Production Planner

The opportunity

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We employ more than 45,000 people in 60 countries who each day work with purpose and use their different backgrounds to challenge the status quo.

Our expanding manufacturing team specializing in world class power electronics in grid applications is looking for an experienced Production Planner. Are you ready to help us deliver multi-million projects on time and with exceptional quality?

How you will make an impact

- Maintaining a detailed production schedule in SAP and other tools that leads to smooth execution, aligned with cross functional project teams as well as respecting complex project and resource constraints

- Releasing production orders and ensure that the production team gets all required information and material in due time

- Ensuring detail planning & scheduling in SAP including accurate prediction of progress

- Contributing conceptual ideas and actively drive implementation to improve our processes amongst people, on SAP S4/HANA and on other tools

- Supervising manufacturing execution to resolve planning & logistics related issues

- Supporting the Production Planning and Logistics Team Lead as his deputy

Your background

- Extensive experience with SAP PP/IM as production and material planner mandatory, experience with an MES an advantage; SAP IM/EWM and SD knowledge is nice to have

- Fluent German and conversational English are a must

- Experienced, natural role model in context of lean leadership and lean process improvement

- Precise, independent and solution-oriented way of working

- Several years of professional experience in production environments

Our flexible working practices help you optimize personal and business performance while creating an environment where all employees can develop their skills and grow.