Production Planner

About ABB

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Position Overview

This Position reports to: Production Manager

Roles & Responsibilities

Core Responsibilities

• Assembles and analyzes all data pertinent to creating constrained engineering (for Engineered-To-Order businesses) and production plan, uses rough-cut and detailed capacity planning, and links it to the demand plan.
• Runs the review process and facilitates meetings.
• Obtains consensus from Engineering and Production Managers for sign-off by local unit Operations Manager and inputs it into the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process.
• Works with Product Management team to influence design decisions, Procurement team to better align supply and sourcing strategies, and Demand Planners to influence demand shaping activities that help improve profit, customer service, or reduce inventory.
• Prepares Rough Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP), identifies capacity constraints, and recommends both short- and long-term solutions and mitigation plans to remove bottlenecks.
• Contributes actively to a short-term planning process.
• Connects the operations plan with the short-term production schedule.
• Determines the impact of the plan on expected inventory levels, including SIE, monitors WIP, recommends WIP rationalization initiatives, and feeds them into the Inventory Checkbook (ICBK).
• Identifies key root causes for deviation from the production plan and implements initiatives to improve adherence to plans for the future.
• Accountable for schedule adherence and supply plan attainment.
• Ensures planning bill of materials is kept up-to-date and generates material plan based on constrained supply plan.

License to Operate / Core Values

• Demonstrates ABB's core values and group safety and integrity standards and acts accordingly.
• Implements and ensures compliance with the ABB code of conduct, global and local standards, tools, policies, and processes in their assigned area.
• Ensures adherence to all relevant internal and statutory regulations and policies.
• Ensures integrity and compliance with ABB values and ethics in all activities.
• Demonstrates an understanding of Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) terms, concept application, reporting, and risks.

Collaboration / Leadership

• Ensures adherence to the collaboration objectives of the team to maximize results for ABB.
• Leads their development journey by seeking knowledge and learning opportunities within the team.
• Manages relationships with stakeholders in their own area of responsibility and ensures alignment.

Job Skills

• Data Analysis & Reporting
• Project Management
• Inventory Management & Control
• Logistics Order Handling & Fulfillment
• Supplier Relationship Management
• Resource Management & Capacity Planning

Why ABB

We Care

At ABB, we care about our people and their stories. We create safe, fair, equitable and inclusive working environments in which our people can succeed and develop, regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation or cultural, religious or social background. Diverse teams make us stronger. ABB is also committed to a high standard of integrity in everything we do.

We Grow

We help our people succeed and develop, and we empower them to create their own careers at ABB. Our benefits, reward and development programs encompass a wide array of offerings.

Working at ABB gives you the opportunity to contribute to a healthier and more prosperous world. Add to your story by joining a passionate team, focused on pushing the boundaries of technology to drive performance, shape new business models and find new ways of working that benefit our customers, partners and society. We want you to be proud of being part of ABB.

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