Planning Team Lead
Core
Lead Demand Planner acting as the control tower for factory commitment, converting sales pipelines and forecasts into actionable production schedules in an engineer-to-order environment.
Role type
Senior Lead Demand Planner (Supply Chain)
Builds
Actionable production schedules and rolling forecasts for high-mix, low-volume product portfolios
Domain
Manufacturing (Engineer-to-Order, Semiconductor, Opto-Mechatronics, Analytical markets)
Required skills
Demand planning, Supply planning, S&OP/S&OE facilitation, Order promising, Master Scheduling, MRP fundamentals, ERP proficiency, Cross-functional trade-off discussions
Preferred skills
Machine shop operations knowledge, Mechatronics assembly knowledge, Safety stock and buffer setting
Technologies
Navison, SAP, BAAN
Responsibilities
Drive rolling forecasts and S&OP/S&OE cycles across hundreds of part families; Translate demand signals into capacity constraints and shop floor priorities; Own order promising and lead time quoting with Sales and Scheduling; Set planning parameters (safety stock, buffers) suited to low-volume, variable demand; Track forecast accuracy and continuously improve inputs and methods; Master Scheduling
