Lead Production Planner – S&OP & ERP/MRP Expert

EDGE; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 480,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family visas

Annual flight tickets

Medical insurance for you and your de­

Education allowances for your children

Job summary

EDGE Group in Abu Dhabi seeks an experienced Production Planner to lead planning and scheduling activities for efficient, reliable manufacturing operations.

You will own MPS, short-term sequencing, and capacity alignment, interfacing with SAP/ERP and MES to ensure data integrity and plan adherence. The role requires driving S&OP, prioritizing changes, and ensuring material readiness for ramp-ups.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in production planning/scheduling/S&OP in manufacturing environments.
• Strong experience with ERP/MRP modules, BOM structures, routings, calendars, and data discipline.
• Proven ability to manage constraints (capacity/materials) and drive schedule adherence in dynamic environments.
• Strong data analysis and reporting skills (Excel/BI) and ability to present trade-offs to leadership.

Responsibilities

• Own the production planning process (MPS, short-term sequencing, capacity alignment) to deliver output and schedule adherence.
• Interface between Planning (SAP/ERP) and shopfloor execution (MES) ensuring alignment of production orders and data accuracy.
• Run monthly S&OP cycle, prepare scenarios and align demand, materials, capacity and manufacturing constraints with decisions.
• Translate demand changes into executable schedules, define priorities, freeze windows, and change control to protect plan stability.
• Drive continuous improvement with Process Engineering and Lean Manufacturing to optimize sequencing, changeovers, bottlenecks, and standard work.
• Coordinate with Supply Chain to ensure material availability and drive mitigation plans (expedites, alternatives, allocations).
• Maintain planning parameters and data accuracy in ERP/MRP (leads, safety stocks, lot sizes, BOM/routings).
• Track corrective actions on planning KPIs (OTD/OTIF, schedule adherence, plan stability, inventory health, backlog).
• Support ramp-up planning and industrialization milestones, building capacity and material readiness plans.

Skills

Production planning

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Schedule adherence

Tools

SAP ERP

MES systems

MRP systems

Job description

EDGE Group in Abu Dhabi seeks an experienced Production Planner to lead planning and scheduling activities for efficient, reliable manufacturing operations.

You will own MPS, short-term sequencing, and capacity alignment, interfacing with SAP/ERP and MES to ensure data integrity and plan adherence. The role requires driving S&OP, prioritizing changes, and ensuring material readiness for ramp-ups.