Production Planning

HENSOLDT South Africa; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 640,000; Full time

Job summary

HENSOLDT South Africa is seeking an experienced Production Planner for our GEW Business Unit in Pretoria. The role focuses on planning, controlling, and monitoring production activities, ensuring material availability and timely work order execution within an ERP environment.

The ideal candidate has strong analytical capabilities, 5+ years in manufacturing production planning, and the ability to manage material and production constraints in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum tertiary qualification in Production and Inventory Control, SAPICS Certification or similar.
• Minimum 5 years of production planning experience in a manufacturing/production environment.
• Applied knowledge of production controlling and material planning, forecasting, MRP and supply chain.
• Proficient with MSOffice suite, advanced skills with MS Excel.

Responsibilities

• Analyse production demand, material requirements, and planning parameters within the ERP environment to ensure material availability and the achievement of production schedules.
• Monitor production performance, material availability and operational variances through ERP and business reporting processes to enable informed decision-making and timely corrective action.
• Facilitate planning alignment with project, operations and production stakeholders in accordance with business priorities to ensure demand fulfilment and effective resolution of supply and production constraints.
• Maintain adherence to HENSOLDT South Africa recruitment values and policies during the planning process.

Skills

Production planning

Material planning

ERP systems

MS Excel

Data analysis

Forecasting

Education

Bachelors in Production/Inventory Control

Tools

MS Excel

ERP systems

Qmuzik

Job description

About The Role

We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Production Planner to join our GEW Business Unit. The successful candidate will be responsible for planning, controlling, and monitoring production activities, material availability, and work order execution within an ERP environment. This role plays a critical part in ensuring demand fulfilment, production continuity, and the effective utilization of resources through accurate planning, scheduling, and coordination across multiple stakeholders.

We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Production Planner to join our GEW Business Unit. The successful candidate will be responsible for planning, controlling, and monitoring production activities, material availability, and work order execution within an ERP environment. This role plays a critical part in ensuring demand fulfilment, production continuity, and the effective utilization of resources through accurate planning, scheduling, and coordination across multiple stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical capabilities, experience in manufacturing production planning, and the ability to proactively manage material and production constraints in a dynamic operational environment.

Qualifications and experience

• Minimum tertiary qualification in Production and Inventory Control, SAPICS Certification or similar.
• Minimum 5 years of production planning experience in a manufacturing/production environment.
• Applied knowledge of production controlling and material planning, forecasting, Material Resource Planning (MRP) and supply chain.
• Proficient with MSOffice suite, advanced skills with MS Excel.

Key technical skills

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and related business applications.
• Experience with Qmuzik or ERP systems would be advantageous.
• Production planning and scheduling capability.
• Proficiency in ERP-based work order management and control.
• Knowledge of Material Resource Planning (MRP) principles and methodologies.
• Experience in inventory and material planning processes.
• Competence in production data analysis and forecasting.
• Proficiency in operational reporting and performance monitoring.

Key responsibilities

Production Planning and Material Control

Analyse production demand, material requirements, and planning parameters within the ERP environment to ensure material availability and the achievement of production schedules.

Work Order Planning and Execution Control

Monitor production performance, material availability and operational variances through ERP and business reporting processes to enable informed decision-making and timely corrective action.

Stakeholder Coordination and Demand Fulfilment

Facilitate planning alignment with project, operations and production stakeholders in accordance with business priorities to ensure demand fulfilment and effective resolution of supply and production constraints.

Our recruitment values

HENSOLDT South Africa focuses on diversity, equity, and inclusion in our organisational strategy. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive corporate culture that benefits our employees and delivers better outcomes for our clients. In line with our commitment to equal employment opportunities and our focus on diversity in the operational environment, we welcome applications from all ethnic groups. In line with HENSOLDT's commitment to equal employment opportunities and our focus on diversity in the operational environment, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups.

Application Deadline

15 September 2026.