Production Planner

Lynxeo group; Lombardia; Hybrid; EUR 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-time position

40 hours per week

Professional growth opportunities

Mentoring and training

Job summary

Lynxeo group in Lombardy, Italy, is seeking a Production Planner to support the Planning team in sequencing operations, prioritizing and consolidating tasks, and creating the Master Production Schedule (MPS) to meet delivery commitments.

You will monitor execution, manage available-to-sell inventory and confirm delivery times to customers, collaborating with Production Office and Sales to optimize OTIF and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• 3 years of professional experience in supply chain/planning roles preferred
• English language proficiency required
• SAP knowledge required for planning and data handling
• Strong collaboration across Sales, Production and Office functions

Responsibilities

• Create weekly/operational production plans based on customer needs and past performance
• Ensure feasibility by identifying capacities, resources and inventory
• Participate in MPS meetings and release work orders after validation
• Monitor plan execution and inventory levels; implement corrective actions
• Communicate progress and improvements; manage alerts and backlog reviews
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Production, Sales and other departments

Skills

Strong communication

Team orientation

Problem-solving mindset

English knowledge

Education

Bachelor Degree in Management or Industrial Engineering

Tools

SAP

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Production Planner

As Production Planner you will support Planning team in sequencing operations (prioritization and consolidation) as well as monitoring their execution. Support in creating the Master Production Schedule (MPS), managing available-to-sell inventory, and confirming delivery times to customers.

Your Key Responsibilities

Master Production Schedule (MPS) Creation

• Develops and proposes weekly operational production plans for the site based on customer needs and the results of the previous plan; measures plant workload.
• Ensures the feasibility of the plan by identifying capacities, resources, and available inventory.
• Participates in the MPS meeting and, after validation, implements and monitors the production plan, checks its compliance with work orders, and releases work orders.
• Monitoring of plan execution, regularly ensuring commitments and inventory levels are met. In this context, participates in the development and monitoring of corrective and improvement actions and in customer communication.
• Handles alerts.
• Participate the daily backlog follow-up meeting and the weekly workload meeting.

Performance Monitoring

• Ensures product availability on scheduled shipping dates. Minimizes volume/inventory standard deviations or lead time/customer commitment deviations.
• Updates resource requirement tables and production schedules based on MPS decisions.
• Is responsible for the reliability of the data used.
• Contributes to achieving OTIF (On Time In Full), analyzes delays, and implements action plans to reduce non-OTIF.
• Ensures standards are applied within their scope.
• Regularly suggests improvement proposals within their scope.
• Provides and explains initial continuous improvement elements.
• Communicates widely on progress made following initiated changes.

Team Life

• Works in the collective interest of the site.
• Works with production, considering their constraints.
• Works cross-functionally, considering constraints from other areas (sales, production, etc.).

What About You?

• Max 3 years of professional experience, preferably in the industry sector, in supply chain fields and in aninternational environment.
• Bachelor Degree in Management or Industrial Engineering (3 years)
• Strong communication skills, with a proactive, enthusiastic, and problem-solving mindset.
• Strong team orientation and the ability to collaborate effectively across different departments, especially with the Production Office, to achieve shared goals.
• English knowledge
• SAP knowledge

What We Offer

• Full-time position, 40 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
• Dynamic and fast-growing organization environment
• Direct involvement in the structuring of Supply chain and Planning processes
• Professional growth opportunities
• Collaborative environment with high impact on company development
• A stimulating work environment where your professional growth is supported by mentoring, continuous training, and increasing responsibilities.

In Lynxeo, we value inclusion and diversity which permit to our team to be unique and capable to develop their best potential at work. Come and build our new company with us.