Production Planning Engineer — SAP & Lean Optimizer

GE Vernova; Gebze; On-site; TRY 290,000 - 424,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Vernova in Gebze seeks a Production Planning Specialist to coordinate and accelerate material flow, plan demand and ensure workflow aligns with the production plan and KPIs. The role involves SAP/MES tasks, master planning, and inventory optimization.

You will support production and quality teams, participate in Kaizen events, and contribute to standard work improvements while ensuring timely materials for manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering fields.
• Solid experience in production planning and ERP.
• Advanced level of English (oral and written).
• Proficiency in Excel and Microsoft Office, with advanced functions.

Responsibilities

• Manage master planning, material processes and systems, prepare and update production schedules and purchasing needs, ensure operational alignment with production plan and KPIs.
• Broadening knowledge of own technical discipline to execute policy/strategy, may include support roles with specialized technical field of knowledge; still acquiring higher level knowledge and skills
• Basic understanding of key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work. Good understanding of how work of own team integrates with other teams and contributes to the area
• May have some autonomy to make decisions within a defined framework. Resolves issues in situations that require good technical knowledge and judgment within established procedures. Consults more senior team members for issues outside of defined instructions/parameters
• A job at this level requires good interpersonal skills and may be required to lead a junior team. For customer facing roles, develops strong customer relationships and serves as the interface between customer and GE. Explains technical information to others
• Manage, update utilize work orders in SAP system. Check and update routings. Ensure transfer of work orders (operations) to MES (Manufacturing Execution System) for hours registering in workshop
• Identify and correct registries to increase MOS (Material Optimization System) score. If necessary, request corrections from other departments/teams
• Support Production and Quality teams for update of Non-Quality work orders.
• Attend improvement activities such as Kaizen and Lean events. Represent Planning Team as an expert of SAP
• Improve standard work, eliminate waste (both software and task based)

Skills

Advanced English (oral & written)

Strong communication skills

Multitasking in fast-paced environment

Problem-solving skills

Deadline-oriented

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering fields

Tools

Excel advanced functions

Microsoft Office

ERP systems

Job description

GE Vernova in Gebze seeks a Production Planning Specialist to coordinate and accelerate material flow, plan demand and ensure workflow aligns with the production plan and KPIs. The role involves SAP/MES tasks, master planning, and inventory optimization.

You will support production and quality teams, participate in Kaizen events, and contribute to standard work improvements while ensuring timely materials for manufacturing.