Plastics Procurement Specialist

ABB•Senatobia, MS

97d•Onsite

About The Position

At ABB, this role manages sourcing and procurement for plastic materials and molded components, working with category leadership to coordinate suppliers, execute procurement activities, and track performance against cost, quality, and delivery goals. The position reports to the Procurement Manager and is onsite. The specialist executes end-to-end procurement for thermoset and thermoplastic materials, manages supplier performance and operational issues, analyzes procurement data and KPI dashboards, and collaborates with Engineering, Quality, Planning, and Manufacturing. The role also ensures compliance with ABB procurement policies, systems, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or a related field.
At least 3 years of experience in procurement, purchasing, or supply chain.
Advanced Excel skills.
Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
Effective communication and stakeholder coordination abilities.
Must already have work authorization permitting employment with ABB in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Manufacturing background.
Experience working with plastics materials or molded components.
Familiarity with SAP and Power BI.

Responsibilities

Execute end-to-end procurement for thermoset and thermoplastic materials, including RFQs, supplier communications, purchase orders, and delivery issue resolution aligned with sourcing strategies.
Monitor and manage supplier performance across cost, quality, delivery, and risk.
Coordinate with Quality and Engineering to resolve operational issues and maintain accurate supplier and order data.
Maintain, report, and analyze procurement data using Excel, SAP, Power BI, PowerPoint, and KPI dashboards to track delivery performance, spend, and order fulfillment and support cost and supplier evaluations.
Collaborate with Engineering, Quality, Planning, and Manufacturing.
Ensure compliance with ABB procurement policies and systems and support continuous improvement initiatives.

Benefits

Choice of two medical plan options: a PPO Copay Plan or a High Deductible Health Plan with a Health Savings Account.
Choice of 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 coverage, employee-paid.
Company-paid short-term disability, up to 26 weeks.
Company-paid long-term disability at 60% of pay, with an option to buy up to 66 2/3% of pay.
Supplemental employee-paid benefits, including accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, and pet insurance.
Paid parental leave.
Employee Assistance Program.
Health Advocate support resources for mental and behavioral health, health navigation, virtual health, and infertility/adoption.
Employee discount program.
401(k) Savings Plan with company contributions.
Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP).
11 paid holidays.
Vacation under a permissive time away policy for salaried exempt positions.