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This position reports to: Project Operations Manager.
We are seeking a dedicated Buyer for a key role in our organization to ensure material deliveries are timely and of quality. You will work with direct and indirect material procurement for our organization. You will team up with a Strategic Purchaser and work closely with sellers, Order Administrators, Project Managers, and Service Coordinators.
Role and Responsibilities
• Create purchases based on purchase orders/requests for direct and indirect materials.
• Send order confirmation to customers and internal stakeholders.
• Obtain order acknowledgment from factories and suppliers.
• Communicate planned delivery dates to customers and monitor potential delays.
• Collect supplier invoices and follow up to ensure all costs are captured before invoicing.
• Work independently with extensive contact with internal stakeholders, our factories, and suppliers.
Our Team Spirit
We support each other, collaborate, and continually learn. Everyone contributes something unique - and together we drive ideas forward to solve concrete challenges. Being part of our team means your work makes a difference - every step we take together contributes to a better world.
Your Background
• Relevant education in Purchasing.
• At least 2 years of previous experience in Operational Purchasing role.
• Good computer skills and communication ability in Swedish and English.
• Experience with SAP and Salesforce business systems.
Personal Qualities
• Strong ability to plan, prioritize, and structure your work.
• Thrive in a high-tempo environment with many orders and stakeholders.
• Engaged, meticulous, and business-oriented.
Meriting Factors:
• Product knowledge and/or practical experience with ABB's aftermarket products for electrical power installations, primarily low and medium-voltage switchgear.
What We Offer
We encourage you to take initiative, dare to challenge ideas, and drive your work forward. Here you grow through meaningful work and lifelong learning, with our support along the way. Every idea you share and every step you take contributes to something larger.
More About Us
You will be part of the project organization where our role is to create good deliveries to end customers and good preparations for our service engineers who help our customers on-site every day.
ABB Electrification Service has approximately 60 employees across ten locations in Sweden. We have a broad product range and help customers secure availability for their installed base. Our customers are in paper & pulp, steel mills, energy companies, grid companies, water & wastewater, chemical, and mining industries.
Recruiting Manager Andreas Norgren,
[email protected], will gladly answer your questions about the position. Union Representatives – Swedish Engineers: Senad Hujic, +46 730 88 30 06; Unionen: Hannah Norén, +46 706 34 03 46; Ledarna: Lenny Larsson, +46 706 32 85 47. Talent Partner Matilda Engman,
[email protected]
We kindly request no direct contact with staffing and recruitment agencies or sellers of additional job advertisements. We look forward to reading your application in PDF format. Application deadline is November 28. We work with continuous selection, which means the position may be filled before the application deadline. Note that the employment process at ABB Sweden includes a reference check, a drug test, and in some recruitments, an extended background check.
Contribute to a shared vision. Here, ideas become reality, progress happens, and we shape the world together. Run what Runs the world.
We value people with diverse backgrounds. Could this be your next step? Apply today or visit www.abb.com to learn more about us and see how our technology affects the world.