Job Title: Planning & Fulfillment Excellence Specialist
At ABB, we are dedicated to addressing global challenges. Our core values of care, courage, curiosity, and collaboration, combined with a focus on diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities, drive our aim to empower everyone to create sustainable solutions.
Your Role and Responsibilities
* Implementing continuous improvement actions with critical suppliers/top offenders to increase their on-time delivery performances.
* Responsibility for stock profile and segmenting the portfolio of materials through ABC/XYZ analysis, product lifecycle management, and commercial policy.
* Tracking programs, initiatives, projects, and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to demonstrate progress and value in your area.
* Promoting a systematic fact-based approach to identify and evaluate opportunities for future improvement.
* Calculating and maintaining inventory parameters in planning systems and ERPs.
* Collaborating with Category Managers for obtaining supplier performance improvements.
* Conducting financial risk assessments decisions relating to inventory and root cause analysis.
* Identifying, evaluating, and implementing solutions to facilitate information exchange with vendors and simplify material planning activities.
* Calculating, maintaining, and sharing yearly budget/forecast for the portfolio of materials with relevant stakeholders.
* Leading cross-functional initiatives for optimizing customer on-time delivery, lead time, inventory, resource utilization, and forecast accuracy.
Qualifications for the Role
* Minimum 3 years of experience in similar roles in structured and complex environments.
* Management Engineer or Mechanical Engineer degree; experience in material planning is considered a plus.
* Good knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Microsoft Excel.
* Knowledge of SAP and data analysis tools (Power BI or similar) is considered a plus.
* Agile approach, teamwork attitude, good communication skills, and problem-solving attitude.
* Bilingual skills in Italian and English, both written and spoken.