Material Planner

-; Richmond; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Richmond is seeking an experienced professional for inventory planning. The role requires a bachelor's degree and at least 5 years in material planning/supply chain, along with SAP MM/PP experience. This position offers a comprehensive benefits package and the opportunity for career growth within a collaborative team environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Health Insurance Options

401k with Company Contributions

Paid Holidays

Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in material planning, purchasing, or supply chain.
• SAP MM/PP experience is mandatory.
• Strong data analysis and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for end-to-end planning of inventory.
• Set inventory parameters and targets for replenishment.
• Collaborate with suppliers to ensure inventory performance.

Skills

Data Analysis

Inventory Management

SAP MM/PP

Microsoft Office Tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or relevant field

Job description

Overview

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 Position reports to: Planning & Fulfillment Manager

Role and Responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to be responsible for end-to-end planning of inventory, including Sales in Excess of invoicing from purchase requisition to customer invoice. Each day, you will support internal customer service inquiries. You will also showcase your expertise by setting inventory parameters and targets and ensuring adequate replenishment of inventory through purchase orders, ensuring material availability as per manufacturing plan.

The work model for the role is: Onsite

This role is contributing to the Electrification Smart Power Division in Richmond, VA area.

• Defining inventory policies based on specified segmentation.
• Segments and optimizes the portfolio of materials through ABC/XYZ analysis, product lifecycle management, and commercial policy.
• Responsible for end-to-end planning of inventory; Makes financial risk assessment decisions related to inventory and conducts root cause analysis when necessary; Supports cycle counting and/or year-end inventory counting; Analyzes excess and obsolete/aging inventory.
• Calculates and maintains the inventory parameters, including safety stock, reorder point, lot size, lead time, and replenishment strategies, in the planning systems and the ERPs.
• Collaborates with suppliers, drives the procurement process to achieve the best possible performance in terms of supplier on-time delivery, Minimum Order Quantity (MOQ), quality, lead time, and flexibility.
• Ensures availability of materials as per the master production schedule; Coordinates material planning with call-offs to ensure that purchase requisitions are converted into purchase orders in collaboration with operations buyers and services.
• Manages materials resource planning exception messages on a daily basis.
• Takes appropriate action for optimizing inventory performance, in collaboration with Operations Planner, Sales, Marketing, Manufacturing and Procurement and Logistics functions.

Team Dynamics

Our teams support each other, collaborate, and never stop learning. Everyone brings something unique, and together we push ideas forward to solve real problems. Being part of our team means your work matters - because the progress we make here creates real impact out there.

Qualifications for the role

• B achelor's degree in engineering or relevant field with at least 5+ years of experience in material planning/purchasing/ supply chain
• SAP MM/PP experience is mandatory
• Data Analysis & reporting
• Inventory Management & Control
• Microsoft office tools
• Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.

What’s in it for you?

We empower you to take initiative, challenge ideas, and lead with confidence. You'll grow through meaningful work, continuous learning, and support that's tailored to your goals. Every idea you share and every action you take contributes to something bigger.

More about us

ABB Smart Power provides energy distribution solutions for data centers, industrial and manufacturing plants, critical infrastructure and commercial buildings. The Division's technical teams work closely with industry partners, delivering advanced solutions that support rapid growth, energy transition, and sustainability objectives. The Division's portfolio includes industrial circuit breakers, low-voltage systems, motor starting applications, and safety devices like switches and relays. Its Power Protection unit supports the world's largest data center companies with advanced energy-efficient UPS solutions. The Division's ABB Ability Energy Manager provides a scalable, easy-to-use platform that helps organizations save energy and reduce CO2 emissions.

We look forward to receiving your application. If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com.

ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer for protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities at ABB.

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Benefits

Our benefits? Competitive, comprehensive, and crafted with you in mind.

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Health, Life & Disability

• Choice between two medical plan options: A PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan.
• Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus
• Vision benefit
• Company paid life insurance (2X base pay)
• Company paid AD&D (1X base pay)
• Voluntary life and AD&D - 100% employee paid up to maximums
• Short Term Disability - up to 26 weeks - Company paid
• Long Term Disability - 60% of pay - Company paid. Ability to "buy-up" to 66 2/3% of pay.
• Supplemental benefits - 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance)
• Parental Leave - up to 6 weeks
• Employee Assistance Program
• Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption
• Employee discount program

Retirement

• 401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions
• Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)

Time off

ABB provides 11 paid holidays. Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.

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