Production Planning Specialist in Gebze, Turkey

Job Description Summary

The position will be involved various continuous improvement workshops, management of customer orders, production planning, and challenging production to drive incremental and step-function improvements in safety, quality, delivery, and cost (especially inventory and productivity). This person will work closely with production, procurement, project management and sales departments, and will develop and execute a component planning for assigned product families in accordance with requirements established by MPS.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Create and develop component planning in accordance with master production schedule

• Prepare production plans according to weeks/days of production lines

• Reflect the changes in poduction plan to SAP and manage work orders

• Determine manpower, equipment needed to cover production demand Suggest actions in case of any demand change

• Assign workers and other staff to production operations

• Schedule shift according to production needs

• Monitor jobs to ensure they will finish on time and within budget

• Address issues when they arise aiming for minimum disruption

• Join QRDM meetings to monitor production execution and identify any shortages or bottlenecks

• Obtain production outputs and feed the data for KPI management boards (number of WIP and finished products etc.)

• Prepare and submit status and performance reports

• Keep paperwork organized

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, preferably in industrial, electrical, or mechanical engineering

• Minimum 3 years of experience in material or production planning area

• Strong oral and written language skills in English

• Comfortable in hybrid working conditions

• SAP program knowledge is a must

• Ability to live in Istanbul or Kocaeli

Desired Characteristics

• Strong communication and relationship skills

• High coordination skills

• Improved problem solving and decision-making skills

• Ability to develop and motivate a high-involvement team through commitment to meeting customer and organization demands

• Able to think inquisitively and analytically, to make inferences based on data analysis

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.