil & gas, power generation, metals, cement, pulp and paper, and food and beverage, as well as their associated service industries. The Division s bring deep industry domain expertise coupled with the ability to integrate both automation and electrical systems, increase productivity and reduce overall capital and operating costs for customers. For mining, oil & gas, power generation, metals and cement customers, solutions include specialized products and services, as well as total production systems. The Division designs, plans, engineers, supplies, installs and commissions integrated electrical and motion systems, including electric equipment, drives, motors, high power rectifiers and equipment for automation and supervisory control within a variety of areas including mineral handling, mining operations, , power generation, oil & gas production, aluminum smelting, hot and cold steel applications and cement production. The offering for the pulp and paper industries includes control systems, quality control systems, drive systems, on-line sensors, actuators and field instruments. Digitalization solutions, including collaborative operations and augmented reality, help improve plant and enterprise productivity, and reduce maintenance and energy costs.

At ABB, we value a healthy work-life balance and respect your right to disconnect. We encourage open conversations about workload, work hours and availability, ensuring work commitments are balanced with personal wellbeing.

Building a cleaner, smarter future takes all kinds of minds: the curious, the courageous, and the creative. That's why we welcome people from all backgrounds and experiences.

Ready to make an impact?

Apply today or visit https://www.abb.com to learn more about the impact of our solutions across the globe.