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Project Director & Strategic Supply Chain Leader
At ABB, we are dedicated to addressing global challenges. Our core values: care, courage, curiosity, and collaboration - combined with a focus on diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities - are key drivers in our aim to empower everyone to create sustainable solutions.\nWrite the next chapter of your ABB story.
This is a position with grade
09
This position reports to
Vice President of Operations - Electrification Distribution Solutions
Your role and responsibilities
In this role, you will have the opportunity to lead the execution of extra-large and/or highly complex projects or take accountability for a portfolio of projects. Each day, you will ensure that all related activities are performed in accordance with procedures, regulations, standards, specifications and targets. You will also showcase your expertise by supporting the oversight of team development and process improvement to continually increase the effectiveness of project execution. Integrated into the project directing role, this position will also hold the responsibility to structure the strategic objectives and tactical deployment of supply chain that is aligned with the Solutions business.\n\nThe work model for the role is: Hybrid\n\nThis role is contributing to the Electrification Distribution Solutions division in the US region. \n\nYou will be mainly accountable for:\n\n \tLeading the project team, establishing the project execution approach, and overseeing project hand-over, execution planning, and monitoring and control activities for internal and external resources to accomplish all project goals.\n \tManaging project reviews for large projects and Organizational Project Management (OPM) reviews/assessments and conducting competency assessments for the Project Execution teams on behalf of the local division.\n \tSeeking internal improvement opportunities based on external project management practices with relevance to ABB and influencing the organization to improve project execution continuously.\n \tDriving the formal acceptance of the project, contract close-out, and acknowledgment by the customer in accordance with the contract.\n \tProviding valuable input and support from a supply chain perspective during project execution by acting as a potential escalation partner to the project team, leading vendor evaluation process and delivery of vendor scorecards and supporting the operations to minimize risk exposure coming from the supply part of the business. \n \tDeveloping and maintaining the supply chain process for the Solutions business.
Qualifications for the role
ABB's Distribution Solutions Division facilitates the efficient and reliable distribution, protection and control of power by improving electric power quality while strengthening the resilience of the grid. The Division offers segment-specific products and solutions that largely serve utilities, industry and infrastructure segments, often providing the requisite medium voltage link between high-voltage transmission systems and low-voltage users. With ABB Ability enabled connected solutions at its core, the offering includes medium-voltage air- and gas-insulated switchgear (1 to 66 kilovolts), indoor and outdoor circuit breakers, reclosers, fuses, contactors, relays, instrument transformers, sensors, motor control centers, as well as low-voltage switchgear for the ANSI standard markets.\n\nWe value people from different backgrounds. Apply today for your next career step within ABB and visit to learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe. #MyABBStory\n\nWe look forward to receiving your application. If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website \n\nEqual Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at ABB\n\nABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace.\n\nAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizen status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave status, or protected veterans status. For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites:\n_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf\n_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf\n\nAs an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, applicants may request to review the Affirmative Action Plan of a particular ABB facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an ABB HR Representative at 1-.\n\nProtected veterans and qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access ABB's career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an ABB HR Representative at 1- or by sending an email to Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner. #LI-Hybrid\n\nmyBenefitsABB.com
At ABB, we are dedicated to addressing global challenges. Our core values: care, courage, curiosity, and collaboration - combined with a focus on diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities - are key drivers in our aim to empower everyone to create sustainable solutions.\nWrite the next chapter of your ABB story.
This is a position with grade
09
This position reports to
Vice President of Operations - Electrification Distribution Solutions
Your role and responsibilities
In this role, you will have the opportunity to lead the execution of extra-large and/or highly complex projects or take accountability for a portfolio of projects. Each day, you will ensure that all related activities are performed in accordance with procedures, regulations, standards, specifications and targets. You will also showcase your expertise by supporting the oversight of team development and process improvement to continually increase the effectiveness of project execution. Integrated into the project directing role, this position will also hold the responsibility to structure the strategic objectives and tactical deployment of supply chain that is aligned with the Solutions business.\n\nThe work model for the role is: Hybrid\n\nThis role is contributing to the Electrification Distribution Solutions division in the US region. \n\nYou will be mainly accountable for:\n\n \tLeading the project team, establishing the project execution approach, and overseeing project hand-over, execution planning, and monitoring and control activities for internal and external resources to accomplish all project goals.\n \tManaging project reviews for large projects and Organizational Project Management (OPM) reviews/assessments and conducting competency assessments for the Project Execution teams on behalf of the local division.\n \tSeeking internal improvement opportunities based on external project management practices with relevance to ABB and influencing the organization to improve project execution continuously.\n \tDriving the formal acceptance of the project, contract close-out, and acknowledgment by the customer in accordance with the contract.\n \tProviding valuable input and support from a supply chain perspective during project execution by acting as a potential escalation partner to the project team, leading vendor evaluation process and delivery of vendor scorecards and supporting the operations to minimize risk exposure coming from the supply part of the business. \n \tDeveloping and maintaining the supply chain process for the Solutions business.
Qualifications for the role
- Bachelor's degree required.
- Minimum 5 years of previous management experience.
- Experience in a supply chain role preferred.
- PMP certification is a plus.
- Lean six sigma certification preferred.
- Ability to travel at short notice up to 25%.
- Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.
ABB's Distribution Solutions Division facilitates the efficient and reliable distribution, protection and control of power by improving electric power quality while strengthening the resilience of the grid. The Division offers segment-specific products and solutions that largely serve utilities, industry and infrastructure segments, often providing the requisite medium voltage link between high-voltage transmission systems and low-voltage users. With ABB Ability enabled connected solutions at its core, the offering includes medium-voltage air- and gas-insulated switchgear (1 to 66 kilovolts), indoor and outdoor circuit breakers, reclosers, fuses, contactors, relays, instrument transformers, sensors, motor control centers, as well as low-voltage switchgear for the ANSI standard markets.\n\nWe value people from different backgrounds. Apply today for your next career step within ABB and visit to learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe. #MyABBStory\n\nWe look forward to receiving your application. If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website \n\nEqual Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at ABB\n\nABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace.\n\nAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizen status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave status, or protected veterans status. For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites:\n_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf\n_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf\n\nAs an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, applicants may request to review the Affirmative Action Plan of a particular ABB facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an ABB HR Representative at 1-.\n\nProtected veterans and qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access ABB's career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an ABB HR Representative at 1- or by sending an email to Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner. #LI-Hybrid\n\nmyBenefitsABB.com
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