Sr. Production Planner (Component Planning)

Job Description

Are you ready to shape production planning at a growing site?

• Join AMS Component Planning and help ensure that components are delivered at the right time, at the right quality and in the most cost-efficient way. As our new Sr Production Planner, you will bring strong planning expertise to a global manufacturing environment. You will help translate supply-chain dependencies and planning principles into effective plans, while balancing service, feasibility and cost. This is an opportunity to contribute to the ramp-up of the LVA factory, strengthen ways of working and collaborate with colleagues across functions and global sites.

Core responsibilities

• Execute short term scheduling and drive short to medium planning activities that serves as enablers for production planning processes.
• Contribute with improvement ideas and deployment on digitalization agenda.
• Balance service, feasibility and cost when making planning decisions.
• Identify and recommend improvements to existing planning practices and workflows.
• Use data and planning insights to support effective decision-making.
• Communicate complex supply-chain dependencies and planning principles clearly.
• Collaborate with production managers, technical engineers, supply-chain specialists and colleagues at other sites.
• Support other planners and contribute planning expertise across the wider organization.
• Help enable a smooth ramp-up of the LVA factory.
• Strengthen end-to-end collaboration across the teams and touchpoints involved in component planning.

Are you up for the challenge?

• A strong track record in production planning or a similar role.
• Deep production-planning expertise.
• SAP technical knowledge.
• Strong analytical and data interpretation capabilities.
• The ability to build a clear narrative from data and insights.
• Strong stakeholder-management and collaboration capabilities.
• The ability to work with supply-chain experts, production managers, global sites and technical engineers.
• Digital competency and an interest in strengthening and improving digital ways of working.
• A consistent focus on delivery, execution and continuous improvement and problem solving.

What success looks like

• During your first year, you will be expected to operate confidently as a senior planning professional, manage workflows with minimal assistance and provide effective support to other planners and sites.
• You will contribute to reliable plan execution while continuing to improve planning practices, stakeholder communication, storytelling and digital capabilities.

Compensation

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However, please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to any advertised closing date. So, if you're interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

What’s in it for you?

Here are some of what to expect:

Family Care Leave – We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.

Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.

Wellbeing – We want you to be your best self, so you’ll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programs run by local teams where you are based

Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.

Bonus – We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme

Your workplace: Your workplace will be the office, store or factory specified in this advert.

Hybrid Working: Our hybrid work model, Best of Both offers you the option of flexibility to work from home up to two days per week. Your People Leader will discuss the principles of the model, including how this option applies to your role and team.

Learn more about our benefits, culture and workplace experience here

We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.
 
The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion and Veteran status) to apply for roles in our team.

We support our employees in being there for the moments that matter in life and celebrate families of all kinds, the loved ones that make us who we are. Being part of the LEGO Group also means taking part in our annual Play Day, playing a part in building a sustainable future and continuing our mission to “inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow.”
                                                                                                                                             
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We conduct drug screening as a part of our drug free workplace policy and in support of our commitment to the health and safety of our employees.

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