Production Portfolio Planner

Nextrom; Vantaa; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extensive occupational healthcare

Lunch benefit

Wellbeing benefit (sports and culture)

Hybrid working model

Autonomy and trust

Job summary

Rosendahl Nextrom in Finland is seeking a Production Portfolio Planner for our Vantaa site. You will handle production pre-planning and capacity view for the project portfolio, collaborating with project management, engineering, and sourcing from early stages.

You will split time between pre-planning with teams and scheduling awarded projects, reporting to the Work Preparation & Material Planning Manager, and supporting cross-functional stakeholders to optimize production load and on-time

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant field.
• At least 3 years of experience in production planning, scheduling, sourcing or supply chain management.
• Understanding of production processes and project management.
• Calm, structured, and able to prioritize in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to speak up with fact-based decisions and work across functions.

Responsibilities

• Assess feasibility of new projects and pre-planning from a production perspective.
• Plan initiation and scheduling of new projects relative to portfolio, workload and capacity.
• Evaluate impact of new projects on existing production plans and delivery schedules.
• Maintain an overview of current and future production workload and balance load.
• Identify overload situations and propose prioritization and resource allocation.
• Participate in project prioritization and long-term portfolio planning.
• Update production schedules based on demand changes and material availability.

Skills

Production planning

Scheduling

Supply chain management

Cross-functional collaboration

Finnish and English language

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering and Management, engineering

Job description

Rosendahl Nextrom is the leading global supplier of production technologies for optical fibers and fiber optic cables. Our core competencies include solutions for optical glass making, fiber drawing, fiber coating, ribbon making, proof testing and fiber optic cable production. From first contact onwards, we provide customized high-quality solutions and personal support to ensure total customer satisfaction.

Rosendahl Nextrom Oy is a part of Rosendahl Nextrom group. The parent company Rosendahl Nextrom GmbH is an Austrian based company which belongs to the family-owned Knill Group. Rosendahl Nextrom is a global leader in battery, cable & wire, and optical fiber production technologies. Our goal is to connect customer needs with our technology. Quality, customization, product know-how and close co-operation with our partners are our core values.

For us at Rosendahl Nextrom, it is not enough that we design, manufacture, and assemble our solutions; it is our joy and motivation to create professional solutions perfectly suited to particular needs of our customers. Find out more at www.rosendahlnextrom.com

As our long-serving colleague is retiring, we are now looking for a Production Portfolio Planner to join our in Vantaa.

The role and main responsibilities In this role, you are responsible for production pre-planning and the capacity view of the project portfolio at our Vantaa factory. You are involved from the very early stages of projects, often before the deal is closed: together with project management, you assess where an upcoming project fits into production and what it requires. Once a project opens, you create its first production plan, which the production planners then take forward. Roughly half of your time is spent on pre-planning together with project management and engineering, and the other half on scheduling awarded projects. You report to the Work Preparation & Material Planning Manager and work closely with production planning, production, project management, engineering, sourcing and procurement, and logistics.

Your responsibilities include:

• Assessing the feasibility of new projects and pre-planning them from a production perspective
• Planning the initiation and scheduling of new projects in relation to the active project portfolio, production workload and capacity
• Evaluating the impact of new projects on existing production plans, delivery schedules and resources
• Maintaining an overview of current and future production workload and keeping the load as even as possible
• Identifying overload situations and proposing solutions for prioritization, scheduling and resource allocation
• Participating in project prioritization and the preparation of launch decisions, as well as medium- and long-term portfolio planning
• Updating production schedules based on changes in demand, material availability and other deviations

Most of the work is done from our Vantaa office, with around 0–25% travel.

What we are looking for

We are looking for a supply chain professional from the manufacturing industry who keeps the big picture even when many things are happening at once, and who has the courage to state, based on facts, which schedule is realistic and which is not.

• Relevant education. You hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering and Management, engineering or another relevant field.
• Planning or supply chain experience. You have at least 3 years of experience in production planning, scheduling, sourcing or supply chain management in a manufacturing environment.
• Understanding of production and projects. You understand production processes and project management, and how engineering, materials, purchasing and production are linked.
• A calm and structured approach. You stay organized and pay attention to detail, and you can prioritize effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Confidence to speak up. You bring your view to the table and make fact-based decisions
• Strong collaboration and communication skills. You work well in cross-functional teams and with a broad network of stakeholders.
• Language skills. You communicate well in both Finnish and English, spoken and written.

Experience from project business, such as customer projects for machinery or production lines, or production planning for a broad product portfolio, is considered an advantage.

What we offer

• A key role where you influence what can be promised to the customer already before the sale, with a full view of the entire project portfolio
• Thorough onboarding alongside your predecessor, who has long-standing experience in the role.
• An international high-tech environment where our products are enabling, among other things, the development of AI worldwide
• Low hierarchy and an open atmosphere where knowledge is shared and you can always count on your colleagues' support
• Autonomy and trust – flexible working hours and a hybrid working model
• Extensive occupational healthcare, a lunch benefit at our Vantaa site and a wellbeing benefit for sports and culture

Why join Rosendahl Nextrom?

Our culture is what makes us special at Rosendahl Nextrom. We maintain low hierarchy where people are easy to approach and ideas flow freely with direct communication across all levels. Our employees value colleague relationships as their top motivator, with both experienced team members and newcomers working together seamlessly. New team members integrate easily into our workplace.

As we are operating in project business, we appreciate can-do mentality, accountability, curiosity, and willingness to take responsibility. As a family-owned company, we focus on sustainable development rather than quarterly targets. Our heterogeneous team includes people from diverse cultures, ages, and genders, creating a truly international atmosphere where everyone contributes to our success.

Interested?

If you enjoy keeping the big picture in a demanding project environment and want to play a key role in making sure our customer projects start on a realistic footing, we'd love to hear from you.