Senior Planning Engineer

Job Purpose To establish, monitor, and enhance planning effectiveness across Manufacturing and Service departments by ensuring structured planning, accurate reporting, and performance tracking Key Responsibilities Planning Governance & Coordination Ensure both Manufacturing and Service departments develop clear, realistic, and data-driven plans (production plans, maintenance schedules, resource allocation). Facilitate alignment between departments on planning assumptions, priorities, and constraints. Standardize planning templates, tools, and methodologies across departments. Performance Monitoring & Control Track plan vs. actual performance across all KPIs (production, service execution, utilization, delivery, etc.). Identify gaps in: Production planning and adherence Maintenance scheduling Resource utilization Material availability and delivery tracking Highlight deviations and escalate critical risks to management. Reporting & Data Integrity Enforce timely submission of monthly reports from both departments. Review reports for: Accuracy Completeness KPI alignment Consolidate and present a management-level performance dashboard. Ensure data consistency across all KPIs and reporting sections. Planning Improvement & Optimization Analyze inefficiencies such as: Production delays Low team utilization Poor schedule adherence Inaccurate job duration estimates Propose actionable improvements using best practices. Drive implementation of: Planning tools (ERP/MRP scheduling, trackers) Standard planning cycles (weekly/monthly) Forecasting methods Requirements Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, or related field 10-15 years’ experience in: Production planning / maintenance planning / operations control Experience in both manufacturing and service environments is highly preferred Skills & Competencies Strong analytical and data interpretation skills Excel / ERP / planning tools knowledge KPI design and performance tracking Strong coordination and stakeholder management Problem-solving and root cause analysis High attention to detail and discipline enforcement