Procurement Specialist
Manufacturing & Production · Quality & Process · Quality Assurance · Quality Control · Process Improvement
In short
ABB seeks a Procurement Specialist in Shanghai to ensure the quality and compliance of purchasing and logistics activities. This role involves managing global supplier operations, reviewing quality documents, handling non-conformities, and driving continuous improvement. The position requires a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and a minimum of 7 years of experience in supplier quality or related areas.
Responsibilities
- Ensure implementation, maintenance, and compliance of purchasing and logistics activities.
- Execute assigned activities according to ABB standard procedures.
- Deliver and participate in training programs.
- Manage daily operational quality of global mechanical, electrical, automation, spare parts, and service suppliers.
- Act as a quality liaison between LBL, procurement, and overseas suppliers.
- Review inspection plans, outgoing inspection reports, test data, and process documents.
- Follow up on supplier quality non-conformities, issue corrective action requests (CAPA), and track their effectiveness.
- Organize quality review meetings with LBLs and suppliers for defects and customer complaints.
- Conduct root cause analysis and formulate improvement plans.
- Perform regular quality performance evaluations for global suppliers.
- Monitor incoming quality rate, defect frequency, and corrective action on-time rate.
- Deliver KPI reports and drive continuous improvement.
- Provide quality training and standard promotion to overseas suppliers.
- Assist suppliers in optimizing production and inspection processes.
- Handle quality-related claims and disputes for cross-border supply.
- Establish supplier quality files, non-conformance records, and corrective action logs.
- Maintain global supplier quality database and standardize quality management processes.
- Update global quality standards and inspection specifications regularly.
Requirements
- Bachelor degree or above in Mechanical, Electrical, Automation, or Quality Management.
- Minimum 7 years of working experience in SQE, supplier quality management, or incoming quality control.
- Proficient in English reading and writing for daily communication, meetings, and official correspondence.
- Ability to review English inspection reports, quality documents, and CAPA reports independently.
- Familiar with IQC process, supplier quality management, 8D, CAPA, and root cause analysis tools.
- Understand basic quality characteristics and inspection standards of mechanical, electrical, and automation products.
- Proficient in MS Office and basic quality statistical tools.
- Capable of document review, record management, and meeting arrangement.
- Experience in welding quality control and integration of electrical equipment (e.g., SWGRs, MCCs).
- Strong sense of principle, meticulous and detail-oriented.
- Excellent problem analysis and improvement driving ability.
- Good communication skills for cross-department and cross-time zone collaboration.
- Ability to work under pressure.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience working with overseas suppliers and cross-border quality management is a plus.
- Spanish is a plus.
- ISO9001 or internal auditor certificate.
- Familiar with the quality management system of overseas manufacturing plants.
- Working experience in the mechanical or electrical industry.
Benefits
- Opportunity to work at ABB, a leader in helping industries run leaner and cleaner.
- Empowered to lead, supported to grow, and proud of the impact created.
- Join a team that transforms industries and shapes the world.
- Opportunity to contribute to building a cleaner, smarter future.
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Company
ABB
Job Posted
1 month ago
Employment Type
Full Time
WorkMode
On Site
Experience Level
Senior
Locations
Shanghai, China
Qualification
Bachelor
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