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Your role and responsibilities

The Supply Chain Sourcing Engineer is responsible for several categories including metal parts etc assigned categories

Perform sourcing request and qualify new suppliers, Implement daily RFQ, manage material cost and price.  NPI sourcing for new ToT or Engineering solutions.

Manage operational supplier quality, safety, deilivery. Based on maturity and performance, manage the supplier Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

Drive supplier sustainability and green supply.

The work model for the role is: onsite

This role is contributing to the Distribution Solutions division in China.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Supplier Identification - Identifies new suppliers in cooperation with category team.  Qualify new suppliers in cooperation in align with category strategy.
• Sourcing and RFQ-  Responsible for daily, project and NPI related RFQ
• Cost - Develop and optimize cost models for fabricated parts. Be accountable for the category budget and deliver against annual cost-saving targets. Track and report savings and avoidance.
• Parts approval - Manages operational supplier quality, including validating the supplier's quality systems and the quality of the supplier's processes. Drives approval of supplier parts, materials and project subcontractor service activities.
• Supplier Performance - Oversees supplier performance (on time delivery, quality, lead time), and resolves performance issues. Monitors and tracks supplier performance to purchase order requirements.  Leads the quick reaction of supply issues related to quality issues, deliveries, non-conforming products or project services.
• Negotiations - Negotiates agreements with main suppliers, and periodically renews pricelists, terms and conditions.
• Contracts – Prepare and negotiate corporate contractual framework and executive
• Bid analysis - Analyzes and evaluates bids in order to determine the optimal value.
• Sustainability – Implement green supply and supplier sustainability management

Qualifications for the role

• Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical 
• Technical knowledge: Strong understanding of metal fabrication processes (machining, welding, stamping, bending, surface treatment, assembly), materials type (steel, copper, stainless), solid understanding of drawing requirements
• Experience of mould development is a good plus
• Leading complext and key supplier negotiation, cost and financial analysis and contract management
• Problem-Solving: Excellent analytical and root-cause analysis skills to resolve complex supply, quality, and cost issues.
• Extensive knowledge working in sourcing, technical material development, index material analysis, 
• English Skill
• Good at communication, careful, result oriented, self-motivation

What's in it for you?

We empower you to take initiative, challenge ideas, and lead with confidence. You’ll grow through meaningful work, continuous learning, and support that’s tailored to your goals. Every idea you share and every action you take contributes to something bigger. 

Benefits

ABB provides competitive benefits, ask us!

More about us
ABB's Distribution Solutions Division facilitates the efficient and reliable distribution, protection and control of power by improving electric power quality while strengthening the resilience of the grid. The Division offers segment-specific products and solutions that largely serve utilities, industry and infrastructure segments, often providing the requisite medium-voltage link between high-voltage transmission systems and low-voltage users. With ABB Ability™ enabled connected solutions at its core, the offering includes medium-voltage air- and gas-insulated switchgear (1 to 66 kilovolts), indoor and outdoor circuit breakers, reclosers, fuses, contactors, relays, instrument transformers, sensors, motor control centers, as well as low-voltage switchgear for the ANSI standard markets.

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