Join a dynamic and complex manufacturing environment, overseeing planning across a large-scale site producing over 10 distinct products and projects simultaneously. This role requires close collaboration with multiple internal and external stakeholders, including other manufacturing sites, cross-functional departments, product lines, Group Planning, Project Management, and regional teams. Key Responsibilities: Lead Site-Wide Planning Activities: Drive and coordinate all planning efforts across departments such as Project Management, Production, Testing, Engineering, Infrastructure, and Logistics. Ensure Timely Project Delivery: Guarantee that all customer contractual milestones are met on schedule across all active projects. Align Planning Across Functions and Levels: Maintain consistency and synchronisation between strategic, tactical, and operational planning across various functions including development, operations, and program management. Capacity Planning & Resource Modeling: Develop and update models for planning capacity, focusing on workforce requirements and skillsets. Training & Development: Design and oversee planning-related training programs, including Planning Academies, mentoring initiatives, and certification pathways for Project Planners. Schedule Integration: Ensure seamless coordination between project timelines and operational schedules. End-to-End Planning Oversight: Provide a comprehensive view across Strategic (S&OP), Tactical (SIOP/P&FM), and Operational planning layers. Process Ownership: Define and continuously improve processes for capacity and resource management. Tool & Data Governance: Establish the planning tools ecosystem, including rules for application and integration of sub-schedules. Workload Management: Consolidate workload data and deliver effective tools and templates to support S&OP processes. Bid Planning Leadership: Lead planning efforts for bids, ensuring robust and competitive schedules with clear milestones and risk assessments. Candidate Requirements: 10 years in planning, project management or production Experience within an MTO/ETO production environment Strong management skills Fluent in German and English