**Procurement & Logistic Specialist**:
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This role involves heading up a team of procurement and logistics specialists in the Electrification Distribution Solutions in Apodaca, Mexico, implementing effective sourcing strategies to ensure that suppliers have the capability and capacity to meet current and future business requirements. You will drive excellence in the execution of purchasing and logistics strategies that aid the business by optimizing costs, quality and reliability of suppliers and supplied products.
**Your responsibilities**:
- Manages execution and tracking of procurement activities within the team, while ensuring quality of delivery service at improved transactional cost. Ensures buyers minimize risk regarding quality and financial exposure by buying in accordance with quality and commercial procedures and in accordance with Company guidelines.
- Coaches and mentors the functional work team. Ensures that the team has appropriate skills and competencies to coordinate the PL activities.
- Executes the implementation, operation, maintenance and performance of Supply Chain systems within the GBS Procurement Center. Secures full utilization of Pro-Supply global supplier relationship management platform according to relevant procedure, both related to sharing of supplier information and to finding existing high performing suppliers to ABB.
- Investigates problems, finds root causes and recommends improvement to existing and planned PL processes.
- Ensures (with HR Manager support) that the area of responsibility is properly organized, staffed, skilled and directed. Guides, motivates and develops direct and indirect subordinates within HR policies and Group Procurement & Logistics excellence guidelines (knowledge management, functional training, etc.). Responsible for coordinating PL talent management and succession planning within assigned area.
**Your background**:
- Bachelor's Degree in Industrial engineering, Administration, or related field.
- Experience with SAP and Supply Chain.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office.
- 3 years of experience in similar positions.
- Advanced English level.
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