Material Planner
Pubblicato il 11-08-2026 - ABB in Vignate
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Planning & Fulfillment Manager **Your role and responsibilities** Reporting to Planning & Fulfillment Manager you will be responsible for end-to-end planning of inventory, from purchase requisition to customer invoice. You will support internal customer service inquiries, set inventory parameters, inventory targets, and ensure adequate replenishment of inventory through purchase requisition and purchase orders management. The role consists of monitoring supplier performances and execute expediting activities, work continuously to improve customer on time delivery and Lead-Time, as well as collaborate with other stakeholders to reduce excess and obsolete inventory. Work model for the role is: LI-Hybrid. In this role, you’ll help run what runs the world by taking on meaningful work that drives real impact, as you will be accountable for: - Segmenting the portfolio of materials through an ABC/XYZ analysis, product lifecycle management and commercial policy; defining inventory policies according to this segmentation; calculating and maintaining the inventory parameters: safety stock, reorder point, lot size, lead-time, and replenishment strategies; managing the set-up and related enhancements of APO calendar; performing multi-scenarios simulations for the optimization of inventory turns, on-time delivery and inbound freight costs; being responsible for the planning process in case of consignment-stock at external supplier and / or customer facility.
- Releasing purchase requisitions and initiates purchase orders in the system in alignment with customer requirements and according with release strategy and table of authorities; monitoring suppliers order acknowledgments and dispatch advices along with the inbound freight, customs clearance and local transportation processes.
- Monitoring the purchase orders backlog and performing regular expending activities with internal and external suppliers in order to ensure the customer on time delivery; minimizing the late backlog, identifying root causes and recovery plans.
- Tracking goods received at the warehouse in order to verify appropriate delivery, Managing inbound nonconformance reports and discrepancies with suppliers. Monitoring the interface with suppliers systems and resolves errors in order to ensure data quality and operations continuity.
- Managing Materials Resource Planning exception messages, conducting financial risk assessments decisions related to inventory, conducts root case analysis.
- Performing inventory sanity checks, analyses short, excess and obsolete/aging inventory; taking appropriate action for optimizing inventory performance; being responsible for the Inventory check book process and related periodical follow-ups. Creating and updating suppliers performances reports, overseeing supplier performances and conducts periodical performance reviews. **Qualifications for the role**
- Degree in Engineering, Business Administration or equivalent.
- Must be good at data analysis, structure thinking, team working and communication skills.
- Advanced and senior knowledge in SAP MM, APO and MS -Excel is required.
- You are at ease communicating in Italian and English. **Benefits** Locally, you can count on: - Competitive compensation: Attractive salary packages and performance bonuses.
- Corporate welfare: Access to a wide range of services and personal well-being support.
- Career development: Structured career paths, individual development plans, opportunities for internal mobility, including international roles, technical and managerial training programs, mentoring and access to global learning platforms.
- Flexibility and work-life balance: Flexible working hours, hybrid work options, and a strong focus on work-life integration.
- Employee Support: free services like psychological help, wellness coaching, and emotional support for employees and their families.
- Parental Leave: at least 12 weeks of fully paid leave for primary caregivers and 4 weeks for secondary caregivers, promoting DEI values.
- Meal allowance: buoni pasto is provided to support daily lunch expenses. **More about us** Electrification provides leading electrical distribution and management technologies, solutions and services to electrify the world in a safe, smart and sustainable way. The portfolio includes medium and low-voltage electrical components, switchgear, digital devices, enclosures, and circuit breakers, among others. With our products, solutions and services, we collaborate with customers to improve power delivery and security, enhance energy management, efficiency and operational reliability, as we seek to achieve a lo