Hybrid Material Planner — SAP, Inventory Strategy & Logistics

ABB; Quartino; Hybrid; CHF 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB in Quartino, Switzerland, is seeking a Senior Material Planner to define inventory policies, optimize stock levels, and coordinate material planning with operations and suppliers. You will work in a hybrid model, collaborating with P&F, OP&L, Logistics, and Quartino IPUs to ensure end-to-end supply chain availability.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in material planning, a degree in Management Engineering, strong data analysis, and proficiency in SAP MM/PP, MS Excel, and Power BI, plus

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in material planning.
• Degree in Management Engineering.
• Good skills in data analysis, structured thinking, teamwork, and communication.
• Profound knowledge in SAP MM/PP, MS Excel, and Power BI.
• Fluency in Italian and English.

Responsibilities

• Defining inventory policies based on specified segmentation, including ABC/XYZ analysis to optimize inventory strategies, stock levels, and service performance in terms of ROTD.
• Calculating and maintaining the inventory parameters, including safety stock, reorder point, lot size, lead time, and replenishment strategies, in SAP.
• Coordinating material planning with call-offs to ensure that purchase requisitions are converted into purchase orders in collaboration with operations, buyers, and services.
• Collaborating with buyers to achieve the best possible supplier performance in terms of supplier on-time delivery, Minimum Order Quantity, quality, lead time, and flexibility.
• Demonstrating solid knowledge of logistics flows and operational dynamics to ensure efficient material availability, inventory management, and end-to-end supply chain coordination.

Skills

Material planning

Data analysis

Structured thinking

Teamwork

Communication

Italian language

English language

Education

Degree in Management Engineering

Tools

SAP MM/PP

MS Excel

Power BI

Job description

ABB in Quartino, Switzerland, is seeking a Senior Material Planner to define inventory policies, optimize stock levels, and coordinate material planning with operations and suppliers. You will work in a hybrid model, collaborating with P&F, OP&L, Logistics, and Quartino IPUs to ensure end-to-end supply chain availability.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in material planning, a degree in Management Engineering, strong data analysis, and proficiency in SAP MM/PP, MS Excel, and Power BI, plus