Strategic Buyer - Electronics (PCBs & Components) (f/m/d)

Strategic Buyer - Electronics (PCBs & Components) (f/m/d)

Your Role & Responsibilities

Drive global sourcing excellence for PCBs and electrical components by combining strategic procurement with deep technical collaboration. In this role, you will unlock sustainable cost potential, expand supplier networks, and partner closely with engineering to deliver high-quality, scalable solutions across the product lifecycle.

In this role, you'll help run what runs the world, by taking on meaningful work that drives real impact.

The work model for the role is: onsite with 10 home office days a month

Further:

• Identification and implementation of sustainable cost reductions through value engineering, design-to-cost, supplier workshops, cost structure analyses, as well as make-or-buy and footprint evaluations.
• Strategic management of the global supplier portfolio including supplier development, risk analyses, and implementation of dual-/second-source strategies for series products.
• Close collaboration with R&D, industrial engineering, and quality to ensure optimal specifications, technical feasibility, and industrialization maturity.
• Overseeing procurement activities for the responsible product groups, including benchmarking, market analyses, and ongoing assessment of supplier performance.

Our team dynamics

Our teams support each other, collaborate, and never stop learning. Everyone brings something unique, and together we push ideas forward to solve real problems. Being part of our team means your work matters - because the progress we make here creates real impact out there.

What it takes to Run what runs the world

• Completed studies in business administration, industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, or a
  comparable qualification.
• Several years of professional experience in international strategic purchasing, in an industrial
  environment.
• Profound knowledge of global procurement markets as well as cost structures in the manufacturing of
  electromechanical components.
• Fluent communication skills in German and English, both written and spoken.
• Analytical skills, high result orientation, and negotiation competence.
• Stakeholder management, communication skills, and a high degree of personal
  responsibility.

We offer a full range of benefits to help you thrive at work and beyond:

• Work-Life Balance - Flexible working models, including flextime and hybrid options, to support your personal and professional life.
• Health & Well-being - Access to various health measures, a Global Employee Assistance Program, and a gender-neutral parental leave policy.
• Financial Perks - Participation in the Global Employee Shareholder Acquisition Program (ESAP) and meal allowances.
• Career Growth - Extensive training opportunities and structured development programs to help you advance.
• Inclusive Culture - An international work environment that encourages collaboration and innovation.

The minimum compensation, in accordance with the electrical and electronics industry collective agreement, is 60.785,90 EUR annual for a full-time position as of May 2025. But we would be pleased to speak in person about your compensation package in relation to your qualifications and experience!

More about us: Machine Automation, ABB
ABB's Machine Automation division delivers automation solutions and services for machine and factory applications across industries such as consumer-packaged goods, printing, life sciences, plastics, energy and maritime. With its B&R's product portfolio, the division delivers integrated control and software, motion control, mechatronics, and machine automation technologies designed to simplify processes and optimize factory operations.  

Join us. Be part of the team where progress happens, industries transform, and your work shapes the world.

Run What Runs the World.

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