Material Planner

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Responsible for end-to-end planning of materials from purchase requisition to customer invoice. Support internal customer service inquiries. Sets inventory parameters, inventory targets, and ensure adequate replenishment of inventory through purchase orders.

Your responsibilities

• Segmentation and safety stock - Segments the portfolio of materials through an ABC/XYZ analysis, product lifecycle management and commercial policy. Defines inventory policies according to this segmentation.
• Inventory parameters – Calibrates and maintains the planning systems and ERPs the inventory parameters, safety stock, recorder point, lot size, lead-time, and replenishment strategies.
• Collaboration – Collaborates with Buyers for obtaining the best possible supplier performance in terms of supplier on-time delivery, MOQ, quality, lead-time, and flexibility.
• Inbound materials – Works with Operations Buyers and GBS to align planning of materials with call offs and ensures that purchase requisitions are converted into purchaser orders.
• Inventory Controls – Managers MRP (Materials Resource Planning) exception messages on a daily basis. Supports cycle counting and/or year-end inventory counting. Conducts financial risk assessments decisions relating to inventory, conducts root cause analysis when necessary.
• Inventory performance – Analyses excess and obsolete/aging inventory. Takes appropriate action for optimizing inventory performance, in collaboration with Sales, Marketing, Manufacturing and Procurement & Logistics.

Your background

• Qualifications – Lean/Six Sigma Certification will be an advantage. Demonstrated background in planning or manufacturing coordination roles.
• Highly developed analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• A proactive thinker with attention to detail.
• Ability to change direction and handle multiple responsibilities and tasks on a regular basis.
• Ability to positively motivate individuals and teams to meet or exceed expectations.
• Extensive knowledge and expert level user of Microsoft Office tools. E.g. Excel, PowerPoint, Word, etc.
• Knowledge of configuration control
• Strong planning, organizational skills and attention to detail are required.
• Team attitude: eager to cooperate with others, has exceptional interpersonal-communication skills.
• Experience working with ISO quality plan - desirable
• SAP knowledge - desirable

More about us

We look forward to receiving your application (documents submitted in English are appreciated). If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com.Work model: remote #LI-remoteWork model: hybrid #LI-hybridWork model: on site #LI-onsite