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This position reports to:

Supply Operations Manager

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Your role and responsibilities

We are looking for a Supply Planner for sheet metals category to join our team at ABB Oy, Drives unit in Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki, Finland.

In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring full short/mid-term material availability for Helsinki manufacturing site production. You will manage supplier co-operation in the part category owned by you, ensure supplier material buffers according to defined component buffer policies and improve supplier operating performance through targeted development activities. You will showcase your experience in close cooperation with suppliers and ABB internal stakeholders to ensure collaboration and continuous performance development.

The work model for the role is: hybrid #LI-Hybrid

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Securing material availability by proactively managing supply material network
• Continuously developing operational performance of suppliers to meet ABB business needs by: conducting supplier operational meetings / ensuring that needed supplier daily processes are in place / ensuring that material buffers are agreed and maintained at agreed level / identifying and managing performance improvement projects
• Maintaining inventory parameters in the ERP system: safety stock, reorder points, lot sizes, lead times, and replenishment strategies
• Collaborating with sourcing, production and quality to ensure reliable supplier performance in terms of delivery, quality, lead time and flexibility

Qualifications for the role

• Good understanding of inbound supply chain and logistics is essential. Few years’ experience in SCM related position is relevant
• Established practical experience from purchasing/sourcing position. Knowledge of sheet metals and sheet metal related assemblies is an advantage
• Experience in utilizing modern Supplier Relationship Management practices and executing material availability root case analysis is essential           
• Collaborative team member with a demonstrated ability to persuade others without holding a formal leadership role. Target oriented mindset is a must
• Effective cooperation and demonstrated negotiation ability
• Proficiency in SAP MM (Material Master) and Microsoft Office tools (Excel, PowerPoint etc.). Power BI experience is an advantage
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken. Fluent Finnish is needed as well
• B.Sc. or M.Sc. in logistics or supply chain management (or other relevant field of study)

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.

Our culture and benefits reflect our values: courage, care, curiosity and collaboration. The most appreciated benefits according to our personnel are at the moment e.g. annual performance bonus, employee share acquisition program, continuous learning opportunities, and wellbeing and family benefits. We have a hybrid working model.

For more information, please contact Supply Operations Manager Jarkko Bäckman, +358 50 3325096, on April 16th between 15-16.

Interested in joining the crew? Apply for the position by April 27, 2026. We look forward to receiving your application (preferably in English). Please note that we review applications during the application period.
 

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