New

Category Specialist

ABB Inc.
United States, North Carolina, Cary
305 Gregson Drive (Show on map)
Nov 29, 2025
At ABB, we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we'll give you what you need to make it happen. It won't always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you'll never run alone. Run what runs the world. This Position reports to: Category Manager Your Role and Responsibilities In this role, you'll help run what runs the world, by taking on meaningful work that drives real impact. Supports the development and implementation of regional/global sourcing strategies in close alignment with the regional/global category leader. Supports regional/global sourcing initiatives within a defined set of categories, working closely with key stakeholders to implement regional category strategies. Negotiates agreements with main suppliers, and periodically renews price lists and terms and conditions. Finish annual cost saving target. Runs new quotations in time, communicate with suppliers for the best delivery to ensue material vailability for projects. Onboards new suppliers in close collaboration with the respective local buyer, runs regular supplier evaluations, and provides supplier reports to Businesses and Category Managers. Support new requirements of categories from internal customers. Mange main supplier performance. Quarterly review meeting about supplier OTD, quality and collaboration. Qualifications for the Role Bachelor degree or above, major in mechanical engineering More than 5 years of procurement work experience, focusing on mechanical components Good experience in MNC Strong communication skill Fluent in English More about us ABB Drive Products serves the industries and infrastructure segments with world-class drives and programmable logic controllers (PLC). With its products, global scale and local presence, the Division helps customers to improve energy efficiency, productivity and safety. We value people from different backgrounds. Could this be your story? Apply today or visit www.abb.com to read more about us and learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe.