Job ID: 20122
Specialisation: Logistics | Management
Level: Team Lead
Location: Bulgaria | Plovdiv


Our client, a renowned Western-European automotive supplyer, is opening its automotive plant in Plovdiv soon.
We are currently searching for a competent individual with in-depth understanding of the automotive industry and proven leadership skills to fill the position of a

Production and Logistics Planner (Automotive)

Responsibilities:

  • Responsibility for the loading and processing of customer orders from receipt of order to dispatch and the associated communication.
  • First contact for customer, sales and plant with the goal of customer satisfaction with optimal use of resources
  • Assistance with cross-plant escalations or bottlenecks
  • Responsibility for the plant’s planning process, which includes
    • Responsibility for the plant’s entire capacity planning based on sales planning and customer requirements
    • Evaluation of the various planning statuses and demand signals and derivation/creation of the appropriate assembly product mix
  • Responsibility for monitoring the relevant key figures and costs and initiating the resulting measures in the event of deviations (e.g compliance with the target parameters such as stocks, delivery service level (OTIF) and planning accuracy)
  • Technical and disciplinary management of the associated employees, including trainings and performance assessment
  • Participation in logistics projects to optimize customer satisfaction and logistics performance, also across plants
  • Participation in the SCM process design and continuous development in the relevant area, e.g. through the implementation and tracking of Continual Improvement Process (CIP)

Profile:

  • Degree in industrial engineering, business administration with a focus on production management, logistics or a comparable education and training
  • Several years of professional experience in production planning and order processing in the automotive sector or a similar sector
  • Extensive management experience in an international environment
  • Very good MS Office knowledge and user knowledge of a common ERP system, ideally SAP.
  • Good language skills in Bulgarian and English
  • High degree of independence, proactivity and structural thinking and action
  • Motivation to keep up with process changes
  • Moderation and presentation skills
  • Ability to work in a team, quality awareness and customer-oriented approach
  • Strong organizational and problem-solving skills

Benefits:

  • A competitive salary and social package.
  • Working in a multinational environment.
  • Additional health insurance.

This opportunity sounds attractive for you? Then apply now with your CV in English or German language with an actual picture and additional documents. Only short – listed candidates will be contacted. Strict confidentiality is assured.