We are looking for a Materials and Manufacturing Planning Specialist in Nové Mesto nad Váhom! Great opportunity for senior production planner who is ready for the next career step.
Key Responsibilities
- Create and maintain master production schedules across all LOBs aligned with business objectives based on demand forecasts, production capacity, inventory levels, and customer requirements.
- Analyze forecast data and collaborate with sales, operations, and supply chain to balance demand and supply.
- Monitor and adjust schedules to accommodate changes in customer demand, manufacturing capacity, material availability.
- Identify potential scheduling conflicts or constraints and proactively develop contingency plans to minimize disruption to operations.
- Ensure schedule feasibility and drive plan stability with minimal rescheduling.
- Maintain accurate scheduling data within the ERP/MRP system; generate reports and KPIs related to schedule adherence, capacity utilization, and production performance.
- Identify and implement improvements in scheduling processes, tools, and procedures to enhance efficiency and responsiveness.
- Collaborate with sales, program management and customer service teams to ensure accurate delivery dates
- Own and manage production lead times to ensure accurate planning and timely delivery. Continuously review and optimize lead times in coordination with production, procurement, and logistics teams.
- Serve as an engaged contributor to the SIOP process by providing accurate production schedules, capacity constraints, lead time updates, and inventory data to support informed decision-making and alignment across functions.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Operations, or related field
- 3–6+ years experience in production planning, scheduling, or supply chain within manufacturing
- Strong ERP / MRP / APS knowledge
- Analytical skills with ability to interpret operational data
- Understanding of manufacturing processes and capacity drivers
The anticipated salary range for this role in the Nové Mesto nad Váhom locality is between 25 200€ to 31 500€ gross per year —salary ranges for other geographic localities may vary. Certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, annual bonus and stock. These awards are allocated based on individual performance and are role based. In addition, certain roles also have the opportunity to earn sales incentives based on revenue or utilization, depending on the terms of the plan and the employee’s role. Compensation ranges are determined based on objective, gender-neutral criteria including skills, experience, and job responsibilities. In addition to the salary listed above, a detailed overview of additional compensation, including bonuses and benefits, will be provided during the initial interview.
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About the TeamSkills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Operations, or related field
- 3-6+ years experience in production planning, scheduling, or supply chain within manufacturing
- Strong ERP / MRP / APS knowledge
- Analytical skills with ability to interpret operational data
- Understanding of manufacturing processes and capacity drivers
What We Do
Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) brings together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services to ensure its customers’ vital applications run continuously, perform optimally and grow with their business needs. Vertiv solves the most important challenges facing today’s data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extends from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, USA, Vertiv employs approximately 20,000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. For more information, and for the latest news and content from Vertiv, visit Vertiv.com.
