At ABB, we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we’ll give you what you need to make it happen. It won’t always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you’ll never run alone. Run what runs the world.

This Position reports to:

Energy Industries division is enabling safe, smart, and sustainable projects and operations for businesses across the oil, gas, chemicals, life sciences, power generation, and water sectors. Driving integrated solutions that automate, digitalize, and electrify operations across industries. The division strives to connect our people and technology capabilities, along with our robust global execution capacity and widespread service footprint to help customers adapt and succeed. With over 50 years of domain expertise, we continue to innovate and reshape traditional approaches across the energy sector with our technologies, that are designed to improve operational efficiency, reduce risk, decrease energy consumption and waste.

You will be the local strategic and operational leader of the Automation organization within Energy Industries Division located in Untersiggenthal, Switzerland. Reporting to Local Division Manager Energy Industries DACH,  your focus will be on implementing strategies for profitable growth and ensuring effective operational performance across all aspects of this Cluster Local Division.

Your responsibilities

Leading the execution of the regional and global division strategy and providing local input and insights. Prioritizing and implementing business plans for stabilizing, profitability and growth with a focus on Service and Digital. Contribute to the HUB results by proactive collaboration with the HUB team and the other Local Divisions to achieve our common targets.

Ensuring effective financial management and delivery against all targets* and ensuring the profit and loss margin of the Local Division is met. (*Major KPIs: Orders, Orders gross profit, revenue, OpEBITA, cash & NWC). In addition to that, living ABB’s core values of safety and integrity, which means ensuring a safe working environment and supporting your team and the integrity of your business.

Evaluating market opportunities and identifying actions in collaboration with local sales and marketing team. Implementing operational excellence across all products/projects/services and processes to improve productivity, quality and cost optimization, focused on delivering as sold to as delivered margins, facilitating adoption and utilization of ABB Adaptive and OPC deployment.

Building a capable local team – inspiring and motivating employees to reach or even surpass targets as well as building and maintaining strong relationships with new and existing customers and ensuring ongoing customer satisfaction.

Your background

A degree (University or Fachhochschule in CH) in Engineering e.g., Automation & Control System, or Electrical

At least 8 years of experience in Automation or Electrical Solution business, in industries such as Water, Power Generation, Chemical & Refining

Experienced in leading teams of managers, directing an organization or department of >15 MUSD Revenues and >35 FTE, with profit and loss responsibility

Key focus on customer needs, results and quality, with proficient sales and marketing experience

Highly proficient, well-developed communication, influencing, coaching and leadership skills

You are comfortably extroverted, curious, and action-driven—your initiative and professionalism help you engage others and confidently share your vision

You easily connect with both customers and colleagues, precisely uncovering their needs and taking appropriate actions with conviction and clarity

More about us

Bring your very own sense of pride and purpose as you help us drive forward the Fourth Industrial Revolution – creating a sustainable future for our planet, and your career. Join ABB and harness the power of our diverse global network, as you collaborate with and learn from our world-class teams. Above all, challenge yourself every day.

Engineered to outrun.

We look forward to receiving your application (documents submitted in English are appreciated). This recruitment process is led by Ceren Özen, Talent Acquisition Parter in Switzerland.

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