Supply Chain Engineer

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ABB Marine & Ports supplies world-leading technologies that are driving the evolution of sustainable shipping. Electrical propulsion, data-driven decision support and integrated solutions for ship and shore from ABB are paving the way to a zero-emission marine industry, providing greater efficiency and reliability to shipowners, and preparing vessels to meet the demands of tomorrow. Our automation and electrical solutions are making port and terminal operations safer, greener and more productive. ABB Marine & Ports operates in 26 countries and has 2,000 employees. www.abb.com/marineYou will be responsible for identifying new suppliers in cooperation with relevant category team. Supporting bid and proposal teams by assisting with sourcing requests as requiredManaging operational supplier quality, on or off site, ensuring the supplier qualification and development processes are executed in full. Driving both corrective and preventive actions with the suppliers, based on maturity and performance. Managing the supplier Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

Your responsibilities

• Leadership: 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, as applicable; this might include close coordination with other functions/experts and where applicable includes product surveillance at supplier manufacturing sites
• Leads the quick reaction of supply issues related to quality issues, deliveries, non conforming products or project services
• Works together with buyers to engage suppliers and prepare claims cases when necessary
• Leads improvement projects within the Supply Chain team, with focus on increasing efficiency and reducing barriers to execution
• Performs risk mitigation activities on request from the organization
• Supplier performance: Oversees supplier performance (on time delivery, quality, lead time) and resolves performance issues. Monitors and tracks supplier performance to purchase order requirements
• Supplier identification: Identifies new suppliers in cooperation with relevant category team
• Qualifies new suppliers in cooperation with Procurement and Logistics Specialists, Quality and HSE (Health, Safety & Environment)
• Negotiations: Negotiates agreements with main suppliers, and periodically renews pricelists, terms and conditions
• Contracts: Adapts corporate contractual framework to the local business needs
• Recommends frame agreements to management and executes upon approval
• Bid analysis: Analyzes and evaluates bids in order to determine the optimal value
• Sales support: Supports bid and proposal teams by providing relevant market information and by assisting with sourcing requests as required
• Ensures Competitive Bidding Policy is followed
• Assurance: Ensures the supplier qualification process is executed in full and ensures the relevant suppliers are and remain fully qualified and compliant
• Ensures suppliers remain in compliance with the ABB Supplier Code of Conduct, ethics and corporate governance and applicable regulatory requirements
• Leads the execution of supplier assessments, driving both corrective and preventive actions as applicable, based on supplier maturity and performance
• Ensures required supplier development processes are executed in full to drive continuous improvement of the supplier base
• Knowledge Skills: Supports local operations and service in handling supplier non-performance mitigation actions
• Customer Focus: Ensures the understanding of ABB customers needs and expectations at the supplier

Your background

• A bachelor’s degree in Engineering or similar field and minimum 2 years relevant experience
• Experience in Marine Industry, Ports Industry, Electrical Engineering or equivalent and 5 or more years relevant experience preferred
• Business mind set, responsiveness, strong sense of ownership, self driven, willingness to explore
• Excellent written and verbal English skills
• Demonstrated experience in Supplier relationship management and development
• Cross functional relationship management and interpersonal skills
• Data analysis and presentation skills
• Lean Six Sigma Certification
• SAP knowledge
• Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US

More about us

We look forward to receiving your application. If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com.For the 8th year in a row, ABB Canada has been recognized as one of Canada’s top employers by Forbes Magazine. Also named as Canada's Top 100 Employers, Montreal's Top Employers, Canada's Top Employers for Young People, Canada’s Greenest Employers and in 2021 Best Candidate Experience Award (CandE Award), ABB's culture and commitment are to provide a caring workplace where everyone collaborates, feels valued, respected, included and supported. Also committed to ensuring that all policies and practices respect the Employment Equity Program, we aim for our workforce to be truly representative of the four designated groups; women, aboriginal people, members of visible minorities, and/or persons with disabilities. ABB will provide reasonable accommodation to the applicant with disabilities and encourage applicants to self-identify in the application process. ABB's Military Reservist Policy offers Canada's Reserve Force members the flexibility to undergo military training and activities while maintaining job security, seniority, pay, benefits, and privileges as ABB employees, including up to 15 paid working days per year for training, as well as extended leave for operations both in Canada and abroad, ensuring seamless career integration with our nation's defense forces.