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Procurement Specialist roles qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship when the position requires a bachelor's degree in supply chain management, business, or a related field. Many mid-size and large manufacturers, tech firms, and healthcare systems file LCAs for this occupation. No lottery exemptions apply, so timing your job search around the April registration window matters.
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Get Access To All JobsAt 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:
Procurement Manager
In this role, you will manage sourcing and procurement for plastic materials and molded components, working closely with category leadership to coordinate suppliers, execute procurement activities, and track performance to meet cost, quality, and delivery goals.
The work model for this role is: Onsite
Key Responsibilities
- Execute end-to-end procurement for thermoset and thermoplastic materials, including RFQs, supplier communications, purchase orders, and delivery issue resolution aligned with sourcing strategies.
- Monitor and manage supplier performance across cost, quality, delivery, and risk, coordinating with Quality and Engineering to resolve operational issues and maintain accurate supplier and order data.
- Maintain, report and analyze procurement data utilizing Excel, SAP, Power BI, PowerPoint and KPI dashboards to track delivery performance, spend, order fulfillment, and support cost and supplier evaluations.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering, Quality, Planning, and Manufacturing while ensuring compliance with ABB procurement policies, systems, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field.
- 3 or more years of experience in procurement, purchasing, or supply chain (within manufacturing background preferred).
- Experience working with plastics materials or molded components preferred.
- Advanced Excel skills required; familiarity with SAP and Power BI is considered a plus.
- Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
- Effective communication and stakeholder coordination abilities.
- Candidates must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.
Our Team Dynamics
Our teams support each other, collaborate, and never stop learning. Everyone brings something unique, and together we push ideas forward to solve real problems. Being part of our team means your work matters - because the progress we make here creates real impact out there.
What's in it for you
We want you to bring your full self to work—your ideas, your energy, your ambition. You’ll have the tools and freedom to grow your skills, shape your path, and take on challenges that matter. Here, your work creates impact you can see and feel, every day.
ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer for protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities at ABB.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their sex (gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation), marital status, citizenship, age, race and ethnicity, inclusive of traits historically associated with race or ethnicity, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles, color, religious creed, national origin, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal and state law.
For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf
As an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer for Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities, applicants may request to review the plan of a particular ABB facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762.
Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access ABB's career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762 or by sending an email to US-AskHR@abb.com. Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner. #LI-Onsite
ABB Benefit Summary for eligible US employees
[excludes ABB E-mobility, Athens union, Puerto Rico]
Go to MyBenefitsABB.com and click on “Candidate/Guest” to learn more
Health, Life & Disability
- Choice between two medical plan options: A PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan.
- Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus.
- Vision benefit.
- Company paid life insurance (2X base pay).
- Company paid AD&D (1X base pay).
- Voluntary life and AD&D – 100% employee paid up to maximums.
- Short Term Disability – up to 26 weeks – Company paid.
- Long Term Disability – 60% of pay – Company paid. Ability to “buy-up” to 66 2/3% of pay.
- Supplemental benefits – 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance).
- Paid Parental Leave.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption.
- Employee discount program.
Retirement
- 401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions.
- Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP).
Time off
ABB provides 11 paid holidays. Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.
More about us
ABB Smart Power provides energy distribution solutions for data centers, industrial and manufacturing plants, critical infrastructure and commercial buildings. The Division’s technical teams work closely with industry partners, delivering advanced solutions that support rapid growth, energy transition, and sustainability objectives.
The Division’s portfolio includes industrial circuit breakers, low-voltage systems, motor starting applications, and safety devices like switches and relays. Its Power Protection unit supports the world’s largest data center companies with advanced energy-efficient UPS solutions. The Division’s ABB Ability™ Energy Manager provides a scalable, easy-to-use platform that helps organizations save energy and reduce CO2 emissions.
Join us. Be part of the team where progress happens, industries transform, and your work shapes the world. Run What Runs the World.
ABBCareers
RunwithABB
Runwhatrunstheworld
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.
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:
Procurement Manager
In this role, you will manage sourcing and procurement for plastic materials and molded components, working closely with category leadership to coordinate suppliers, execute procurement activities, and track performance to meet cost, quality, and delivery goals.
The work model for this role is: Onsite
Key Responsibilities
- Execute end-to-end procurement for thermoset and thermoplastic materials, including RFQs, supplier communications, purchase orders, and delivery issue resolution aligned with sourcing strategies.
- Monitor and manage supplier performance across cost, quality, delivery, and risk, coordinating with Quality and Engineering to resolve operational issues and maintain accurate supplier and order data.
- Maintain, report and analyze procurement data utilizing Excel, SAP, Power BI, PowerPoint and KPI dashboards to track delivery performance, spend, order fulfillment, and support cost and supplier evaluations.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering, Quality, Planning, and Manufacturing while ensuring compliance with ABB procurement policies, systems, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field.
- 3 or more years of experience in procurement, purchasing, or supply chain (within manufacturing background preferred).
- Experience working with plastics materials or molded components preferred.
- Advanced Excel skills required; familiarity with SAP and Power BI is considered a plus.
- Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
- Effective communication and stakeholder coordination abilities.
- Candidates must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.
Our Team Dynamics
Our teams support each other, collaborate, and never stop learning. Everyone brings something unique, and together we push ideas forward to solve real problems. Being part of our team means your work matters - because the progress we make here creates real impact out there.
What's in it for you
We want you to bring your full self to work—your ideas, your energy, your ambition. You’ll have the tools and freedom to grow your skills, shape your path, and take on challenges that matter. Here, your work creates impact you can see and feel, every day.
ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer for protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities at ABB.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their sex (gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation), marital status, citizenship, age, race and ethnicity, inclusive of traits historically associated with race or ethnicity, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles, color, religious creed, national origin, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal and state law.
For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf
As an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer for Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities, applicants may request to review the plan of a particular ABB facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762.
Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access ABB's career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762 or by sending an email to US-AskHR@abb.com. Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner. #LI-Onsite
ABB Benefit Summary for eligible US employees
[excludes ABB E-mobility, Athens union, Puerto Rico]
Go to MyBenefitsABB.com and click on “Candidate/Guest” to learn more
Health, Life & Disability
- Choice between two medical plan options: A PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan.
- Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus.
- Vision benefit.
- Company paid life insurance (2X base pay).
- Company paid AD&D (1X base pay).
- Voluntary life and AD&D – 100% employee paid up to maximums.
- Short Term Disability – up to 26 weeks – Company paid.
- Long Term Disability – 60% of pay – Company paid. Ability to “buy-up” to 66 2/3% of pay.
- Supplemental benefits – 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance).
- Paid Parental Leave.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption.
- Employee discount program.
Retirement
- 401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions.
- Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP).
Time off
ABB provides 11 paid holidays. Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.
More about us
ABB Smart Power provides energy distribution solutions for data centers, industrial and manufacturing plants, critical infrastructure and commercial buildings. The Division’s technical teams work closely with industry partners, delivering advanced solutions that support rapid growth, energy transition, and sustainability objectives.
The Division’s portfolio includes industrial circuit breakers, low-voltage systems, motor starting applications, and safety devices like switches and relays. Its Power Protection unit supports the world’s largest data center companies with advanced energy-efficient UPS solutions. The Division’s ABB Ability™ Energy Manager provides a scalable, easy-to-use platform that helps organizations save energy and reduce CO2 emissions.
Join us. Be part of the team where progress happens, industries transform, and your work shapes the world. Run What Runs the World.
ABBCareers
RunwithABB
Runwhatrunstheworld
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.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Procurement Specialist
Verify your degree matches SOC codes
Procurement Specialist roles typically fall under SOC 13-1023. Pull the O*NET profile for that code and confirm your degree field aligns. Mismatches between your credential and the posted SOC code are a common RFE trigger.
Target employers with active LCA filings
Search Migrate Mate to filter Procurement Specialist openings by employers who have filed LCAs for this occupation. Companies with a filing history for this role are operationally ready to sponsor, which shortens your timeline to an offer.
Check prevailing wage before negotiating offers
Run the OFLC Wage Search for SOC 13-1023 in your target metro before discussing salary. Your employer's LCA must certify a wage at or above the DOL prevailing wage for that location, so knowing Level I through IV benchmarks protects you during negotiations.
Confirm the employer's E-Verify enrollment early
STEM OPT extensions require E-Verify, and many supply chain roles sit adjacent to STEM classifications. Ask about E-Verify enrollment before signing an offer if you're on OPT, not after, since switching employers mid-status creates compliance gaps.
Document sourcing authority in your resume
USCIS adjudicators look for evidence that a Procurement Specialist role requires at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field. Quantify contract values managed and supplier negotiations led. Vague descriptions of purchasing tasks weaken specialty occupation arguments in the I-129 petition.
File premium processing if your start date is fixed
Procurement roles tied to fiscal-year budget cycles or contract launch dates have hard start constraints. USCIS premium processing guarantees a decision within 15 business days, which matters when a delayed approval means missing a project kickoff your employer planned around.
H-1B Visa Procurement Specialist: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Procurement Specialist role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, if the position requires a bachelor's degree in a specific field such as supply chain management, business, or operations. The key is that the employer's job description must make that degree a minimum requirement, not a preference. Roles framed as open to any bachelor's degree regardless of field are harder to defend as specialty occupations during USCIS adjudication.
Which employers most commonly sponsor H-1B visas for Procurement Specialists?
Large manufacturers, defense contractors, pharmaceutical companies, and technology hardware firms tend to file LCAs for this occupation most frequently because their procurement functions are complex enough to require formally trained specialists. You can browse employers with verified H-1B filing history for Procurement Specialist roles directly on Migrate Mate, filtered by location and industry.
How does the prevailing wage requirement affect a Procurement Specialist H-1B offer?
Your employer must certify on the LCA that your salary meets or exceeds the DOL prevailing wage for SOC 13-1023 in the specific metro where you'll work. Wage levels range from Level I for entry-level roles to Level IV for senior positions. Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the applicable level before your offer letter arrives so you can identify discrepancies before they become compliance issues.
Can I transfer my H-1B to a new employer if my Procurement Specialist role changes companies?
Yes. Under portability rules, you can start working for a new employer as soon as the transfer petition is filed with USCIS, provided your current H-1B was previously approved and you're moving to a role in the same or a similar occupational classification. The new employer files a new I-129, and your status continues without interruption during adjudication.
What documentation supports a strong specialty occupation argument for a Procurement Specialist petition?
The strongest petitions include a job description that ties specific duties to degree-level knowledge, an employer letter explaining why the role cannot be performed without a relevant bachelor's degree, and supporting evidence such as industry surveys showing degree requirements for comparable positions. The Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET both document educational requirements for this occupation, and USCIS regularly references those sources during adjudication.