Jobs at ABB

Your role and responsibilities

• In this role, you will be responsible for the provision of contract management services within the assigned area of responsibility, ensuring that all contract management activities are executed in accordance with the relevant group/business area/division/business policies and procedures. Each day, you will ensure that the portfolio of contracts in the business follows contract and claim management methodologies in accordance with internal standard policies, procedures and guidelines, including the Contract Management Framework and the Contract management Policy.
• The work model for the role is hybrid. You will have a fixed base in our office in Johannesburg, where your close colleagues are also based. We offer the possibility of working from home a few days a week.
• This role is contributing to South Africa cluster local division, Hub IMEA, Energies Industries - Process Automation.

You will join a dynamic, talented, high performing team, where you will be able to thrive. You will be mainly accountable for:

• ​Ensuring that ABB’s contract and claim management practices (Contract Management Framework) are followed.
• Developing contract strategies aligned with ABB policies and customer requirements, in close collaboration with ABB’s Legal and Integrity functions, including dispute resolution and compliance matters.
• Drafting, reviewing, and commenting on tender terms and conditions, including relevant schedules, annexes, and project-related documentation, collaborating closely with the Legal & Integrity function.
• Supporting contract negotiations in line with ABB’s Contract Management Policy.
• Collaborating closely with sales, project management, engineering, and procurement to ensure that relevant (sub)contracts contain appropriate terms to protect ABB’s interests, including the flow-down of main contract terms where necessary.
• Analyzing contract terms to identify risks and opportunities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Enforcing and defending ABB’s contractual interests against customers and suppliers, including monitoring and assessing changes and deviations, and managing claims.
• Providing internal guidance and training on contract management processes, incorporating lessons learned from past projects.

Qualifications for the role

• Degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Law, Business Law, or a comparable field with a solid understanding of EPC contractual frameworks and its intersect with commercial and project management.
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in contract management within technical or industrial project-based organizations, with practical post award experience in contract and claim management.
• Experience in project contract management, with the ability to interpret and navigate complex contract terms and project-based contracts (e.g., FIDIC, NEC or similar).
• Familiarity with contract law and risk assessment methodologies.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
• Hands-on mentality with a structured and customer-oriented approach.
• Ability to collaborate effectively in cross-functional and international teams. ​
• Willingness to travel occasionally

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Your role and responsibilities

• In this role, you will have the opportunity to develop and implement people strategy through the execution of HR processes. Each day, you will provide HR support for a defined team or location, by partnering with respective managers. You will also showcase your expertise by representing HR in the business and establishing strong relationships with all business leaders and employees.

The work model for the role is: Hybrid

• This role is contributing to the Motion Business in Southern Africa. Main stakeholders are Motion Division Managers locally and Regional HRBP.

You will be mainly accountable for:
Our team dynamics

• You will join a Dynamic High Performance team focused on Excellence as a standard in our everyday activities.

Qualifications for the role

• Ensuring an effective overall HR contribution and value-add to the business in partnership with the functions and Shared Services.
• Supporting the business and the execution of HR processes involved across the end-to-end employee lifecycle by determining and delivering the best approach in the area of responsibility and executing the HR priorities while adding value to the business.
• Partnering with respective managers to develop and implement people strategies.
• Facilitating change management initiatives and driving behavior change & continuous improvement across the respective business area / area of responsibility.
• Ability to demonstrate your experience in advanced HR skills
• You have 10 years of experience in Human Resources.
• Possess an enhanced knowledge of latest HR trends in our industry.
• You are passionate about developing our people and assisting the business leaders with turning our people into high performance individuals.
• Degree in Human Resources or related qualifications.
• You are at ease communicating with various levels in the organization internally and cross functionally.

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In this role, you will have the opportunity to contribute to business objectives through the development and deployment of innovative and effective marketing communications activities in line with global and local communication strategies, standards, and guidelines. Each day, you will be responsible for developing the marketing communication strategy and maintaining the positive image of the company and its brand and value proposition in the minds of the customers. You will also showcase your expertise by ensuring relevant marketing communication strategy and plans align with global marketing, corporate, and country communications strategies and guidelines.

• The work model for the role is: Onsite
• This role is contributing to the Electrification's Smart Building and Smart Power divisions in
  Southern Africa.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Selecting relevant marketing communications tools, adapting, translating, and implementing, as required, to support sales initiatives and achieve the company’s objectives in the local business.
• Adapting and developing promotional activities using events, fairs, online communication campaigns, print media, and other communications vehicles to promote products, systems, and services across the lifecycle.
• Stimulating lead generation through advertising, sponsorship, and other promotional activities.
• Ensuring sound communication across multiple and appropriate trade media in line with the ABB communications framework to extend the company’s visibility.
• Responsible for creating, planning, and implementing the marketing (and communications) strategies for the assigned area in accordance with the business area/division marketing and sales strategy and budget.

Qualifications for the role

• You are engaged in working with relevant tools and methodologies and all relevant markets
• Ability to demonstrate your experience in / Have established skills / advanced skills / You have at least 5 to 10 years of experience in Communications and Marketing
• Marketing/communications degree
• You are at ease communicating in English

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Your role and responsibilities

• In this role, you will have the opportunity to implement product marketing strategies in line with global product strategy in assigned area to meet business objectives. Each day, you will implement marketing activities and support Sales organization in driving sales and services for respective products. You will also showcase your expertise by driving sales efficiency by providing appropriate product knowledge information and training.

The work model for the role is: Onsite

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Implements the product marketing strategy in the assigned area/segment, including defining and communicating product value propositions and product positioning in accordance with the global product marketing strategy.
• Achieves product marketing targets and budgets by overseeing progress regularly and defining and implementing
• improvement plans as needed.
• Focuses on achievement of orders and drives continuous improvement in the Net Promoter Score (NPS).
• Executes annual marketing plan in collaboration with relevant division and/or product groups.
• Develops business plans focused on driving business development for a defined market.
• Coordinates market analyses with the Sales team and defines appropriate forecasts and plans related to product
• marketing.
• Evaluates and shares customer research, market conditions, and competitor data.
• Oversees the sales execution for assigned products by providing relevant materials and guidance to the Sales team(s).
• Drives sales efficiency by providing appropriate product knowledge information and training (both technical and sales) to
• each salesperson.
• Ensure products are competitively priced and that required margin targets are achieved and maintained 
• Ensure internal and external training with customers are conducted on a regular basis

Qualifications for the role

• BTech/ BEng Electrical Engineering
• 2 to 5 years relevant experience
• Experienced in industrial digital communication protocols