Category Specialist

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This position reports to:

Category Manager

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The work model for the role is:
Onsite, Mebane, NC

Your role and responsibilities

In this role as Category Specialist, you will support, develop, implement, and optimize local/regional sourcing initiatives and strategies. Working closely with plant leadership, operations, supply chain, engineering, and finance, you will drive procurement excellence primarily across indirect spending categories and capital investment projects. You will be responsible for managing the full supplier lifecycle, including sourcing, supplier onboarding, contract negotiation, performance management, and project execution support.

You will be mainly accountable for:

* Supporting the development and implementation of regional/global sourcing strategies in close alignment with the regional/global category leader.

* Developing and implementing local category strategies for primarily indirect spend and capital expenditures in alignment with business objectives.

* Managing planning and tracking of procurement activities, cost budgets, service objectives and savings forecasts;
Negotiating and drafting agreements with suppliers and periodically renewing price lists and terms and conditions.

* Managing the complete supplier lifecycle including onboarding, qualification, performance monitoring, and stakeholder reporting;
Partnering with cross-functional teams to support strategic initiatives and capital projects.

Qualifications for the role

* Bachelor degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering or related fields.

* MINIMUM 2 years experience in Category Management or Strategic Sourcing

* Proficiency in Microsoft Office, ERP Systems, and data analytics tools

* Experience with Power BI, Ariba, and/or SAP, a plus.

* Possess strong communication, execution, and cross-functional collaboration capability to drive change and achieve common goals.

* Candidates must already have US work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the 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 switch gear (1 to 66 kilovolts), indoor and outdoor circuit breakers, reclosers, fuses, contractors, relays, instrument transformers, sensors, motor control centers, as well as low-voltage switch gear for the ANSI standard markets.

Why ABB?

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.

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