Production Planner

Last application date

2022-03-30

Nefab Netherlands is part of the Nefab Group which was founded in 1949 and is a world leading global provider of sustainable packaging solutions and logistics optimization services. Nefab saves environmental and financial resources by optimizing supply chains. We do this by innovating together with our customers to create smarter packaging and logistics solutions while always respecting people and high ethical standards. This contributes to a better tomorrow for our customers, for society, and for the environment.

With more than 70 years of experience combined with competence and presence in more than 35 countries, we offer global solutions and local service worldwide to companies in industries such as Telecom, Datacom, Energy, Automotive, Healthcare, Aerospace, and Lithium Batteries. Nefab has about 4700 employees in Europe, North & South America and Asia. In 2023, the turnover was SEK 10.3 billion approximately. The owners of Nefab Group are the Nordgren/Pihl family and FAM AB (Wallenberg).

Are you hands-on, customer oriented and stress resistant and do you like to puzzle? Are you the one who can help us to professionalize our (operational) processes, so we are prepared for our future growth? Then you might be our new Production Planner!

As Production Planner you are the linking-pin between Sales / Customer Service and our operational departments (production / warehouse / cleanroom). You are responsible for a flawless (production) planning in both the short and medium term. Every day you are busy with planning and monitoring production and customer orders in an optimal and efficient way based on forecasts from Customer Service. It’s your job to identify bottlenecks in good time and to involve the right stakeholders. In addition, you realize improvement proposals/projects, where necessary, and you advise the Team Leaders in the operations department about how to improve and maintain on time deliveries to customers.

As Production Planner you are part of the Operations Support department and are working in close cooperation with the other Planner, Work Preparator and the Team Leaders.

Responsibilities

The role of a Production Planner will entail:

  • Coordinate (production) workflow and plan (production) schedule based on forecasts from Customer Service and availability material/items.
  • Monitor and update (production) schedules on a daily basis.
  • Timely identification when additional staff is needed.
  • Communicate with Team Leaders to improve and maintain on time deliveries to customers.
  • Communicate with Customer Services about changes in planning, expected delivery times and order status of purchased items.
  • Plan and prioritize operations to ensure maximum performance and minimum delay.
  • Address issues when they arise.
  • Organize and attend daily / weekly production meetings to review and update planning.
  • Continuous improvement (PDCA-cycle): signal problems, bottlenecks and improvements to Team Leaders and Operations Manager and implement improvements in the chain (suppliers – NEFAB – customer)
  • Communicate with Warehouse about transports
  • Support colleagues with question about orders / production related issues
  • Report planning performance and KPI’s to Operations Manager
  • Analyse operational data using ERP system, Excel and BI Tools

Your profile

 As a Production Planner you have a hands-on mentality and strong analytical and communications skills. You are proactive and comfortable working within a team environment. On top of that you have the ability to work in an organized and timely manner and have attention to detail. The following requirements are also important:

  • You have a Bachelor working and thinking level, obtained through education and/or experience.
  • You have at least 3-5 years of relevant experience in a production/logistic environment;
  • Fluency in Dutch and English;
  • Good MS office skills and experience with ERP systems;

Core values & Ways of Working

Our core values are Simplicity, Empowerment and Respect. Our ways of working are characterized by Customer First, Cooperation and Communication. At Nefab you are expected to respect the environment, while putting customers first. In our global organization we cooperate and communicate, and you are empowered to innovate and simplify.

How to apply?

We would like to receive your application letter and CV, written in Dutch or English, as soon as possible as we are continually evaluating applications. For further information about the position you are welcome to call Marisha de Pender, HR Manager at +31 (0) 6-82517165.

 

Nefab embraces diversity and equal opportunities, and therefore welcome all applications. We are committed to building teams with a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills.

 

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