Job Description

Sourcing Manager

Me ABB:llä autamme teollisuutta toimimaan kevyemmin ja puhtaammin - ja jokainen työntekijämme on mukana mahdollistamassa sitä. Tarjoamme sinulle mahdollisuuden näyttää tietä, tuemme sinua kasvussa ja voit olla ylpeä vaikutuksesta, jota luomme yhdessä. Liity meihin ja auta pyörittämään voimia, jotka pyörittävät maailmaa.

Your role and responsibilities We are now looking for a new Sourcing Manager to join our team in IEC LV Motors Vasa. In this role, you will have the opportunity to develop, plan, and implement procurement strategy focused on optimizing costs, quality, delivery, and reliability of suppliers and supplied products for an assigned category or group of categories. Each day, you will ensure execution in accordance with company, procurement, and supply base management instructions and procedures. You will also showcase your expertise by recommending frame agreements to management and executing upon approval.

The work model for the role is: hybrid; #LI-Hybrid

This role is contributing to the IEC LV Motors Division in Finland/Vaasa. This role operates at the intersection of Supply Chain Management , purchasing, supplier quality, production, and global/divisional functions such as PMO, R&D, sales. In this role, You are supported by our own SCM EM-teams in India and China as well as the global category management.

You will be accountable for

- Leveraging the Continuous Improvement Sourcing process for creating and implementing effective sourcing strategies in line with business strategy. - Driving supplier performance, supply chain capability, and operational stability to support IEC LV Motors Finland meet current and future business requirements and growth targets towards 2030. - Leading structured supplier development initiatives, ensuring high delivery reliability, quality performance, cost competitiveness and transparent collaboration with suppliers and internal stakeholders. - Managing, planning and tracking of category spend, budget, savings and supplier performance KPI's. - Negotiating supply frame agreements. - Ensuring identification, investigation, and selection of appropriate suppliers (focusing on quality, delivery, cost, and sustainability) in accordance with company policies.

Qualifications for the role

- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or similar - Extensive (>five years) of experience in supply chain management in an industry sector - Proactive, analytical, target-oriented way of working and combined with interest to develop further - Excellent communication and collaboration skills in cross-cultural environment - Fluency in English, both written and spoken with Finnish seen as an advantage - Proven capability in cross‑functional project management and leadership skills with the ability to motivate people to thrive.

Benefits Our culture and benefits reflect our values: courage, care, curiosity and collaboration. The most appreciated benefits according to our personnel are at the moment e.g. an annual performance bonus, employee share acquisition program, continuous learning opportunities, and other wellbeing and family benefits. We have a hybrid working model.

More about us The IEC LV Motors Division is a global market leader focused on helping industries, cities, infrastructure and transportation increase energy efficiency. The division offers a full range of energy efficient low voltage motors, including SynRM (synchronous reluctance) motors to help customers reduce power bills and cut emissions. With rugged designs, a global footprint and application expertise, IEC LV motor solutions have a well-earned reputation of improving reliability and productivity in the most demanding applications.