ABB Motion Drive Products in New Berlin, WI is looking for a Senior Production Planner. You will be responsible for master scheduling and analysis of the drive products finished goods production, balancing customer demand, rough cut capacity plans, readiness assessments, and key resource capacity elements to generate production plans.
The work model for the role is: Onsite, in New Berlin, WI – supporting Motion Drive Products division.
Your role and responsibilities:
- Translates projected forecasts, incoming volume, and work scopes into a production plan with a time-phased build schedule, Includes mid to long term capacity review and planning portal maintenance, Establishes key performance indicators of schedule attainment to lead expedite request for OEM/Key Customers in collaboration with Sales Channel Managers and Customer Service.
- Assembles master schedule report that encompasses performance against the business plan, shipment plan, inventory plan, and production plan, Identifies current planned level of demand and creates tactical production plans to meet the identified customer demand and Works with Planning and Fulfillment and Product Management to determine published weekly production lead times.
- Manage On time delivery (OTD) metric for production review and root cause late orders, pareto and lead Continuous Improvement Projects, ECN Process - Represent production planning and drive planning actions as part of the ECN process, Maintains planning parameters in ERP and Advanced Planning System Portal.
- Schedules supply based on the product mix and provide accurate commitment dates to the customer service team across multiple product lines, Works with local production planning Manager, local Planning & Fulfillment (P&F) Manager, and operations leadership to resolve issues, Provides input about capacity and output into S&OP and short-term planning processes, Engages in capacity management during S&OP, master scheduling, materials requirements planning, and production activity control.
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.
Qualifications for the role:
- Bachelor's Degree with 5+ years’ work experience in order management, project management, or demand planning with sales and operations planning or supply chain background. MBA - preferred.
- Proficient with MS Office Suite including advanced Excel capabilities; as well as an ERP system – SAP Preferred.
- Experience with Process Improvement/Continuous Improvement, and documentation of work instructions/standard operation procedures.
- Good negotiation skills in a multicultural global business environment and strong understanding of supply market, logistics, B2B.
- Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.
Additional Preferred Experience Includes:
- Proficient with Tableau, PowerBI, APICS (CPIM) and/or Lean Six Sigma Certifications.
- Knowledge of larger project business execution and mechanical / electrical category knowledge.
More about us
ABB Drive Products serves the industries and infrastructure segments with world-class drives and programmable logic controllers (PLC). With its products, global scale and local presence, the Division helps customers to improve energy efficiency, productivity and safety.
What's in it for you
We empower you to take initiative, challenge ideas, and lead with confidence. You’ll grow through meaningful work, continuous learning, and support that’s tailored to your goals. Every idea you share and every action you take contributes to something bigger.
ABB Benefit Summary for eligible US employees
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Health, Life & Disability
- Choice between two medical plan options: A PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan.
- Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus
- Vision benefit
- Company paid life insurance (2X base pay)
- Company paid AD&D (1X base pay)
- Voluntary life and AD&D – 100% employee paid up to maximums
- Short Term Disability – up to 26 weeks – Company paid
- Long Term Disability – 60% of pay – Company paid. Ability to “buy-up” to 66 2/3% of pay.
- Supplemental benefits – 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Assistance Program
- Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption
- Employee discount program
Retirement
- 401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions
- Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)
Time off
ABB provides 11 paid holidays. Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.
