Planning Engineer (Production Planning Automotive Division)
Core
Develop, implement, and manage production planning processes to ensure timely, cost-effective, and quality delivery of automotive products by optimizing schedules and coordinating material and capacity.
Role type
Senior IC production planning engineer (automotive)
Builds
Production schedules, material requirement plans, and capacity plans for vehicle assembly
Domain
Automotive manufacturing
Required skills
Production planning & scheduling, Material Requirements Planning (MRP), ERP systems (Oracle, SAP), Capacity planning & line balancing, Inventory management & control, Demand forecasting, Lean manufacturing & continuous improvement, Data analysis & KPI reporting, Production control & shop floor coordination
Preferred skills
Experience with high-mix, high-volume automotive production environments, Knowledge of vehicle assembly processes
Technologies
Oracle, SAP
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain short, medium, and long-term production plans aligned with demand forecasts; Create detailed shop floor schedules and manage release of production jobs; Prepare and maintain material requirement plans (MRP) to ensure component availability; Assess production capacity and propose solutions for constraints; Support demand planning by analyzing historical sales and order patterns; Lead continuous improvement initiatives (Lean, Kaizen, 5S) to improve planning accuracy; Operate and optimize ERP/MRP systems to manage demand, supply, and inventory records.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
