Category Specialist (Mechanical / Electrical)

ABB is hiring a Category Specialist (Mechanical / Electrical). Level rates it ; you can apply on ABB.

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Little AI ●○○○ is how Level rates this role: aI is not part of the work.
The posting mentions SAP, MS Excel and sourcing among its tools and skills.
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Manage regional sourcing initiatives and material purchasing for electrical and mechanical categories at ABB.

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At ABB, we help industries run leaner and cleaner—and every person here makes that happen. You’ll be empowered to lead, supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. Join us and help run what runs the world.

This position reports to:

Category Manager

Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to support regional/global sourcing initiatives either under the leadership of a regional/global Category Manager or independently if under a defined threshold. Each day, you will purchase materials according to required technical specifications, price, delivery schedule, and terms. You will also showcase your expertise by ensuring the purchase activities align with corporate purchasing policies and procedures.

The work model for the role is: #LI-Onsite

This role is contributing to the Electrification Distribution Solutions in San Luis Potosi.

You will be mainly accountable for:

Implementing effective sourcing strategies in line with the Continuous Improvement Process Sourcing process and business strategy, ensuring that suppliers can meet current and future business requirements, as well as ensuring that all relevant parties grasp strategies and execute processes accordingly.
Managing the planning and tracking of procurement activities, cost budgets, emerging country spending and savings forecasts.
Buying in accordance with quality and commercial procedures and company guidelines in order to minimize quality and financial risks
Negotiating with main suppliers, and periodically renewing price lists, terms and conditions
Adapting corporate contractual frameworks to local business needs, and recommending frame agreements to management and executing them, as well as providing oversight and contract management with suppliers.
Choosing appropriate suppliers (focusing on quality, delivery, cost and sustainability) in accordance with company policies.
Defining and establishing local standard agreements with all major suppliers, while providing and maintaining standard terms in purchase contracts/terms and conditions in line with company directives and guidelines.

Qualifications for the role

Bachelors Degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Industrial Engineering, International Trade/Business or similar
5+ years experience in Sourcing, Purchasing for Manufacturing industry (Electrical or Mechanical experience preferred)
Project/program management experience
Supplier Development experience
Advanced English (required)
SAP and MS Excel
Knowledge of Electrical Norms such as OL, CSA, CFE, ANSI desirable.

Benefits

We also offer our employees the following benefits:

Life Insurance
Retirement plan
Accident Insurance
Wellbeing program
Dental insurance
Flex days
Development platforms: Spark, Harvard Manager Mentor and English Learning EF English Live School (EF)

More about us

Building a cleaner, smarter future takes all kinds of minds: the curious, the courageous, and the creative. That's why we welcome people from all backgrounds and experiences.

Ready to make an impact?

Apply today or visit https://www.abb.com to learn more about the impact of our solutions across the globe.

How we rate this

Category Specialist (Mechanical / Electrical) at ABB rates 0 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.

Key facts

Category Specialist (Mechanical / Electrical) is an open job at ABB.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The role is based in San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
The job was posted on November 2, 2026.
Seniority: mid.
Applications are handled by ABB. Apply on ABB

Prepare for this job

Built from this posting and from similar jobs on Level.

Skills and AI tools this role asks for

SourcingProcurementSupplier ManagementNegotiationSAPMS Excel

Questions you could be asked

Tell me about a project where sourcing was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where procurement was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where supplier management was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where negotiation was part of your work. What did you do?
Walk me through how you've used SAP in your day-to-day work.

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List these exact terms on your resume: Sourcing, Procurement, Supplier Management, Negotiation, and SAP. An applicant tracking system matches the wording, not the idea.
Attach one line of real, concrete experience to at least one of them. A tool named with nothing behind it rarely survives a human read.

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