Director Production Planning 80-100%

Comet AG; Chrummatt; On-site; CHF 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Discounted meals

Free fruit

Bike to work

On-site parking and e-charging

Job summary

Comet AG in Flamatt, Switzerland, seeks a Director of Production Planning to lead the planning team, optimize materials and capacity, and align production with customer priorities. The role emphasizes SAP PP, MD, and continuous improvement in a high-tech manufacturing environment.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in production planning with leadership, plus SAP PP and S/4HANA familiarity, and fluency in English to collaborate with international colleagues.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of production planning experience with leadership responsibilities.
• Hands-on SAP PP and Master Data experience; S/4HANA knowledge is a plus.
• Fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Coach, support, and develop the production planning team, set clear priorities and planning guidelines, and ensure efficient production planning by resolving material, capacity, and scheduling constraints.
• Lead and further develop production planning and control, as well as work preparation (AVOR).
• Monitor and critically assess production performance against plans, ensuring alignment between actual and planned results.
• Manage complex coordination and decision-making processes and prioritize customer orders while ensuring efficient production.
• Take responsibility for forecast planning, ensuring effective capacity balancing and optimal resource allocation through continuous demand monitoring and targeted planning adjustments.

Skills

Leadership

Production planning

English

Education

Vocational training in mechanics or electrical engineering

Process specialist training

Tools

SAP Production Planning (PP)

Master Data (MD)

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

Director Production Planning 80-100%

For over 75 years, we have been following our curiosity. It drives us and has made Comet a leading Swiss technology company worldwide. Curiosity and the spirit of research have allowed us to become and remain innovative. For a better and sustainable world.

We develop and produce innovative high-tech components and systems based on X-ray and radio-frequency technology. Our developments make an important contribution to safer, more efficient, and more sustainable production, mobility and communication.

What you will do:

• Coach, support, and develop the production planning team, set clear priorities and planning guidelines, and ensure efficient production planning by resolving material, capacity, and scheduling constraints.
• Lead and further develop production planning and control, as well as work preparation (AVOR).
• Monitor and critically assess production performance against plans, ensuring alignment between actual and planned results.
• Manage complex coordination and decision-making processes and prioritize customer orders while ensuring efficient production.
• Take responsibility for forecast planning, ensuring effective capacity balancing and optimal resource allocation through continuous demand monitoring and targeted planning adjustments.

What you bring:

• At least five years of experience in production planning within a manufacturing company, including leadership responsibility.
• Completed vocational training in mechanics or electrical engineering, further training as a process specialist, and a sound understanding of manufacturing processes.
• Hands-on experience with SAP Production Planning (PP) and Master Data (MD); experience with SAP S/4HANA is an advantage.
• Experience in a dynamic manufacturing environment and the ability to balance customer priorities, capacity constraints, and operational challenges.
• Fluency in and English.

Why join us? Break new ground with us:

• Work on innovative solutions for global technical challenges
• Benefit from flexible working options
• Take part in Comet's success through profit sharing
• Work with international colleagues and grow as a team
• Enjoy our diverse educational and career opportunities
• Profit from on-site perks such as discounted meals, free fruit, and support for health initiatives like "bike to work"
• Benefit from tax-free fringe benefits via , employee discounts (e.g. , CC Aligro, SIXT), mobility perks including fleet discounts, free parking and e-charging stations for cars andbikes

Comet AG
Herrengasse 10
3175 Flamatt
Switzerland