Global Category Manager EMS - Business Line Analytical
Required skills
- EMS/PCBA
- strategic sourcing
- category management
- global strategy
- supplier footprint
- risk mitigation
- cost optimization
- CIPS process
- negotiate agreements
- price lists
Nice to have
- electronics manufacturing
Role summary
ABB's Analytical business line seeks a Global Category Manager for the EMS/PCBA category. This senior individual contributor role involves developing and implementing global sourcing strategies, mitigating risks, optimizing costs, and managing supplier relationships. The position requires strong negotiation, contract management, and stakeholder alignment skills to achieve financial and performance targets. The ideal candidate has a proven track record in strategic sourcing and category management, with the ability to both strategize and execute.
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This position reports to:
Global Supply Chain Manager, BL Analytical__
About the role:
Are you a sourcing professional who can turn strategy into action? ABB's Analytical business line is looking for a Global Category Manager to own the EMS/PCBA category and shape its global direction.
This is a senior individual contributor role with real ownership. You will consolidate the global strategy and supply base together with our factories, working across local, regional, and global teams to build a resilient, cost-optimized supply chain. The category is at a critical moment, and we need someone who can step in, build the plan, and deliver it.
What you'll do:
- Develop and implement the global strategy for the EMS/PCBA category for the Analytical Business Line, including supplier footprint, risk mitigation, and cost optimization
- Lead sourcing strategies using the CIPS process, ensuring the supply base has the capability and capacity to meet current and future business requirements
- Negotiate agreements with key suppliers, renew price lists, and manage terms and conditions
- Manage procurement planning, budgets, savings forecasts, and cost-out programs to reach financial targets
- Identify, investigate, and select suppliers with focus on quality, delivery, cost, and sustainability
- Provide ongoing contract management and oversight with suppliers
- Ensure all relevant parties understand and execute the strategy, and that category sourcing performance targets are achieved
What we're looking for:
To be successful in this role, you bring proven experience in strategic sourcing and category management, ideally within EMS/PCBA or electronics manufacturing. You have a track record of building global strategies and, just as importantly, executing them — turning plans into tangible results on the ground. You bring strong stakeholder management skills, able to align factories, local teams, and global leadership around a common direction, and you have solid negotiation and supplier relationship management experience. You bring a data-driven mindset to analysis and reporting, and you approach your work with a collaborative, humble spirit that fits our culture. If you're someone who can both craft the strategy and roll up your sleeves to deliver it, this role is for you.
Why ABB:
- A global role with real impact in a critical category
- The opportunity to shape the supply base and strategy from day one
- A supportive, hands-on team that values execution over slides
US candidates* While base salary is determined by things such as the successful applicant's qualifications and experience, this position is expected to pay between $119,000 and $221,000 annually and is eligible for an annual bonus.
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