Planner SC

HQ Pack; Eindhoven; Hybrid; EUR 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

HQ Pack Service Center is seeking a Production Planner to manage daily production schedules and serve as the central contact for orders, changes, and issues. You will work under the Senior Planner alongside another Planner in a collaborative, daytime role.

In your first 100 days you will learn the organization and processes, then help bring structure and efficiency to planning, ensuring on-time delivery and high service levels.

Qualifications

• Experience in production planning or operations planning.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with multiple departments.

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining production schedules aligned with demand and capacity.
• Coordinating with manufacturing, procurement, logistics and other departments.
• Monitoring and managing inventory to optimize stock levels.
• Collaborating with customer service to understand forecasts and demand patterns.
• Setting priorities and allocating resources with the production team to ensure on-time delivery.
• Acting as a point of contact for production-related issues and providing timely resolutions.

Skills

Production scheduling

Cross-functional coordination

Inventory management

Demand forecasting

Prioritization

Job description

As a Production Planner at our HQ Pack Service Center (part of HQ Group), you play a key role in ensuring smooth and efficient daily operations. You act as the central point of contact for customers regarding orders, changes, and issues. With your structured approach and strong planning skills, you ensure that production activities run seamlessly and customer expectations are met. You will work directly with and under the guidance of our Senior Planner, alongside another Production Planner. The working atmosphere is informal, service-oriented, and collaborative. This is a daytime role. During your first 100 days, you will focus on learning our organization, our customers, and our operational processes. From there, you help bring structure, clarity, and efficiency to the planning environment.

Your responsibilities include:

• Developing and maintaining production schedules aligned with customer demand, inventory levels, and capacity constraints.
• Coordinating with manufacturing, procurement, logistics, and other departments to ensure smooth production workflows.
• Monitoring and managing inventory, identifying opportunities to optimize stock levels and reduce excess.
• Collaborating with customer service teams to understand customer forecasts and demand patterns.
• Setting priorities and allocating resources together with the production team to ensure on-time delivery.
• Acting as a point of contact for production-related issues and providing timely and effective resolutions.