Production Planning Specialist

Swift Recruitment; Wrocław; Hybrid; PLN 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work – 3 days in office

Job summary

Swift Recruitment is seeking a Production Planning Specialist for a multinational client based in Wrocław. You will join a newly established Production Planning team and work hybrid, three days in the office, coordinating with Manufacturing, Operations and Order Management to create feasible production plans.

Responsibilities include developing short-term plans, optimizing schedules, ensuring OTIF, and communicating production instructions.

Qualifications

• Proven production planning or scheduling experience.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes and dependencies.
• Experience with ERP/SCM systems; SAP preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain short-term and detailed production plans.
• Create and optimize production schedules, blocks, sequences and runs.
• Plan production across machines and lines to maximise capacity.
• Ensure effective utilization of manufacturing resources.
• Translate orders into feasible production schedules and instructions.
• Monitor progress and communicate risks to stakeholders.
• Coordinate corrective actions when plans diverge from reality.
• Support OTIF targets and inventory optimization.

Skills

Production planning

Scheduling

ERP systems

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Collaboration

Tools

SAP

Job description

Working model: Hybrid – 3 days per week in the office

About the role

For one of our international clients, we are currently looking for a Production Planning Specialist to join a newly established Production Planning team in Wrocław.

The team will be responsible for production planning for manufacturing sites located across Europe.

The role combines detailed production planning and scheduling with close cooperation with Manufacturing, Operations, Order Management and other Supply Chain functions.

You will be responsible for creating feasible production plans, optimizing production runs, monitoring execution and supporting reliable, on-time order completion.

What you will do

• develop and maintain short-term and detailed production plans,
• create and optimize production schedules, production blocks, sequences and production runs,
• plan production across manufacturing machines and production lines,
• ensure effective utilization of available manufacturing resources,
• translate customer and order requirements into feasible production schedules,
• create and communicate production instructions to operational teams,
• monitor production progress and order completion,
• coordinate corrective actions when production plans cannot be executed as expected,
• support reliable and on-time production and achievement of OTIFtargets,
• monitor intermediate inventory levels and support inventory optimization,
• support the management of non-standard stock and production situations,
• work closely with Production Managers, Supervisors, Order Management, Procurement and other Supply Chain stakeholders,
• provide proactive reporting on risks, exceptions and potential delivery issues,

What we are looking for

• professional experience in production planning, production scheduling, supply planning or a related area,
• experience gained within, or good understanding of, a manufacturing / production environment,
• good understanding of production planning, scheduling and manufacturing processes,
• ability to understand the relationship between customer orders, production priorities, inventory and available manufacturing resources,
• experience working with ERP or production planning systems; SAP experience would be an advantage,
• strong analytical and problem-solving skills,
• strong communication and interpersonal skills,
• collaborative and results-oriented approach,