Materials Planner

ABB Schweiz AG; Stonehouse; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB is searching for a Materials Planner in Stonehouse, leading inventory management and coordinating supply chain activities. This role involves defining inventory policies, managing parameters, and ensuring efficient material flow, contributing to a dynamic operations environment. Join ABB to make a significant impact in the industrial sector, while growing your career with a recognized Top Employer.

Benefits

Competitive salary

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Competitive contributory pension scheme

Life assurance

Flexible benefits scheme

Internal mobility opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Generous employee referral scheme

Generous bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Proven experience in materials management and purchasing.
• Knowledge of ERP systems such as SAP is essential.
• Experience in inventory management and communication with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Define inventory policies based on segmentation.
• Maintain inventory parameters including safety stock and lead time.
• Coordinate material planning with operations and buyers.

Skills

Materials management

Inventory management

Communication

Innovation

Education

Experience in a manufacturing environment

Knowledge of ERP systems (SAP)

Proficient in Excel

Job description

Chez ABB, nous aidons les industries à se surpasser - en réduisant leur consommation et en les rendant plus propres. Ici, le progrès est une exigence - pour vous, votre équipe et le monde. En tant que leader du marché mondial, nous vous donnerons ce dont vous avez besoin pour y parvenir. Ce ne sera pas toujours facile, il faut du courage pour grandir. Mais chez ABB, vous ne serez jamais seul. Run what runs the world.

Ce poste est placé sous l'autorité de :

Material Planning Team Leader

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 the adequate replenishment of inventory through purchase orders.

Our 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.

What’s in it for you?

We want you to bring your full self to work—your ideas, your energy, your ambition. You’ll have the tools and freedom to grow your skills, shape your path, and take on challenges that matter. Here, your work creates impact you can see and feel, every day.

Your Role and Responsibilities

In this role, you’ll help run what runs the world, by taking on meaningful work that drives real impact.

The work model for the role is #onsite

• Defining inventory policies based on specified segmentation.

• Calculating and maintaining the inventory parameters, including safety stock, reorder point, lot size, lead time, and replenishment strategies, in the planning systems and the ERPs.

• 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.

Qualifications and key skills for the Role

• Proven materials management and purchasing experience in a manufacturing environment

• Knowledge of ERP systems (SAP)

• Proficient in Excel

• Inventory management

• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.

• Mindset to innovate, take ownership, drive improvement

Benefits

ABB offers a fullrangeofbenefitstohelpyouthriveatworkandbeyond.

• Competitivesalary

• 25 daysannualleaveplusbankholidays

• Competitivecontributorypensionscheme

• Life assurance

• Flexiblebenefitsscheme (Includesoptionstobuy/sellholidays, healthchecks, dental, eyecare, gymmemberships, cycletowork, gadgetdiscountsandmore)

• Internalmobilityopportunities, mentorships & accesstoprojectsglobally

• EmployeeAssistanceProgramme

• Generousemployeereferralscheme

• Generousbonusscheme

For the 5th consecutive year ABB UK has been recognised as a Top Employer in UK. Being certified as a Top Employer showcases an organisation’s dedication to a better world of work and exhibits this through excellent HR policies and people practices.

More about us

The Measurement & Analytics Division is among the world’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of smart instrumentation and analyzers, working at the heart of industrial digital transformation. The Measurement & Analytics Division’s portfolio consists of analyzers measuring compositions of gases and liquids; instrumentation measuring process variables such as temperature, pressure, flow, and level; force measurement solutions measuring parameters such as flatness, thickness, and tension; and advanced digital solutions for device management, device health check and predictive maintenance. The Measurement & Analytics Division serves key industries such as oil and gas, chemical, water and wastewater, power, hydrogen, batteries, as well as the marine industry. The Division enables the optimization of industrial processes by providing and analyzing data collected from sensing and smart measurement devices. Parameters such as emission levels and production inputs are measured by providing ‘before’ and ‘after’ values, enabling efficient operations and environmental sustainability through measurement.

Join us. Be part of the team where progress happens, industries transform, and your work shapes the world.#RunWhatRunstheWorld.

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