Category Specialist

ABB•Senatobia, MS

5d•Onsite

About The Position

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: Procurement Manager In this role, you will play a critical strategic role in the development, implementation, and optimization of regional and global indirect sourcing strategies. Working closely with business leaders, plant leadership, engineering, finance, and global category teams, you will drive procurement excellence across indirect spend categories and capital investment projects. You will be responsible for managing the full supplier lifecycle, including sourcing, supplier onboarding, contract negotiation, performance management, and project execution support. The work model for the role is: onsite #LI-onsite This role is contributing to the Electrification Smart Power in Senatobia, MS.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Finance, or a related field.
5+ years of procurement, strategic sourcing, supply chain, or category management experience, preferably supporting indirect spend categories and capital expenditures in a manufacturing environment.
Experience supporting capital projects, including equipment procurement, construction services, facilities management, automation, or engineering-related spend.
Proficiency with SAP, Power BI, Microsoft Office Suite, and procurement analytics tools.
Candidates must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of manufacturing operations and indirect procurement categories such as MRO, facilities, logistics, professional services, IT, and capital equipment is preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute sourcing strategies for indirect spend and capital expenditures in alignment with business objectives
Lead competitive sourcing events, supplier negotiations, and contract execution; create and maintain framework agreements and commercial terms
Partner with cross-functional teams (plant leadership, engineering, finance, global procurement) to support strategic initiatives and capital projects
Conduct market intelligence and benchmarking analyses to identify cost optimization opportunities
Manage the complete supplier lifecycle including onboarding, qualification, performance monitoring, and stakeholder reporting
Communicate sourcing plans, project updates, supplier performance, and savings achievements to key stakeholders

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.
Vacation is provided based on years of service for hourly and non-exempt positions. Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.