Senior Production Planner Taskforce

ValueOne AB; Górny Śląsk; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hotel accommodation covered

Travel to and from Tychy covered

Job summary

ValueOne AB is seeking a Senior Production Planner for an automotive supplier in Tychy, Silesia, Poland. This hands-on role requires quick ownership, strong planning across multiple production flows, and the ability to translate customer requirements into executable production plans.

You will collaborate with production, logistics and materials teams to improve stability, monitor plan realization, and address risks before they impact commitments.

Qualifications

• Senior production planning professional with automotive manufacturing experience.
• Experience across multiple production flows.
• Experience in Tier-N planning and multi-tier supply chains.
• Strong understanding of production processes, capacity planning and material availability.
• Experience in automotive manufacturing, Tier 1 or OEM environments.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Structured, proactive and hands-on approach.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Polish fluency mandatory.
• English fluency mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of production planning activities for the assigned customer scope.
• Develop, maintain and follow up production plans based on customer requirements and capacity.
• Coordinate planning across multiple production flows.
• Monitor plan realization and flag deviations early.
• Identify capacity constraints, material risks and bottlenecks.
• Collaborate with production, logistics, materials and supply chain teams to resolve issues.
• Prioritize production needs based on customer requirements and constraints.
• Support recovery planning when commitments are at risk.
• Communicate changes, risks, priorities and recovery plans to stakeholders.
• Contribute to improving planning processes and production stability.
• Assist supplier in establishing reliable planning routines.
• Provide regular reporting on planning and risks.

Skills

Production planning

Automotive manufacturing

Multi-flow planning

Tier-N planning

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional coordination

Independent work

Polish (Fluent)

English (Fluent)

Job description

Senior Production Planner – Automotive | Silesia, Poland

About the Assignment

ValueOne is currently looking for an experienced Senior Production Planner for a high-priority consulting assignment with an automotive supplier in Tychy, Silesia, Poland.

This is a hands‑on assignment for a senior planning professional who can take ownership quickly, create structure and make an immediate operational impact.

The supplier is currently facing challenges related to production commitments and production planning. The focus of the assignment is therefore to strengthen the planning operation, improve production stability, and ensure that customer requirements are translated into realistic, executable and reliable production plans.

The assignment is expected to start as soon as possible and is initially planned for 2 months, with high potential of extension until the end of 2026.

Why This Assignment?

• This is an opportunity to step into a high-impact role within an international automotive environment, working closely with production and supply chain stakeholders where your experience can have a direct impact on operational performance.
• Highly competitive compensation
• Hotel accommodation covered throughout the assignment
• Travel to and from Tychy covered
• ASAP start – we are moving quickly
• Initial 2-month assignment with potential to extend through the end of 2026
• Access to ValueOne's Digital Academy, including CIPS certifications
• We are looking for a limited number of highly experienced consultants and will be moving quickly with the selection process.

About the Role

As a Senior Production Planner, you will take ownership of production planning activities dedicated to the assigned customer scope.

You will work closely with production, logistics, materials, supply chain and other operational stakeholders to ensure that production plans are realistic, properly prioritized and aligned with customer requirements.

The role is particularly suited to someone who is comfortable operating in a complex, fast-paced and demanding manufacturing environment, where production plans can change quickly and risks need to be identified and addressed before they impact customer commitments.

A strong understanding of planning across multiple production flows and Tier-N supply chain environments is important for the assignment.

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of production planning activities for the assigned customer scope.
• Develop, maintain and follow up production plans based on customer requirements and available production capacity.
• Coordinate planning activities across multiple production flows.
• Monitor production plan realization and identify deviations at an early stage.
• Identify capacity constraints, material risks, bottlenecks and other factors affecting production performance.
• Work closely with production, logistics, materials and supply chain stakeholders to resolve planning-related issues.
• Prioritize production requirements based on customer needs and operational constraints.
• Support recovery planning when production commitments are at risk.
• Communicate changes, risks, priorities and recovery plans to relevant stakeholders.
• Contribute to improving planning processes and overall production stability.
• Support the supplier in establishing and maintaining reliable planning routines.
• Provide regular reporting and status updates regarding production planning and potential risks.

Required Qualifications

• We are looking for a senior production planning professional with solid experience from automotive manufacturing and complex supply chain environments.
• Several years of experience within Production Planning.
• Experience working across multiple production flows.
• Experience from Tier-N planning / multi-tier supply chain environments.
• Strong understanding of production processes, capacity planning and material availability.
• Experience from automotive manufacturing, preferably within a Tier 1 supplier or OEM environment.
• Experience managing planning challenges, deviations and production recovery situations.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving capabilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• A structured, proactive and hands‑on approach.
• The ability to work independently and take ownership in a fast‑paced operational environment.
• Language Requirements
• Fluent Polish – mandatory
• Fluent English – mandatory

Assignment Details

Location: Tychy, Silesia, Poland

Start Date: ASAP

Duration: Initially 2 months, with potential to extend through end of 2026

Work Setup: Full-time, on‑site

Engagement Type: Independent Consultant / Subcontractor

Availability: Immediate or short notice preferred

Accommodation: Hotel accommodation covered

Travel: Travel to and from Tychy covered

Consultant Profile

This assignment is aimed at a senior planning professional who is ready to step into an operational environment and make an immediate difference.

You should be comfortable taking ownership, working across functions and production flows, managing competing priorities and acting quickly when production plans or customer commitments are at risk.

The ideal consultant combines strong production planning expertise with an operational mindset and understands how production planning, materials, logistics, capacity and customer requirements interact.

Experience from complex automotive and Tier-N supply chains is particularly valuable.

About ValueOne

ValueOne specializes in Supply Chain Management, Procurement and Logistics. We support our clients through consulting services, recruitment and management consulting, helping organizations optimize supply chain operations, procurement capabilities, logistics processes and overall business performance.