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Production Planner - New Product Introduction Assembly

The Netherlands - Eindhoven |

• Production Planner - New Product Introduction Assembly

if you are passionate about creating and maintaining a 6-week production plan, ensuring on-time delivery and optimizing efficiency in a highly complex technical environment, we invite you to join our NPI Assembly team.

We are Prodrive Technologies

We are Prodrive Technologies, dedicated to creating meaningful technologies that make the world work. Through our innovative solutions, we build a future where people can thrive, resources are used efficiently, and connectivity brings the world closer together.

About the role

You will be closely collaborating with our Research & Development project teams for the planning of our prototypes. You will play a key role in ramping up our newly developed products to series production, ensuring on time delivery and optimizing efficiency for a highly complex product with an annual turnover of €60M.

Key Responsibilities:

• Increase on-time Delivery reliability to 90% by proactively identifying risks and improvement opportunities Time Delivery from 88% to 95% by proactively identifying risks and improvement opportunities
• Improve stage-gate adherence
• Improve operational efficiency to support 25% product portfolio growth within the first year
• Extend the fixed planning horizon to 4 weeks within 6 months, and 6 weeks within 12 months
• Reduce the number of open orders through structured planning and prioritization

Profile

• Bachelor's degree + 3 years of experience in the Supply Chain domain

• Strong data analysis and reporting skills (Excel and BI tools)

• Experience with continuous improvement (Lean, Kaizen)

• Knowledge of production scheduling, capacity planning, inventory management & optimization (Preferably experience with SAP Production Planning and SAP Materials Management)

• Strong problem solving and decision-making skills, especially in identifying bottlenecks and material risks solving and decision-making skills, especially in identifying bottlenecks and material risks solving and decision-making skills, especially in identifying bottlenecks and material risks

• Effective crisis management, handling disruptions, delays, or urgent changes

• High attention to detail, ensuring accurate planning and preventing excess work in progress or production misalignment

• Excellent collaboration skills to work with multiple stakeholders and balance priorities

The Prodrive Technologies Mindset

Responsibility

You don't just go to work, you feel responsible for your project

What we offer

• Perfect environment for those eager to develop themselves and take full responsibility for a project.
• Many opportunities for personal and professional development, along with the flexibility to explore diverse roles across various projects.
• A young and dynamic culture which stimulates innovative thinking and taking initiatives.
• Personal budget just for you to learn new things. Your growth is our priority.
• Flexible working hours and lunch, dinner, and access to our company gym.
• Personalized development plan to craft your future.
• You will receive essential tools if these are necessary to perform your job (i.e. iPhone and laptop).
• On-campus sports facilities enable you to incorporate exercise seamlessly into your work routine.
• A performance-driven salary that grows with your accomplishments.
• Unlock the opportunity to become a shareholder and entrepreneur within the company.
• Travel allowance based on the days you are actually at Prodrive Technologies.
• Work-life balance with at least 33 vacation days per year.
• Access a retirement plan.