Operational Planner (24-32 hours)

AWL; Harderwijk; On-site; EUR 32,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

13 ADV days

AWL Academy training programmes

Boost Your Life wellbeing programme

Job summary

AWL in Netherlands is seeking an Operational Planner to coordinate day-to-day planning, capacity, and project schedules. You will interact with production, engineering, and international branches to ensure smooth operations and implement the new ERP system through a one-year maternity cover.

You’ll have freedom and responsibility during the induction to learn processes, contribute to testing the new ERP, and become the key planning contact in the system.

Qualifications

• At least an mbo-4 qualification (bachelor level of working and thinking) and available for 24-32 hours a week.
• A proactive, independent and inquisitive work attitude; you enjoy researching things.
• You can handle pressure, maintain an overview and set priorities effectively, even when faced with ad hoc changes.
• You enjoy working as part of a team, but are also able to work independently and interact easily with various colleagues.
• You are fluent in both Dutch and English, both spoken and written.

Responsibilities

• Processing project plans and capacity requests in systems such as AWL-planner, MS Project, Navision, Dynamics and Power BI;
• In consultation with your team leaders, you will work out project plans and forecasts to schedule staff and, where necessary, temporary staff as effectively as possible within the available budgets, hours and priorities;
• Coordinating planning and available capacity with internal departments and overseas branches;
• Managing the central mailbox and handle requests in a structured manner;
• You’ll ensure that all service teams are fully staffed and respond quickly when clients or projects need extra support.

Skills

Proactive attitude

Independent work

Inquisitive

Research oriented

Pressure handling

Prioritization

Team player

Dutch & English bilingual

Education

MBO-4 qualification (bachelor level of working and thinking)

Tools

AWL-planner

MS Project

Navision

Dynamics

Power BI

Job description

• At least an mbo-4 qualification (bachelor level of working and thinking) and available for 24-32 hours a week;
• A proactive, independent and inquisitive work attitude; you enjoy researching things;
• You can handle pressure, maintain an overview and set priorities effectively, even when faced with ad hoc changes;
• You enjoy working as part of a team, but are also able to work independently and interact easily with various colleagues;
• You are fluent in both Dutch and English, both spoken and written.

What do we expect?

• At least an mbo-4 qualification (bachelor level of working and thinking) and available for 24-32 hours a week;
• A proactive, independent and inquisitive work attitude; you enjoy researching things;
• You can handle pressure, maintain an overview and set priorities effectively, even when faced with ad hoc changes;
• You enjoy working as part of a team, but are also able to work independently and interact easily with various colleagues;
• You are fluent in both Dutch and English, both spoken and written.

What Do We Offer

• Competitive salary of between €2.900,- and €4.500,- based on a 40-hour working week, depending on your work experience;
• A varied role where you will have a direct impact on our operations while helping to implement our new ERP system. As this position is to cover maternity leave, we initially offer a one-year contract.
• A competitive package of (secondary) employment benefits (in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for the Metal and Electrical Engineering sector) including 27 days’ annual leave and 13 ADV days;
• Plenty of opportunities for personal development through the AWL Academy (>50 training programmes) and participation in our ‘Boost Your Life’ wellbeing programme;
• A challenging work environment in which you can develop yourself and continue to grow as a professional.

As an Operational Planner, you’ll be at the heart of day-to-day operations. You’ll ensure projects keep running by cleverly coordinating people, capacity and priorities. No two days are the same: one day you’ll be adjusting schedules, the next you’ll be resolving a bottleneck together with production, engineering, team leaders or our branches in China, Mexico, the US and the Czech Republic.

You’ll be given plenty of freedom and responsibility to maintain an overview and look ahead. During your induction period, you’ll get to know our processes first-hand and play an active role in the implementation and testing of our new ERP system. This will enable you to build up your knowledge quickly and become a key point of contact for planning within the new system.

Your planning brings calm to the hustle and bustle. You spot where things are going wrong, think ahead and ensure colleagues know where they stand.

Are you someone who enjoys solving puzzles, asking questions and gets a buzz from a schedule that ultimately adds up? Then you’ll be a great fit for this role.

What will you be doing?

• Processing project plans and capacity requests in systems such as AWL-planner, MS Project, Navision, Dynamics and Power BI;
• In consultation with your team leaders, you will work out project plans and forecasts to schedule staff and, where necessary, temporary staff as effectively as possible within the available budgets, hours and priorities;
• Coordinating planning and available capacity with internal departments and overseas branches;
• Managing the central mailbox and handle requests in a structured manner;
• You’ll ensure that all service teams are fully staffed and respond quickly when clients or projects need extra support.

Our team

You’ll be joining a young and enthusiastic team of four colleagues. We work hard, adapt quickly and help one another where needed. There’s plenty of scope to ask questions, contribute ideas and work together to improve the planning a little bit every day.