Operations and Supply Planner (m/f/d) - Electrification Products

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Planning & Fulfillment Improvement Manager

Your role and responsibilities

Committed to the standardization and continuous improvement of our planning and fulfillment processes, skills and tools, we are looking for an Operations and Supply Planner at our site in Heidelberg, Germany. Draw up a production plan taking into account production capacities, order situation, stock levels, production backlogs, delivery backlogs, procurement situations, etc., taking into account existing deadlines. Your responsibilities will include managing projects aimed at optimizing key aspects such as on-time delivery, LTA and inventory turns, while reducing lead times and striving for customer focus. Focus will be the improvement of the Disposition and Planning Process in form of the operational execution but as well improvement with tools and techniques. Do you have a proven track record in the field of Disposition and Planning? Do you have a solid skill set in SAP-MM & -PP and a strong knowledge in Microsoft Office, especially MS Excel and PPP? Are you capable of driving projects forward within a fast-paced environment? Let's write the future. Together. Reporting Line: Planning & Fulfillment Improvement Manager. The work model for the role is: hybrid. #LI-Hybridd - Assemble and analyze all data to create a production plan, use rough-cut and detail capacity planning in alignment with our extended workbenches and link it to the demand plan; run the Supply review process, obtain consensus from Engineering and Production Managers and input it to the Sales & Operations Planning process - Collaborate with our extended workbenches, product management, procurement to better align supply and sourcing strategies, demand planners to influence demand shaping activities which help improve profit, customer service or reduce inventory, strong focus on end-to-end processes - Contribute actively to a short-term planning process, connect the operations plan with the short-term production schedule - Determine impact of plan on expected inventory levels, including Sales in Excess, Monitors WIP, recommend WIP rationalization initiatives and feed them into the inventory checkbook (ICBK) - Identify key root causes for deviation from the production plan and implement initiatives to improve adherence to plans for the future - Accountable for schedule adherence and supply plan attainment - Ensure planning parameters are up to date including review of replenishment strategies together with PnF Specialist to improve OTD and stock level

Qualifications for the role

• Degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration or equivalent and first years working experience in SCM or Planning in Fulfillment based on a solid qualification in Business Administration
• Proven track record of improving Planning & Fulfillment metrics via optimization initiatives
• Expertise in the Planning & Fulfillment domains of Inventory Management, Operations Planning and Sales & Operations
• Advanced and senior knowledge in SAP (Modules WM, PP, MM) and in Microsoft Office (Excel, PPP)
• As a plus, knowledge in PowerBI (Data Analysis and Dashboard Creation)
• Experience in application of Project Management and Lean/Six Sigma methodology
• Customer focus and actions oriented with a systematic and structured approach
• Cultural awareness and ability to work within a global organization
• Strong communication skills in English paired with consulting and facilitating skills

What's in it for you?

• Flexibility: we have hybrid work options, make the best out of them!
• Be yourself: join one or many of our Employee Resource Groups and make a difference!
• Benefit from an open and solution-oriented work culture

Benefits

• Canteen
• Retirement plan
• Flexible work practices
• Employee Share Acquisition Plan
• Paid Parental leave (gender neutral)

More about us

Electrification provides leading electrical distribution and management technologies, solutions and services to electrify the world in a safe, smart and sustainable way. The portfolio includes medium- and low-voltage electrical components, switchgear, digital devices, enclosures, and circuit breakers, among others. With our products, solutions and services, we collaborate with customers to improve power delivery and security, enhance energy management, efficiency and operational reliability, as we seek to achieve a low carbon society. go.abb/electrification ABB Smart Buildings enables optimization of energy efficiency, safety, security and comfort for any building type, through new installations or retrofit solutions. The Division offers integrated digital technologies to control HVAC, lighting, shutters, and security, in addition to energy distribution solutions including DIN rail products, enclosures and emergency lighting through to industrial plugs and sockets and conventional wiring accessories, accommodating for single family homes, multiple dwellings, commercial buildings, infrastructure and industrial applications. The Division's highly innovative technologies and digital solutions serve rising global demand among real estate developers, owners, and investors for smart building technologies that optimize energy distribution and building automation. The scalable solutions aim to deliver significant sustainable and financial benefits, meeting social and environmental demands, while being able to address even the most complex of customers' carbon reduction strategies. We value people from different backgrounds. Could this be your story? Apply today or visit www.abb.com to read more about us and learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe. #MyABBStory ABB is able to offer you an interesting role within a highly motivated team, together with open communication structures. On the basis of a personal, practice-oriented induction programme, you will be given the opportunity to acquire the confidence needed to work independently and self-reliantly within your assigned area. Even after the joining phase, ABB offers a wide range of individual career development opportunities and supports you in realising your career goals with targeted training measures. At ABB you will find an attractive working environment in all phases of life - including mobility services such as bicycle leasing, policies for sabbaticals and home office, the ABB children's vacation camp and taking care of family members. Interested in joining our team? We are looking forward to receiving your complete application through our online tool. In the case of equal suitability, people with severe disabilities and their equals are given preference. ABB AG Your contact is: ABB PersonalDirekt +49 (0) 621 381 3500 ABB Data Privacy Statement: https://new.abb.com/privacy-notice/candidate