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This Position reports to:
SCM Team Lead
Your role and responsibilities
We are currently looking for a Project Buyer to strengthen the Marine & Ports Global Sourcing Center team at EUOPC Ostrava, a division of ABB's Process Automation.
The Marine & Ports Global Sourcing Center Team is a highly efficient and compact group dedicated to assisting the Marine & Ports division in global projects. This team plays a crucial role during the early budgetary phase and is responsible for worldwide strategic procurement and ensuring the availability of essential resources. You can find team footprint on every huge Maritime project across the world. Additionally, the team collaborates closely through Cross-Functional Team (CFT) arrangements with other teams across EUOPC and Marine & Ports division to ensure seamless project execution.
The work model for the role is: hybrid
This role is contributing to the Process Automation in Ostrava
You will be mainly accountable for:
Tendering phase:
Sending RFQs to suppliers
English communication with suppliers and internal stakeholders on daily basis (95% of daily communication is in English only)
Engaging in commercial negotiation
Addressing contractual conditions
Conducting bid evaluation
Developing and regularly updating tender sourcing plans
Verifying that tender costs and other conditions align with budgets and baselines
Performing change management (revisions)
Exploring new suppliers and technologies for specific projects
Collaborating with sales, technical, project management teams in the USA, Finland, Norway, Singapore, and China.
Strategic procurement:
Exploring new suppliers and technologies for specific projects
Collaborating with sales, technical, project management teams in the USA, Finland, Norway, Singapore, and China.
Exploring new suppliers and technologies
Managing and coordinating supplier onboarding process, involving relevant stakeholders
Close cooperation with Global Category Management
Ensuring the update of all relevant systems in alignment with project requirements
ERP systems:
You will be working in the following ERP systems: SAP, SAP Ariba, PowerBi, ABB Procure, MS Teams
Contracts:
Contracts are predefined
In this scenario, you will collaborate with Country Legal Advisors to refine and negotiate specific details.
Meetings:
Acting as the representative of the procurement team in interactions with project management, sales, and the technical team.
Participation on following meetings:
- regular bid clarification meetings
- routine procurement progress meetings
- consistent meetings with technical and sales teams
- project management meetings
- global procurement team meetings
Traveling:
Exploring new suppliers and technologies for specific projects
Collaborating with sales, technical, project management teams in the USA, Finland, Norway, Singapore, and China.
Exploring new suppliers and technologies
Managing and coordinating supplier onboarding process, involving relevant stakeholders
Close cooperation with Global Category Management
Ensuring the update of all relevant systems in alignment with project requirements
Qualifications for the role
High school / university education (technical field is an advantage)
Experience as a buyer in the technical field
English language on the communicative level (daily written and oral communication, minimum B2)
Be very pro-active in communication with suppliers and customers (search and negotiation)
Strong interpersonal skills to engage with a diverse range of individuals across various positions and locations
Ability to manage complex tasks with a lot of unknown variables during project tender phase
Self-motivated and able to work independently
Understanding the processes and organization of multinational companies
Experience in MS Office – Excel (orientation in pivot tables, etc.) & Power Point
Benefits:
Flexible working hours
Option to work from home (Home Office) with a financial contribution (4.80 CZK/hour)
Annual financial bonus
Reduced working hours (7,5 hours/day)
25 days of vacation
Annual salary review
Opportunity for further career growth in the Czech Republic and worldwide
MultiSport card
Meal allowance (100 CZK/day)
Contribution to the benefits portal (2-3% of monthly salary)
Referral bonus for recommending a new employee
Opportunity for education – internal/external professional courses, language courses, and conferences
Company events (Christmas party, team buildings, family days, and more)
Assistance line – professional psychological counseling
Additional leave for extraordinary life events and support for expectant parents
Office with good transport accessibility
Company parking for employees commuting from outside Ostrava (applies to the Ostrava branch)
Opportunity to take yoga classes directly at the workplace (applies to the Ostrava branch)
Foosball and darts directly at the workplace (applies to the Ostrava branch)
Accident insurance
Discounts on ABB electrical installation materials
Discounts with our partners (electronics, gastronomy, car purchases, train travel, etc.)
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