Global Manufacturing Planner (m/f/d) & Process Owner IT

About The Voith Group

Voith is a global technology company. With its broad portfolio of systems, products, services and digital applications, Voith sets standards in the markets of energy, paper, raw materials and transport & automotive. Founded in 1867, the company today has around 20,700 employees, sales of €4.8 billion and locations in over 60 countries worldwide, making it one of the largest family‑owned companies in Europe.

Global Manufacturing Planner (m/f/d) & Process Owner IT

Job ID 78057 | Worldwide – at any of our global Voith Hydro locations.

As Global Manufacturing Planner & Process Owner, you will hold global responsibility for manufacturing planning standards and IT/MES enablement. Your mission is to ensure harmonized production scheduling, digital transparency, and consistent system utilisation across all plants.

Your tasks

• Define and further develop the global production and detailed planning model.
• Govern the end‑to‑end manufacturing process, including process and change management as Global Process Owner (GPO).
• Define and manage global MES and planning IT standards.
• Lead global workstreams such as Digital & Smart Manufacturing and special workgroups.
• Coordinate global IT and planning requirements with IT and key users.
• Ensure global adoption through training and rollout concepts.
• Set and ensure compliance with global standards and governance at local sites.
• Collect and structure feedback from local counterparts for continuous improvement.
• Ensure consistent application of planning logic and data quality across sites.
• Stabilise planning processes and support pilots and rollouts, including escalation and decision‑making as GPO.

Your profile

• Successfully completed degree in Industrial Engineering, Production Planning, or a comparable field.
• Experience in production planning and MES implementations across multiple sites.
• Process‑oriented mindset, strong IT affinity, governance and facilitation skills.
• Excellent English skills spoken and written.
• Willingness to travel internationally (50 %).

This position can be filled at any of our global Voith Hydro locations. The remote work policies will adhere to the regulations of the specific location where you are based – this is not a fully remote position.