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Job Title : Production Planner (m / w / d)

Location : Germany - Multiple Plant Locations

Company Overview :

A leading industrial manufacturer operating across multiple sites in Germany, specialising in precision production and high-quality solutions for industries such as automotive, rail, aerospace, and construction.

Role Overview :

As a Production Planner, you will take ownership of short- and medium-term production planning, ensuring alignment with customer demands, delivery timelines, and inventory targets. This role offers the opportunity to collaborate with cross-functional teams, contribute to digitalisation initiatives, and continuously optimise the production planning process within a dynamic manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities :

Independently manage short-term (detailed scheduling) and medium-term (master planning) production planning for designated production areas

Align customer demands with master plans, monitoring and addressing fluctuations in real time

Collaborate with production teams to ensure effective capacity and resource planning based on input from sales and customer service

Maintain accurate production order control and ensure high-quality movement data within the ERP system

Determine material and packaging requirements, working closely with procurement and following product-specific regulations

Coordinate with subcontractors as integrated partners in the value chain

Communicate daily with production, procurement, shipping, customer service, and external stakeholders to resolve issues proactively

Review and maintain planning parameters and master data in the ERP system, including lead times, batch sizes, bills of materials, and routings

Participate in and potentially lead digitalisation and optimisation projects across locations

Qualifications :

Completed apprenticeship as an industrial clerk with additional qualifications, or a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Business Administration with a logistics focus

Experience in production planning and / or logistics

Industry experience in aluminum, automotive, rail, construction, or aerospace preferred

Excellent communication skills

Proficient in ERP systems (ideally ProAlpha) and experienced with MS Office, especially Excel and Word

Fluent in English, B2 German

If you are interested in the Production Planner role based across our German plant locations, please don't hesitate to apply.