Global Capacity Planner — Manufacturing & S&OP

Voith GmbH Group; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Voith Group is seeking a Global Manufacturing Capacity Planner to drive visibility and coordination of capacity across our global manufacturing network. You will connect demand with capacity, resources, and material availability to identify bottlenecks early and enable data-driven decisions across sites.

The role requires strong analytical skills, experience in industrial manufacturing planning, and the ability to work across functions and sites.

Qualifications

• Degree in Industrial Engineering, Production Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or a comparable field.
• Several years of experience in manufacturing planning, capacity planning, production control, or S&OP / IBP in an industrial environment.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, capacity analysis, bottleneck management, and resource planning.
• Experience with high-mix / low-volume or project-driven manufacturing environments is a strong advantage.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain a global manufacturing capacity planning process across short-, mid-, and long-term horizons.
• Translate demand forecasts, backlog, and project pipelines into expected workload by plant, technology, process, and critical resource.
• Create transparency on available and required capacity across the global manufacturing network, focusing on constrained resources.
• Develop and maintain a Manufacturing Capability & Capacity Matrix for products, components, processes, and manufacturing operations by site.
• Identify bottlenecks and assess their impact on delivery, lead time, and network capacity.
• Coordinate cross-site load balancing and advise on scope transfers between plants where feasible.
• Support Make-or-Buy decisions, external capacity planning, subcontracting, and strategic partner evaluations.
• Define common planning principles, assumptions, and KPIs for comparable capacity data across sites.
• Facilitate regular network capacity reviews and develop capacity scenarios based on demand, backlog, strategy, and resources.
• Support S&OP / IBP, CapEx decisions, and continuous improvement of planning systems and data quality.

Skills

Capacity planning

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Strong English

Data-driven decision making

Education

Industrial Engineering degree

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

APS tools

Job description

Voith Group is seeking a Global Manufacturing Capacity Planner to drive visibility and coordination of capacity across our global manufacturing network. You will connect demand with capacity, resources, and material availability to identify bottlenecks early and enable data-driven decisions across sites.

The role requires strong analytical skills, experience in industrial manufacturing planning, and the ability to work across functions and sites.