Production Planning Manager

Ever since KOSTAL was first founded in 1912 in Lüdenscheid, Germany, we have pursued innovation combined with uncompromising quality. Through this approach, we have come a long way in the last hundred years. Today we are one of the world's leading suppliers of complex electronic and mechatronic products for automotive and industrial applications. Our latest facility in Ohrid, Macedonia brings a total of 21 countries where we operate with more than 20,000 employees supplying all major car manufacturers on 5 continents. The Ohrid facility currently supplies BMW, Mercedes, Porsche, Tesla and Rolls Royce with new customers coming on-line this year.

Is it as important to you as it is to us that things continually progress – the technology around your personal skills, your career prospects, and your work life balance and job satisfaction?

With us, you can make a difference in all these areas.

Are you looking for a challenge?
 

KOSTAL MACEDONIA are looking for a Production Planning (APP) Manager

The Production Planning (APP) Manager is responsible for the engineering disciplines of production planning in the areas of Mechatronic Assembly, Electronic Assembly, Power Electronic Assembly and Commissioning & Qualification. It is the responsibility of the APP manager to oversee, direct and guide the APP engineering teams in the technical realisation of customer projects moving them from the design phase to the series production phase of the project life cycle.

Position responsibilities and duties:

• Ensure the relevant knowledge and capabilities are available within the APP department to meet the technical demands of current and planned customer projects;   
• Ensure all project milestone and target due dates are reached;
• Responsibility for ensuring full project transparency within the KOSTAL Macedonia organisation;
• Responsibility for identifying project risks, slippages etc. and escalating at the appropriate time;
• Responsibility for ensuring alignment with both internal and external stakeholders;
• Planning resource schedules to align KOSTAL Macedonia boundary conditions with project management, headquarters / group and customer requirements / expectations;
• Defining internal structures to ensure KOSTAL Macedonia can work towards the project goals;
• Coordination of technical issues but also the coordination of personnel with different motivations, different abilities, and different attitudes. It is the task of the APP manager to identify these variables and utilise them in the best way to achieve the requirement departmental goals
• Regular interaction with plant management and HQ management, adapting his/her reporting strategy based on the particular audience;
• Regular communication with the customers;
   

Knowledge, skills and experience required:

• University degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Industrial engineering;
• Strong knowledge of English spoken and written;
• Automotive industry experience;
• Knowledge of automotive industry standards (ISO-TS / IATF16949, ISO- 9001 14001);
• Knowledge of the QM methods FMEA / SPC / MSA / APQP;
• Working knowledge of Electronic Assembly process, Mechatronic Assembly process and Injection Moulding;
• Working knowledge of industrial engineering disciplines (line balancing, cycle time optimisation etc.)
• Working knowledge of lean manufacturing and 6 sigma methodologies;
• Project management experience and good IT user skills, typically MS-Office, (SAP, Minitab)
• Experience with regard to the introduction of new products / new processes into an industrial process, as well as experience in releasing / validating new products / new processes within an industrial;
• Experienced working in matrix organizations and international, virtual teams
• Entrepreneurial mind-set and behaviour;

KOSTAL Macedonia offers a pleasant working environment in a fast growing company adhering to the highest international corporate and management practices. If personal growth, continuous learning and career advancement opportunities are some of the job attributes you are looking for, than KOSTAL is certainly a place to explore and work for.

If you are interested to join our team, please send your CV and cover letter in English with notice for the position a “Production Planning Manager” through the Fast Apply button.

KOSTAL Macedonia is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive culture.

Please note that only selected candidates will be called for an interview.

Closing date: June 15, 2020