Planning & Fulfillment Manager

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We are looking for a Planning & Fulfillment Manager to join our team at Large Motors & Generators division in Västerås, Sweden.
The business is driven by customer orders and the Planning & Fulfillment Manager and team will be involved in the order to delivery process, from customer requests to final delivery of projects and will continuously meet customers from all over the world. The Planning & Fulfillment function supports profitable growth by ensuring the accurate tactical planning of our demand and our operations, ensuring material availability and optimize resource management to ensure delivery on time to our customers.
This position reports to Manufacturing Unit Manager.
Your responsibilities
Lead a team responsible for master planning, production planning, production preparation and operational purchasing.
Secure a master planning process including sales and operations planning that takes all aspects of the organization into account.
Ensure a short-term planning process, with production planning that supports the organization in order to deliver om time to our customers. Coordinate an appropriate response to unplanned events.
Optimization of inventory and processes to ensure availability of material at the correct time.
Ensure resource management and support the profitable execution of customer orders, in coordination with project management, engineering and production.
Lead and contribute to cross-functional initiatives for optimizing on-time delivery, lead-time, inventory and resource utilization.
As a part of the Manufacturing Unit management team, lead business development together with production and production development managers.

Your background
A university degree in Engineering and at least 5 years working experience in a relevant field
Leadership and managerial experience, preferably within the areas of production planning and operational purchasing
Production planning experience from a project business and experience with digital planning tools is a merit
Collaborative, responsible and result driven person who can coach, inspire and motivate others
Excellent communication skills with the ability to be proactive and communicate on all levels
Has a holistic perspective with the ability to understand details when needed
Able to make well-balanced decisions in a dynamic project environment
Fluent in both Swedish and English, written and spoken alike

More about us
The Large Motors and Generators Division offers a comprehensive product portfolio of large AC motors and generators. From general purpose to highly customized designs, synchronous motors and high voltage induction motors provide high efficiency, reliability and availability across all major industries and applications, including some in the toughest and most demanding environments. The division also has a long track record of designing and building generators for wide range of industries, including power generation, marine, oil and gas, mining, and data centers.
Recruiting Manager Richard Ramstedt, +4621-32 92 46, will answer your questions about the position. Union representatives - Sveriges Ingenjörer: Håkan Sjöberg, +4621-32 91 69; Ledarna: Lenny Larsson, +4621-32 85 47; Unionen: Ing-Marie B Lindgren-Turpeinen, +4621-32 95 83. All other questions can be directed to Talent Partner Johanna Rosén, +4621-32 50 00.
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.