Material Planner in Heidelberg bei ABB

Material Planner (m/f/d)

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The Material Planner handles end-to-end planning of inventory in excess of invoicing, from purchase requisition to customer invoice, assisting internal customer service inquiries. In this role you will set inventory parameters and inventory targets, while making sure that there is adequate replenishment of inventory through purchase orders.

This position reports to

Planning & Fulfillment Manager

Your responsibilities

• Monitor and track the complete logistics chain (from the customer order to the supplier's invoice) and initiate appropriate corrective measures, e.g. in the event of price and quantity deviations, incorrect deliveries and cancellations, and implement appropriate measures with the interfaces concerned.
• Planning material for stock orders and non stock orders, taking into account the order situation, stock levels, delivery backlogs and delivery times and monitoring of current orders (including reminding of order confirmations and delivery dates).
• Coordinating and agreeing with Product Marketing, e.g. regarding the product range (new products/old products), demand development and forecast, delivery problems, product relocation.
• Maintaining all master data relevant to scheduling. (e.g. disposition parameters, prices, delivery times, quantity contracts, sales status, lot sizes).
• Monitoring of the start and end of production as well as the consumption of products.
• Checking and releasing orders.
• Scheduling special measures and short-term changes (e.g. return of products, inventory differences).
• Reviewing stocks and optimising material classification and arranging for scrapping.
• Evaluating various key figures to optimise operational handling and processes.
• Evaluating and presenting logistics and ordering key figures as a basis for tactical decisions.
• Conducting regular supplier meetings as a basis for possible process improvements.
• Active cooperation in optimising processes to increase productivity.

Your background

• Experience in Material Planning
• Knowledge of SAP/MM, APO and Microsoft Office Package
• Min. 3 year professional qualification (e.g. as an industrial clerk) or equivalent
• Fluent in German and English

Benefits

• Retirement plan
• Paid and Unpaid leave opportunities
• Flexible work practices
• Canteen
• Wellbeing program

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. 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 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