Master Planner (maternity leave replacement) – FC2026/124

Fischer Connectors SA; Amarante; Hybrid; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Fischer Connectors invites applications for a Master Planner on maternity leave replacement at their Amarante plant near Porto, Portugal. The role focuses on planning, optimizing and setting up end-to-end supply chain for cable assembly, coordinating with multiple sites and functions globally.

The successful candidate will drive production planning, KPI tracking and continuous improvement initiatives, ensuring service levels and cost targets are met while leveraging SAP and ERP systems across

Qualifications

• Logistics/supply chain engineer or equivalent.
• Min 5 years in a similar environment in an international company.
• Excellent knowledge of an ERP system (SAP, Oracle, Microsoft, JD Edwards). SAP is preferred
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Outlook)
• Fluent in English, French is a plus
• Ability to work in a multicultural and cross functional environment
• Proactive, pragmatic, organized, precise, solution & customer oriented
• Can work quickly, with conflicting priorities and under pressure

Responsibilities

• Plan production sites, subcontractors and suppliers based on customer demand, available capacity, inventory targets and the overall production strategy of Fischer Connectors
• Optimize operations, costs, quality and customer service by leading or actively participating to improvement projects
• Actively participate to cross-functional projects in order to improve purchasing planning, production planning, capacity management, inventory management
• Work in close collaboration with Production (mainly CA sites such as DE, TU, MY, IN), New Product Introduction, Quality, R&D, Finance and Sales teams to support the launch of new products or transfer products from sites to sites
• Improve product flows, logistics and distribution costs from suppliers, subcontractors and production sites to customers
• Support the continuous improvement of the product quality by implementing effective work processes with production sites and quality teams
• Optimize the utilization of the ERP system (SAP) with production sites, planning, master data and IT
• Perform risk analysis and develop mitigation plans
• Implement and analyze KPI’s to better understand and monitor the supply chain

Skills

Supply chain engineer

5+ years exp

SAP experience

MS Office

English fluent

French a plus

Cross-cultural

Proactive

Customer oriented

Tools

SAP ERP

Oracle

Microsoft Dynamics

JD Edwards

Job description

Master Planner (maternity leave replacement) – FC2026/124

WHO WE ARE

Founded in 1954, Fischer Connectors designs, develops and deploys end-to-end interconnect solutions for ecosystems requiring local transfer and management of data, signals and power. Its tailored electronic solutions, connectors and cable assemblies are trusted globally for their reliability in demanding environments.

Fischer Connectors is part of Conextivity Group . With nearly 1000 people worldwide, four R&D centers and six manufacturing sites, the Swiss-headquartered technology group offers high-performance connectivity solutions that manage power and data flows seamlessly from sensors and devices to the cloud, enabling the emergence of new and scalable ecosystems. Conextivity comprises two core business activities: Fischer Connectors and Wearin’.

For our new Plant in Amarante, near Oporto, Portugal, we are looking for a Master Planner to the development of Fischer Connectors around the world by planning, optimizing and setting up the end-to-end supply chain for cable assembly area

WHAT YOU WILL DO IN YOUR ROLE:

Plan production sites, subcontractors and suppliers based on customer demand, available capacity, inventory targets and the overall production strategy of Fischer Connectors

Optimize operations, costs, quality and customer service by leading or actively participating to improvement projects

Actively participate to cross-functional projects in order to improve purchasing planning, production planning, capacity management, inventory management

Work in close collaboration with Production (mainly CA sites such as DE, TU, MY, IN), New Product Introduction, Quality, R&D, Finance and Sales teams to support the launch of new products or transfer products from sites to sites

Improve product flows, logistics and distribution costs from suppliers, subcontractors and production sites to customers

Support the continuous improvement of the product quality by implementing effective work processes with production sites and quality teams

Optimize the utilization of the ERP system (SAP) with production sites, planning, master data and IT

Perform risk analysis and develop mitigation plans

Implement and analyze KPI’s to better understand and monitor the supply chain

THE EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS YOU WILL BRING

Professional skills:

• Logistics/supply chain engineer or equivalent
• Min 5 years in a similar environment in an international company
• Excellent knowledge of an ERP system (SAP, Oracle, Microsoft, JD Edwards). SAP is preferred
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Outlook)
• Fluent in English, French is a plus
• Ability to work in a multicultural and cross functional environment
• Proactive, pragmatic, organized, precise, solution & customer oriented
• Can work quickly, with conflicting priorities and under pressure