Total 3 procurement manager job vacancies in Singapore

As a Training Centre Manager / Coordinator, you will be responsible for ensuring continuous planning for the training function, assigning proper instructors and classrooms for each scheduled course, and providing schedule changes for other departments in case of over schedule.

Reporting to Service Manager, you will be providing technical expertise to the overall EL services technical training curriculum (ABB active products, legacy ABB products, & AVO Training Institute).

Your responsibilities:

• Providing facility management & oversight of EL services training center within the functional and geographical area of responsibility. Ensuring safety & regulatory compliance in collaboration with Local HSE manager.
• Establishing pricing for courses and provides relevant date for use with proposals. Selecting, managing, and ensuring proper training of outsourced trainers.
• Planning periodic training for course instructors to ensure knowledge of current technical environment and solutions. Maintaining detailed record of the training courses attended by internal resources.
• In cooperation with the local HSE responsible person, ensures that HSE requirements as per ABB way are integrated and up to date in all business processes and applications used for trainings driven by the trainer.
• Ensuring (with HR Manager support) that the area of responsibility is properly organized, staffed, skilled and directed. Guiding, motivating, and developing direct and indirect subordinates within HR policies.
• Developing /following technical curriculum developed by respective primary service centers for all active ABB & Legacy ABB products to support services training needs for both internal and external customers as per the local market demands.
• Developing technical content repository for training curriculums. This repository shall include training content (for both face-to-face and online/remote trainings), hands-on labs, & post course written assessments for both internal and external customer curriculum.
• Personally seeking “TRAINER” certifications of all ABB products. This will allow training for all global products to be conducted in the SG & reduce time & T&L for traveling to other primary service centers for training.

Your background:

• Bachelor’s Degree with at least 5 years of relevant experience
• Good Knowledge in MS Office
• Collaborative mindset with excellent written and oral communication in English.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to development of the new advisory services portfolio by leading customer need and value analysis, planning, following up of portfolio performance and ensuring the coordination with the global advisory services organization Lead continuous business analysis of the existing portfolio and potential new portfolio items including analysis of alternative investments and reviewing potential partnering options.
• Direct creation of the local offering business plan, ensuring fit with global strategy. Define the business model and approve the pricing model.
• Analyze and track market, technology, competitors, and trends related to the offering including relevant regulations, and determine competitive attributes and value proposition towards customers
• Support creation, planning, and implementation of advisory service sales strategy and strategic business development initiatives, support creation, planning, and implementation of advisory service operational strategy and FSE (Field Service Engineers) development initiatives including training and support for on-site data collection
• Coordinate advisory service sales activities and operational project execution with country organizations and support local sales teams in achieving order intake, margin, and related objectives for advisory services Establish long term customer relationships with key customers and decision makers on C-suite level by understanding the requirements, regulations and exhibiting high expertise in technical solutions and products
• Act as interface connecting customer/external market with internal functions (e.g. Sales, Operations, and Research & Development) and oversees resolution of customer issues
• Ensure that the advisory service organization within assigned area of responsibility is properly organized, staffed, trained, competent and directed. Guide, motivate, and develop direct and indirect subordinates

Requirements:

• Morea than 10 years of experience in account management and/or portfolio management within multinational companies
• Energy and power distribution systems knowledge, customer needs and segments as well as electrical distribution, applications, and processes.
• Experience in managing sustainability projects will be a plus Significant sales drive, focus energy to achieve and close profitable deals.
• Excellent skills in customer relations with mature selling behavior and actively drive discussions and negotiations.
• Good knowledge in contract and risk management and understand and use sales processes and related tools as well as the ability to accurately estimate costs of service offerings.
• Proven personal leadership in building and leading teams, shaping collaborative, diverse and inclusive organizational culture with high strategic and results orientation.
• Global mind-set, intercultural sensitivity, and excellent communication skills, fluency in English is essential (written and spoken)

Responsibilities:

• Leading the project manager team, establishes the project execution approach and oversees project hand-over, execution planning, and monitoring and control activities for both internal and external resources to accomplish all project goals
• Ensuring that the project follows execution best practices and ABB policies. Effectively monitoring and controlling project progress and efficient resource utilization. Monitoring and controlling project financials, overseeing project invoicing status, cost, expenses, and cash flow
• Ensuring that the project consistently applies contract and claims management, in accordance with ABB policies and contractual agreements. Coordinating with Supply Chain Management, and successfully procures all required services, materials, and equipment for the project from external and internal suppliers
• Acting as the key contact for the customer and an escalation point for project issues. Building and maintaining strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders and effectively communicates with all stakeholders
• Ensuring the project follows and complies with company health, safety, and environmental policies
• Coaching and providing feedback for project managers
• Identifying, qualifying, quantifying, and managing project risks, and ensures that all opportunities are identified and pursued
• Actively participating in supporting sales teams to develop business and secure projects on budgets, commercial and legal T&C etc

Requirements:

• Degree in Engineering or another relevant course
• Excellent project management and people leadership experience
• Project Management Certification (PMI/ABB certification) is an advantage
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
• Experience in handling project teams effective and ability to engage and motivate people of different culture
• Knowledge and experience in other functions like Engineering, supply chain management along with strong project management skills
• Experience in handling complex E-House, electrification & automation projects in Oil & Gas / Offshore / FPSO segment.
• Work rights in Singapore