Production Planning Engineer

Perfetti Van Melle; Fatih; On-site; TRY 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Perfetti Van Melle is seeking a Production Planning Engineer to join the Supply Chain Department. You will report to the Production Planning Supervisor and contribute to capacity planning, forecasting, and KPI reporting to keep production aligned with plans.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and at least 3 years of production planning experience in food or pharmaceutical sectors, strong English skills, and proficiency in MS Office, SAP MM, and PPDS.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Industrial or Chemical preferred).
• Minimum 3 years of production planning experience (pharma or food preferred).
• Proficient in written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Perform capacity planning aligned with production constraints.
• Prepare weekly and monthly planning and KPI reports.
• Analyze production versus plans/allocations.
• Consolidate forecasts and check rough-cut capacity for the year.
• Monitor actual weekly production against plan.
• Prepare weekly/daily finished goods and semifinish goods supply plans.
• Track launches and transition projects.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

English proficiency

MS Office

SAP MM

PPDS

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Tools

MS Office

SAP MM

PPDS

Job description

Perfetti Van Melle is one of the world's largest manufacturers and distributors of confectionery and chewing gum. We create imaginative products and brands that are enjoyed in over 150 countries and includes brands such as Vivident, Mentos, Big Babol, and Chupa Chups operating in the Food / Fast Consumption sector.

We are now looking for “Production Planning Engineer" to work within Supply Chain Department. We are looking for a candidate will be reporting Production Planning Supervisor. Details of the role are as follows:

Main Responsibilities

• Doing capacity planning according to the production constraints
• Preparing weekly / monthly Planning & KPI reports
• Making production analysis vs plans/allocations
• Consolidation of forecasts and checks rough cut capacity for the whole year
• Keeping account of actual weekly production against production plan
• Preparing weekly / daily finished good *and semifinish good* supply plan to sustain production plan
• Tracking and acting accordingly with new development (launches) / transition projects

The ideal candidate is expected to have the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (preferably Industrial, Chemical)
• Min. 3 years of production planning experience (preferably in pharmaceutical or food industry)
• Good command of written and verbal English
• Good command of MS Office, SAP MM module and *PPDS*
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong analytical & reporting skills

WE OFFER

At Perfetti Van Melle we have a core value of Care for Our People and we are proud to offer benefit programs that support our team members goals and well-being.