Strategic Production Planning Lead (Hybrid)

OMEGA, Inc.; Kongens Lyngby; Hybrid; DKK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

OMEGA, Inc. in Virum, Denmark, is seeking a Production Planning Manager to lead the planning team and ensure efficient production scheduling. You will collaborate with Production, Order Management, Customer Care and Logistics to translate demand into realistic plans.

The role requires hands-on leadership, strong knowledge of MRP, inventory management and SAP S/4HANA, plus excellent Excel/data skills to drive improvements and reliable delivery.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in production planning or master production scheduling.
• Experience leading and developing a team in a production environment.
• Strong understanding of production capacity, material availability, MRP and order fulfilment.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA or a similar ERP system.
• Strong Excel and data analysis skills.
• A structured and analytical approach with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritise in a changing environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Production Planning team, ensuring clear priorities, responsibilities and ways of working.
• Support and coach planners in their daily work and ensure consistent execution of planning processes.
• Manage workload and priorities within the team according to business needs.
• Build strong collaboration between Production Planning and Production, Supply Chain, Logistics, Order Management and Customer Care.
• Ensure effective production planning based on demand, capacity and material availability.
• Review and challenge production plans to ensure they are realistic and aligned with customer requirements.
• Manage production priorities, customer orders and backlogs.
• Lead and support allocation decisions when required, ensuring available capacity and materials are prioritised effectively.
• Monitor capacity and identify constraints, bottlenecks and potential delivery risks.
• Analyse MRP messages and material shortages and ensure appropriate actions are taken.
• Manage planning issues and escalations, supporting the team in finding practical solutions and workarounds when required.
• Ensure accurate and timely master data and planning parameters.
• Use data and KPIs to monitor planning performance and identify improvement opportunities.
• Analyse production and delivery performance and take action where targets are not met.
• Use Excel extensively to analyse data, identify trends and support planning decisions.
• Use SAP S/4HANA to manage and follow up on production planning activities and planning data.
• Ensure production plans are aligned with inventory targets and customer service requirements.
• Identify and address risks related to excess inventory, material shortages and obsolete stock.
• Work closely with the SIOP team to align demand, supply, capacity and inventory.
• Identify and help mitigate supply and capacity gaps.
• Drive continuous improvement within production planning processes, systems and ways of working.
• Identify opportunities to improve planning accuracy, standardisation, efficiency and data quality.
• Challenge existing processes and implement practical improvements that create value for the business.

Skills

Production planning

Team leadership

Data analysis

MRP

SAP S/4HANA

Excel

Stakeholder management

Continuous improvement

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Excel

Job description

OMEGA, Inc. in Virum, Denmark, is seeking a Production Planning Manager to lead the planning team and ensure efficient production scheduling. You will collaborate with Production, Order Management, Customer Care and Logistics to translate demand into realistic plans.

The role requires hands-on leadership, strong knowledge of MRP, inventory management and SAP S/4HANA, plus excellent Excel/data skills to drive improvements and reliable delivery.