Engineering Resource & Capacity Planner

ABB; Beersel; Sur place; EUR 70 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

ABB in Beersel, Belgium seeks an Engineering Resource & Capacity Planner to connect project demand with engineering capacity. You will ensure the right expertise is available at the right time, working across Sales, Project Management and Engineering to support growth and delivery of automation projects.

The role emphasizes data-driven insights, robust planning and cross-functional collaboration to balance today’s priorities with tomorrow’s opportunities. Fluency in Dutch and English is required.

Qualifications

• Experience in resource planning and project planning in a technical, project-based environment.
• Strong analytical thinker who translates data into action.
• Excellent stakeholder management and cross-team communication.
• Fluent in Dutch and English, both written and spoken.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree or equivalent experience.

Responsabilités

• Align engineering capacity with business demand and ensure the right expertise for ongoing and future projects.
• Coordinate between Sales, Project Management and Engineering to translate needs into resource plans.
• Provide insights into capacity availability, planning risks and delivery feasibility during quotations.
• Build and maintain a forward-looking resource and capacity plan, identifying bottlenecks and future workforce needs.
• Monitor resource utilisation and optimize workload distribution across engineering teams.
• Turn planning data into clear reports, dashboards and recommendations for decision makers.
• Coordinate internal and external resources and continuously improve planning tools and processes.

Connaissances

Resource planning

Project planning

Operations coordination

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decision making

Formation

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree

Outils

Excel

Power BI

ERP systems

Project planning tools

Description du poste

This Position Reports To

Senior Engineering Manager

At ABB, we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we’ll give you what you need to make it happen. It won’t always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you’ll never run alone. Run what runs the world.

This role sits within ABB’s Robotics business, a leading global robotics company. We’ve entering an exciting new chapter as we’ve announced the plan for SoftBank Group to acquire ABB Robotics. SoftBank is a globally recognized technology group and investor/operator focused on AI, robotics, and next-generation computing. By joining us now, you’ll be part of a pioneering team shaping the future of robotics—working alongside world‑class experts in a fast‑moving, innovation‑driven environment.

Connect the people behind automation

What does it take to deliver some of the world’s most advanced logistics automation solutions? Innovative robotics, smart software, and brilliant engineers working together at exactly the right moment.

At ABB Robotics, we design and deliver automation systems that keep warehouses, distribution centres and supply chains moving. Behind every successful project is a team of specialists transforming complex challenges into smart, scalable solutions.

As our Engineering Resource & Capacity Planner, you’ll be the person who brings clarity to complexity. You’ll connect project demand with engineering capability, ensuring the right expertise is available at the right time. By providing visibility across our organisation, you’ll help drive project success, support business growth, and enable ABB to deliver on its commitments.

Flexible work environment. Cross‑functional impact. A role at the heart of the business.

Your mission

You’ll be the central link between Sales, Project Managementand Engineering, helping ABB balance today’s priorities with tomorrow’s opportunities. From evaluating new project opportunities to forecasting future capacity needs, you’ll ensure our engineering organisation has the visibility, resources and planning required to deliver world‑class automation solutions. Through data‑driven insights and close stakeholder collaboration, you’ll help shape how ABB grows, scales and executes its projects.

Your day‑to‑day includes

• Aligning engineering capacity with business demand, ensuring the right expertise is available to successfully deliver ongoing and future projects.
• Acting as the central coordination point between Sales, Project Management and Engineering, translating project needs into effective resource plans.
• Supporting commercial decisions by providing insights into capacity availability, planning risks and delivery feasibility during the quotation process.
• Building and maintaining a forward‑looking resource and capacity plan, proactively identifying bottlenecks, skill gaps and future workforce needs.
• Monitoring resource utilisation across engineering teams and driving balanced workload distribution and efficient resource allocation.
• Turning planning data into clear reports, dashboards and recommendations that support fact‑based business decisions.
• Coordinating internal and external resources, resolving capacity conflicts and continuously improving planning processes and tools.

What makes you right for this role?

• We’re looking for someone who combines analytical strength with strong stakeholder management skills. Someone who enjoys bringing structure to complexity, connecting people and projects, and translating data into meaningful business decisions.
• You are comfortable looking ahead, anticipating challenges before they arise, and collaborating across teams to find practical solutions that support both project delivery and long‑term growth.

You are also

• Experienced in resource planning, project planning, operations coordination or engineering‑driven project environments.
• Comfortable working in a technical, project‑based organisation, ideally within industrial automation, engineered‑to‑order, manufacturing or a similar environment.
• A strong analytical thinker who can interpret data, identify trends and translate insights into action.
• An effective communicator who can collaborate confidently with stakeholders across different teams and organisational levels.
• Organised, proactive and capable of managing multiple priorities while maintaining a clear overview of business needs.
• Comfortable challenging assumptions and supporting decisions through facts, data and business insights.
• Advanced in Microsoft Excel; experience with Power BI, ERP systems or project planning tools is a strong advantage.
• Fluent in Dutch and English, both spoken and written.
• Educated to bachelor’s or master’s level, or bring equivalent experience.

Why ABB?

At ABB Robotics, we’re redefining what’s possible in industrial automation. Our technologies help the world’s leading organisations improve productivity, quality, efficiency and safety through intelligent automation solutions.

From our Global Solutions Center Logistics in Huizingen, we design and deliver advanced automation systems for intralogistics, e‑commerce, retail, fresh food, non‑food and express parcel operations. Our portfolio ranges from robotics and modular automation cells to fully engineered turnkey solutions and lifecycle services.

As our Engineering Resource & Capacity Planner, you’ll be at the centre of it all. Your decisions will directly influence how engineering talent is deployed, how projects are delivered and how future growth is enabled.

We’re a global technology leader, but locally you’ll join a collaborative team where expertise is valued, ideas are welcomed and your impact is visible every day.

Help us plan the people behind the projects that keep the world moving.

HR contact person

Please contact Karen Vanderkimpen, Guido Gezellestraat 126, 1654 Beersel, België or [e-mail] for additional information.

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