OVERVIEW1.1 ABB Group overview ABB in Vietnam is part of ABB Group www.abb.com, a leading global technology company in power and automation that enables utility, industry, and transport
Trang 1First and foremost I want to thank my Guide Ph.D Ly Phuong Duyen, It has been an honor to be her
student I appreciate all her contribution to make my “Internship report” productive and stimulating I
am highly obliged and express my sincere gratitude to her.
The internship opportunity I had with ABB Ltd was a great chance for learning and professional
development Therefore, I consider myself as a very lucky individual as I was provided with an
opportunity to be a part of it I am also grateful for having a chance to meet so many wonderful people
and professionals who led me though this internship period.
Bearing in mind previous I am using this opportunity to express my deepest gratitude and special
thanks to Mr Le Trung Nghia, Sales and Marketing Manager - ABB Ltd Business Unit who in spite of
being extraordinarily busy with his duties, took time out to hear, guide and keep me on the correct path
and allowing me to carry out my project at their esteemed organization and extending during the
training.
I express my deepest thanks to Ms Nguyen Thuy Truong and Ms Nguyen Thi Thuy Duong – ABB
Ltd Sales Admin for taking part in useful decision & giving necessary advices and guidance and
arranged all facilities to make life easier I choose this moment to acknowledge their contribution
gratefully.
It is my radiant sentiment to place on record my best regards, deepest sense of gratitude to Mr Nguyen
Phuong Dong Sales man, Mr Huynh Manh Hung – Senior Sales man, Ms Le Thi Ngan – Sales man,
Ms Tran Thi Thu Ha – Sales Engineer, for their careful and precious guidance which were extremely
valuable for my study both theoretically and practically.
I perceive as this opportunity as a big milestone in my career development I will strive to use gained
skills and knowledge in the best possible way, and I will continue to work on their improvement, in
order to attain desired career objectives Hope to continue cooperation with all of you in the future.
Sincerely,
Truong Thanh Thuy
Trang 2TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEGEMENT 1
TABLE OF FIGURES 3
SUMMARY 4
CHAPTER 1: ABB LTD OVERVIEW 5
1.1 ABB Group overview 5
1.2 ABB Vietnam profile/contact 6
1.3 ABB Vietnam history 6
1.4 ABB mission/vision/values 7
1.4.1 ABB's mission 7
1.4.2 ABB's vision 7
1.4.3 Values 7
1.5 ABB Ltd Organization Structure 9
1.6 ABB Vietnam business and products 9
CHAPTER 2: ABB LTD BUSINESS INTRODUCTION 12
2.1 ABB Ltd values chain 12
2.2 Sales process 13
2.3 ABB Ltd Factory Sales overview 17
An interview about ABB Sales & Marketing Department 17
2.4 Sales performance analysis and assessment 20
2.4.1 ABB Business operating result in market from 2012 - 2016 20
2.4.2 DTR Sales Department result in 2015 22
CHAPTER 3: INTERNSHIP GOALS & JOB PERFORMANCE DISCRIPTION & METHODS OF IMPLEMENTATION 23
3.1 Internship Objectives 23
3.2 Learning Objectives, Job Description and Methodology 23
3.3 Schedule of Internship 26
CHAPTER 4: REFLECTIONS ON THE INTERNSHIP 27
4.1 The use of skills and knowledge gained in the university 27
4.2 Tasks and skilled learnt and performed during the Internship period 28
4.3 Practice Experience learnt 28
4.4 Conclusion 29
Trang 3TABLE OF FIGURES
Figure 1 ABB Organization Structure 9
Figure 2 ABB business and product 12
Figure 3 Sale Process 13
Figure 4 The Sales distribution channel 18
Figure 5 Sales order value 20
Figure 6 DTR Sales in 2015
Table 1 ABB business and product 10
Table 2 Intern Objectives and Methods 24
Table 3 Schedule of Internship 26
SUMMARY
Trang 4ABB Ltd in Vietnam is a truly global company with high professionalism and
reputation With more than 500 employees and operator in the head quarter,
Hanoi The facilities and utilities are first-class All employees regardless of
permanent, temporary or intern have the right access to excellent facilities
ABBers are provided a free lunch with adequate nutrition and transportation from/
to the company ABB all processes for both bidding contract are in well manage
and control to avoid corruption and bureaucracy In addition, Codes of conduct are
always focused to raise the awareness of all employees All new ABBers are
obligated to join the Integrity training and must pass the test of Codes of Conduct
and OHS safety All expenses must be checked and pass through a control
process
ABB employees treat each other with highest respect and people support each
other They are willing to teach and coach the newbie or intern Every year, each
employee has chance to join a lot of training course and business trip abroad for
development
ABB Ltd has a multicultural environment You will meet and work with many
director, manger and supervisor, technician belong to the ABB Group around the
World
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1.1 ABB Group overview
ABB in Vietnam is part of ABB Group (www.abb.com), a leading global technology
company in power and automation that enables utility, industry, and transport and
infrastructure customers to improve their performance while lowering environmental
impact The ABB Group of companies operates in roughly 100 countries and employs
about 135,000 people
Established in Vietnam in 1993, ABB recently has around 900 employees working in
three regions across the country to ensure the nationwide presence of the ABB brand
The Head Office and Transformer Factories are located in Hanoi, High Voltage and
Medium Voltage Power Product factories are in Bac Ninh, other branch offices are in
Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City
As Group structure, ABB is organized in four divisions: Electrification Products,
Discrete Automation and Motion, Process Automation and Power Grids in order to
serve each group of customers in a most efficient way Supporting to five business
divisions, we provide full range of lifecycle services from spare parts and equipment
repair, training, migration to remote monitoring and technical support
In each market and industry, we offer our customers a dedicated and competent team of
sales, professional services and engineering expertise in support of the Group’s
extensive ranges of systems and products
Our power and distribution transformers factories are among the ABB focused
factories worldwide We manufacture a wide range of transformers with capacity to 63
MVA and voltage to 172 kV Being the market leader both in technology and quality,
Trang 6we are the largest transformers manufacturer by far in Vietnam We are also expanding
well in the export markets Our transformers are now exported to all over Asia Pacific
region, serving clients from Australia and New Zealand in the south to Japan and
Korea in the north
Through the years, ABB in Vietnam has established itself as a reliable and competent
technology partner to government, private and domestic sectors and become one of the
most prestigious names in power and automation technology in Vietnam
We are committed to helping our customers to use power effectively and increase
productivity in order to create a better world We are committed to a long term
development in Vietnam, to grow along with the development of power industry and
industries of Vietnam [ CITATION ABB15 \l 1033 ]
1.2 ABB Vietnam profile/contact
Head office / Transformer factory
Km 9, National Road 1A,
Hoang Liet Ward, Hoang Mai District, Hanoi, Vietnam
Tel: +84 4 3861 1010
Fax: +84 4 3861 1009
1.3 ABB Vietnam history
1993 Opened main office in Hanoi
1994 Opened regional office in Ho Chi Minh City
Established ABB Joint Venture for manufacturing of distribution transformers
1996 Opened regional office in Da Nang city
1997 Extended ABB JV license to include power transformers
2002 Converted JV into 100% of ABB capital, named ABB Ltd
2005 Started strategic drive for export from Hanoi plant
2006 Transition to local business for Discrete Automation & Motion, Low Voltage
Products
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customers and develop local competence [ CITATION ABB151 \l 1033 ]
1.4 ABB mission/vision/values
1.4.1 ABB's mission
Improve performance: ABB helps customers improve their operating
performance, grid reliability and productivity whilst saving energy and lowering
environmental impact
Drive innovation: Innovation and quality are key characteristics of our product,
systems and service offering
Attract talent: ABB is committed to attracting and retaining dedicated and
skilled people and offering employees an attractive, global work environment
Act responsibly: Sustainability, lowering environmental impact and business
ethics are at the core of our arket offering and our own operations
1.4.2 ABB's vision
As one of the world’s leading engineering companies, we help our customers to use
electrical power efficiently, to increase industrial productivity and to lower
environmental impact in a sustainable way Power and productivity for a better
world
1.4.3 Values
Safety and Integrity
This value pair is the bedrock of our organization We do not accept business, if it
means putting people at risk or engaging in unethical practices At ABB, we take care
Trang 8of ourselves and we look out for our colleagues – Don’t look the other way We draw
attention to behavior and actions that might compromise someone’s health or
wellbeing, or that might jeopardize their career or the reputation of the company
Customer Focus and Quality
In today’s competitive environment, these are a must to prosper as a company.
The customer has to be at the center of all our activities – and when we reach him we
need to deliver with utmost quality in everything we do Knowing our customers better,
being perceived as having a clear focus on them and providing high-quality offerings
and services will make us the partner of choice
Innovation and Speed
Innovation is at the core of our value proposition and will continue to be critical in
strengthening and enhancing our competitive position – in daily business, and as we
expand our offering towards engineering/consulting, software and value-added
services Speed is essential in everything we do – being fast at high quality without
haste is the art that we are committed to master
Ownership and Performance
Strengthening clear lines of responsibility and accountability across our organization is
a key part of our next level strategy Focused, well-articulated responsibilities for our
business lines, regions/countries and functions is paramount to drive performance to
the next level Our new organization reflects these principles and is built around them
Institutional and individual performance are key to continue to succeed – and survive –
in a demanding world Performance is what is expected from all of us every day – not
only continuing what we are doing, but also taking a step forward – a piece of Next
Level every day
Collaboration and Trust
ABB’s future, its enhanced competitive strength, must be built around better,
more natural collaboration aimed at providing superior customer value The new
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the customer, enables the business, regional/country and functional leaders to
collaborate more and easily
1.5 ABB Ltd Organization Structure
Figure 1 ABB Organization Structure
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1.6 ABB Vietnam business and products
Trang 10Table 1 ABB business and product
Electrificatio
n Products
Products and solutionssuitable for multipleelectrical applicationsfrom residential homeautomation to industrialbuildings, including low-voltage circuit breakers,switches, control
accessories, enclosuresand cable systemsdesigned to ensure safetyand reliability
Distributors,installers, panelbuilders, OEMs,system integrators,contractors,
architects and endusers
ABB ships over 1million products
to customersworldwide everyday
Discrete
Automation
and Motion
Motors, generators,drives, mechanical powertransmission, robotics,wind converters, solarinverters, voltageregulators, rectifiers,UPS systems, excitationsystems, tractionconverters, fast DCchargers
Manufacturers,OEMs in a variety
of industries andutilities, processindustry end usersand transportationand infrastructureoperators
ABB is theworld’s largest
industrial electricmotors and drives
Process
Automation
Products, systems andservices designed tooptimize the productivity
of industrial processes
Process industriessuch as oil andgas,
petrochemicals,
ABB delivered theworld’s firstpower-from-shoresolution for an
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turbochargers and pulptesting equipment)
mining, metalsproduction,
marine, pulp andpaper, and cement
offshore rig
Power Grids Power Grids offers
power and automationproducts, systems andservice solutions across
distribution value chain
Its offering includestransformers, high-voltage products, powertransmission systems,and grid integration andautomation solutions – toenable a stronger,smarter and greener grid
Power generation,transmission,distribution andother utilities;
industries acrossthe spectrum,transportation andinfrastructurecustomers, andcommercial
enterprises
ABB pioneeredHVDC technologymore than 60years ago and isuniquely
positioned in theindustry with in-house
manufacturingcapability for all
components ABB
is the world’slargest supplier oftransformers
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CHAPTER 2: ABB LTD BUSINESS INTRODUCTION
2.1 ABB Ltd values chain.
Figure 2 ABB business and product
ABB Ltd Value chain assessment: Follow the same value chain globally to deliver our
value and offer solutions to our customers
Implement best in class processes in the value chain;
Improve business efficiency, results, customer and employees satisfaction;
Share best practice between the factories
Trang 14Sales person takes responsible for Enquiry from their allocated market
In case of non-allocated market, Sales person should forward the request to the
correct allocated factory or ask for PG or Territory Sales Manager approval if there
are valid reasons to quote for the project by ABB Vietnam
Mixed DTR/SPT requirement will be handled by the sale person of the PG that has
majority portion In case the offered volume of the minority PG exceeds below level,
the sales person of the majority PG will act as the single contact point for the project
with support from sales person of the minority PG
- DTR: above 500k USD
- SPT: above 1,000k USD
In case of over workload, Sales Manager will assign inquiry to suitable Sales person
Upon receiving enquiry, sales person will review the enquiry and ABB available
resource, the review will take to following into consideration:
Sales person to propose to Sales Manager for approval for decision of no quote
In case Sensitive Countries: get approval as per Sensitive Countries Protocol
2 Register the enquiry in Sales Database
Sales person to register/update enquiry all required data into sales database
3 Prepare Proposal
Trang 15The approval from Factory Sales and Marketing Managers should be granted when
making decision to produce SPT with rating higher than 12MVA in DTR factory
Have SPT Top Gun team involved in technical preparation if advised by Sales &
Engineering Managers
Have proposal’s terms & condition reviewed and commented by relevant functions,
if required
Have others costs and information such as transportation, services, spare parts
reviewed by relevant functions
If our proposal deviates from customer’s enquiry, a deviation list is prepared and
attached to the proposal Clarify all items in the deviation list with Customer and if
possible propose an alternative solution
Complete both technical and commercial documents and compile into completed
proposal
Delivery Schedule: review with Planning and Operation in case FCA delivery is less
than 4.5 months for SPT and 3 months for DTR
4 Perform Risk Review
Risk Review trigger points:
- Total offer value of all products offered by VNABB PPTR equal to or higher
than 2M USD
- Net Margin below 0%
- Technical Complexity exceed 100%
- Legal trigger points are as per PPTR BU Risk Review Instruction
5 Submit the Proposal
Complete and Submit proposal to customer on time
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6 Follow up & Negotiation
Follow-up status of project
During negotiation and revision process, Sales person does not need to get FCM
re-approved in case:
Revised total offer value is within 20% tolerance from approved FCM
OR only change in offered quantity
Revised Net Margin is not lower more than 1% from approved FCM
New offer value and NM do not trigger higher approval level
Payment method and security are unchanged
Sales person is fully responsible for the accuracy of the above calculation
Submit the revised proposal to customer, if any
7 PO/Contract Amendment Negotiation
Check all terms & conditions of PO/Contract
Negotiate with customer so that the terms & conditions match with the proposal
offered
Have revised PO/Contract prepared and approved if any
Submit the revised PO/Contract to customer, if any
Prepare final FCM which is in line with final PO/contract
8 PO/Contract Review/Approval
After checking, sales person to submit PO/Contract for final review and approval by
relevant functions
9 Perform Order Hand Over
Perform Order Handover according to instruction
10 Lost Tender analysis