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Pralhad Kanade

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Global Category Manager at ABB
📍 Vaasa, Ostrobothnia, Finland

Pralhad is a Global Category Manager at ABB, specializing in procurement and supply chain management for the electronics sector. He has progressed through several roles within ABB, from engineer to global manager, demonstrating expertise in strategic sourcing and cost development. He holds an MBA from Savitribai Phule Pune University.

He previously managed a global spend of 50 million USD for electronics manufacturing services at ABB.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Global Category Manager
Job Level
Middle
Location
Vaasa, Ostrobothnia, Finland
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Global Procurement
He implements global procurement strategies and develops supplier networks across the US, China, Finland, and India for ABB.
Supply Chain Costing
Responsible for procurement cost development and establishing best-cost sourcing processes to manage multi-million dollar factory spends.
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Career

Work history

8-2022
Global Category Manager
ABB
12-2018 - 7-2022
Procurement & Logistics Manager (Line Manager)
ABB
1-2011 - 12-2018
Category Manager - PCBA’s (EMS - Electronics Manufacturing Services)
ABB
7-2008 - 12-2010
Supply Chain Management Engineer
ABB
1-2007 - 6-2008
Procurement Engineer
Asian Electronics Limited
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Education
2010 - 2012
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Savitribai Phule Pune University
2010 - 2010
6 Months Part Time
Indian Institute of Materials Management
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