S&OP Specialist - Sourcing

S&OP Specialist - Sourcing

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The newly introduced position will act as a link to sourcing to identify any risks ensuring all necessary information is provided both ways. Pain points must be highlighted very early to ensure flawless planning and production.

Your responsibilities

• Participate in Supply Review Meeting & Supply Financial Evaluation & Pre-S&OP Meeting.
• Representation of the sourcing team on both meetings. Has an up-to-date knowledge about possible opportunities/risks related to material sourcing and suppliers on short and long-term, covering the total portfolio landscape.
• Prepare and present inputs about main material sourcing issues to support scenario evaluation.
• Communicate relevant changes in both sides/directions.
• Hard facts from system for supply chain monitoring (BS-AVI)
• Monitoring material flow in common view - understand value and qty (EMS, Plant AT01/AT02, past demands, consumption volume).
• Quick escalation path for relevant materials to avoid shortages in production for every timeframe.
• Common view on BOM changes with suppliers to avoid shortages during change process.
• Deviation monitoring between planning area and daily demand for highrunner-cells, customer production of devices.
• Safety stock alignment to avoid double stock.
• Identification of opportunities for improvement.
• Active contribution to internal projects (e.g., in process enhancements).
• Collect and define requirements for additional reporting & controlling needs.
• Supporting the Head of Production Planning in all analytical matters.

Your background

• Degree in Supply Chain Management & Operations, Controlling, Business Administration or similar discipline.
• 3-5 years of relevant work experience
• Fluent communication skills in German and English language
• Reliable analytical skills paired with the ability to understand and embrace the complexity of industrial production.
• Perfect knowledge of production process, production planning and S&OP
• Excellent background of Operations & Planning KPIs and metrics.
• Experience with SAP ERP (mainly PP module), production planning software (e.g., PP/DS) or other supply chain planning software (e.g., SAP IBP).
• Experience with the use of a Production or Supply Chain Control Tower or other analysis-driven software.
• Knowledge of MS Office with very good knowledge of MS Excel.

More about us

At B&R - a member of the ABB Group, you can expect an exciting and challenging job with an individually tailored introductory training. You will work in agile teams where you have the opportunity to actively contribute and drive ideas forward. Our flexible work models (e.g. flextime, hybrid) offer you an optimal work-life balance. Our unique B&R spirit is characterized by appreciation, communication at eye level and an informal work culture. We offer you customized training and development programs as well as exciting development opportunities within the company. Numerous other B&R benefits (Parental Leave Program, Employee Assistance Program and many more) round off our offer. In order to comply with legal regulations, we refer to the minimum salary of the collective agreement of the electrical and electronics industry of € 3921,29 gross/month. There is a clear willingness to overpay, depending on qualifications and experience. ABB's Machine Automation Division, also known to our customers as B&R, is an innovative automation company headquartered in Austria with additional offices around the world. B&R became part of ABB's Robotics & Discrete Automation division in 2017 and, together with the ABB Robotics division, employs more than 11,000 people at over 100 locations in more than 53 countries. As a leading global provider of automation solutions, B&R develops, produces and sells industrial electronics, software solutions and mechatronic solutions as well as technologies for machine and factory automation. Since 2020, B&R's automation portfolio has also included Codian brand delta robots. With its innovative solutions, B&R sets new standards and consistently exceeds its customers' expectations. We look forward to receiving your application (documents submitted in English are appreciated). If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com. ABB Data Privacy Statement: https://new.abb.com/privacy-notice/candidate