Buyer

ABB•Mechanicsville, VA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

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. This role is contributing to the Motion product group/Traction business in North America region.

Requirements

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, SAP Experience, relevant tools and methodologies, working experience with MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
Relevant experience in Electrical industry/manufacturing sector
3+ years of experience in manufacturing purchasing department field.
Experience in Supply management and quality processes, experience working with projects, contract law, commercial terms, standard procurement procedures and related Company policies.
Capacity to maintain partnerships with internal and external collaborators
Bachelor's Degree and minimum 3 years of experience or Master's Degree and minimum 2 years of experience in manufacturing purchasing department.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US

Responsibilities

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.

Benefits

Choice between two medical plan options: A PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan.
Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus
Vision benefit
Company paid life insurance (2X base pay)
Company paid AD&D (1X base pay)
Voluntary life and AD&D – 100% employee paid up to maximums
Short Term Disability – up to 26 weeks – Company paid
Long Term Disability – 60% of pay – Company paid. Ability to “buy-up” to 66 2/3% of pay.
Supplemental benefits – 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance)
Parental Leave – up to 6 weeks
Employee Assistance Program
Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption
Employee discount program
401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions
Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)
ABB provides 11 paid holidays.
Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.