Procurement & Logistics Manager, Electrification Services

Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to lead a team to execute purchasing and logistics strategies that support the business by optimizing costs, quality, and reliability of suppliers and supplied products. Each day, you will ensure execution in accordance with company and Procurement team instructions and procedures. You will also showcase your expertise by implementing effective sourcing strategies in line with business strategy to ensure that suppliers have the capability and capacity to meet current and future business requirements.

The work model for the role is: Hybrid #LI-Hybrid, Onsite #LI-Onsite

This role is contributing to the Electrification Service Business based in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Managing a team and ensuring relevant parties understand strategies and execute processes accordingly and ensuring alignment between local procurement & logistics activities and division strategy.

• Implementing programs to drive improvement in cost, quality, and delivery, in accordance with group/business area procurement guidelines and global division/business area objectives.

• Securing full utilization of the SAP Ariba platform according to the relevant procedure, both related to sharing supplier information and finding existing high-performing suppliers to ABB.

• Providing support within the cluster countries in terms of procurement & logistics activities and implementing best practices.

• Ensuring timely delivery to factories, customer sites, and project locations while optimizing logistics cost and lead time.

• Overseeing inventory planning, safety stock policies, and material availability to support production, projects, and service SLAs.

• Managing freight forwarders, 3PL partners, and customs brokers in compliance with local and international trade regulations.

• Supporting on Import/export processes, Incoterms, customs clearance, and trade compliance requirement.

You will join a cohesive, experienced and results-driven team where you will be able to thrive.

Qualifications for the role

• Degree in an Engineering/Business/Supply Chain discipline or equivalent.

• Minimum 8 years of working experience in procurement management activities, supply chain & logistics management.

• Industry or Project experience in Electrification/Service Business would be an added advantage.

• Knowledge of sourcing & procurement techniques, negotiation skills, internal & external supplier management, basic contractual understanding and risk mitigation.

• Experience in managing freight forwarders, 3PL partners, warehousing and customs brokers in compliance with local and international INCOTERMS trade regulations.

• Familiarity with procurement guidelines, procedures and system/tools (SAP, Ariba etc).

• Excellent communication skills, structured, results oriented, self-driven, proactive, takes ownership.

Benefits

We also offer our employees the following benefits:

• Attractive remuneration along with incentives based on performance

• Comprehensive medical and insurance coverage

• Learning, development programs

• hybrid/flexible work practices

• Inclusive and safety-driven work culture

More about us

ABB's Service Division partners with our customers to improve the availability, reliability, predictability and sustainability of electrical products and installations. The Division's extensive service portfolio offers product care, modernization, and advisory services to improve performance, extend equipment lifetime and deliver new levels of operational and sustainable efficiency. We help customers keep resources in use for as long as possible, extracting the maximum value from them, and then recovering and regenerating products and materials at the end of their useful life.

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