Manager Group Production Planning (m/f/d)

Manager Group Production Planning (m/f/d)

Reference ID: 41977

Are you interested in high-quality, natural, and tasty nutrition? We are! It’s our ambition to shape the future of nutrition.

Döhler is a leading global producer of natural ingredients and solutions for the food, beverage, lifestyle and nutrition industries. We use innovative technology to process plant-based raw materials and enrich products such as lifestyle drinks, cereals, dairy, and confectionery goods for almost every well-known brand. Close to 10,000 dedicated employees in more than 70 countries share one common goal - to ensure that millions of people around the world enjoy the products created by us.

We strive to inspire and empower our employees in everything we do, and we invite you to join our team – together WE BRING IDEAS TO LIFE.

Your Tasks

• Manage production and finished goods planning across plants to ensure optimal stock levels and efficient manufacturing processes.
• Oversee finished goods inventory, including handling bad stock and implementing inventory concepts for improved turnover.
• Analyze and optimize planning parameters (MOQ, safety stock, lead times) to balance production and inventory costs.
• Identify and manage supply bottlenecks to prevent production delays.
• Support the optimization and automation of planning processes for greater efficiency.
• Evaluate and implement best tools and SOPs for finished goods planning.
• Standardize and drive consistent planning processes across all plants.
• Optimize communication and coordination with production teams for seamless workflow.
• Ensure timely availability of materials and proactively address potential shortages.

Your Profile

• 5-7 years of experience in production, supply and demand planning in a specific region.
• Skilled at influencing stakeholders at all management levels, even in challenging situations.
• Strong team player with excellent interpersonal skills and a customer-focused, analytical approach.
• Expert in end-to-end planning, including production and finished goods planning.

Your Benefits

• Culture: Friendly and informal atmosphere, family-owned company, flat hierarchies, short communication channels, and helpful colleagues.
• Impact: You are an integral part of our business success and make an important contribution to the future of nutrition.
• Empowerment: You can fully unleash your potential and have the opportunity to take on responsibilities.
• Digitalization: We maintain excellent partnerships with market-leading innovators, allowing you to access and work with state‑of‑the‑art technologies.
• Anniversary and special payments.
• Employee referral bonuses.
• Additional benefits: Christmas parties, events, financial benefits, and online shop discounts (e.g., IT leasing, mobile phone contracts, shopping, and travel discounts, etc.).

Equal opportunities for all

We welcome applicants, who are just as diverse as we are - regardless of age, ancestry, disability, ethnic origin, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, social background or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.

Become a part of our team and apply online through our career portal to the attention of Anika Werner‑Sencandan. Please note that we are unable to consider or return application documents sent by mail.