Operation Planner

ABB POWER GRİDS TURKEY ELEKTRİK SANAYİ ANONİM ŞİRKETİ

Hitachi ABB Power Grids is a pioneering technology leader that is helping to increase access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all. We help to power your home, keep the factories running, and our hospitals and schools open. Come as you are and prepare to get better as you learn from others. Bring your passion, bring your energy, and plug into a team that appreciates a simple truth: Diversity + Collaboration = Great Innovation

Hitachi ABB Power Grids is currently looking for a Operations Planner, who will support the Power Grids, Insulation and Components  in the development of operation planning & supplying processes, skills and tools, and lead performance improvement projects.

Your background

• 5-8 years of experience in a manufacturing or similar environment.
• Bachelor's in Engineering is preferred.
• Advanced level of written and spoken English.
• Experience with SAP and advanced expertise with Microsoft Excel is preferred.
• Materials management / material requirements planning / master production scheduling or purchasing experience within an ERP system.
• Completed military service for male applicants.

Your responsibilities

• Gathering and interpreting relevant data (cost, quality, demand patterns, etc.) and providing analytical support e.g. site inventory and material stock out analysis and trends, material availability reports.
• Developing and communicating periodic trend and performance reports on a daily, weekly, monthly basis.
• Coordinating daily material issues and communication - alignment between production stock outs versus SAP stock outs.
• Analysing inventory trends, reporting findings. Supporting ABCD part analysis.
• Reviewing material plans (planned orders) against actual.
• Contributing actively to a short term planning process. Connecting the operations plan with the short term production schedule.
• Identifying key root causes for deviation from the production plan and implementing initiatives to improve adherence and supplying plan attainment.
• 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 in the planning systems and the ERPs the inventory parameters: safety stock, reorder point, lot size, lead time and replenishment strategies.
• Managing MRP exception messages on Daily basis. Supporting cycle counting and/or year end inventory counting.
• Conducting financial risk assessments decisions relating to inventory counting.
• Conducting financial risk assessments decision relating to inventory, conducting root case analysis when necessary.
• Analyzing excess and obsolete/aging inventory. Taking appropriate action for optimizing inventory performance in collaboration with sales, marketing, manufacturing and procurement and logistics.
• Living core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

More about us

Hitachi ABB Power Grids is a global technology leader with a combined heritage of almost 250 years, employing around 36,000 people in 90 countries. Headquartered in Switzerland, the business serves utility, industry and infrastructure customers across the value chain, and emerging areas like sustainable mobility, smart cities, energy storage and data centres. With a proven track record, global footprint and unparalleled installed base, Hitachi ABB Power Grids balances social, environmental and economic values, and is committed to powering good for a sustainable energy future, with pioneering and digital technologies, as the partner of choice for enabling a stronger, smarter and greener grid.