Production Planner Subject Matter Expert

BAE Systems Strategic Aerospace Services WLL

موقع الوظيفة:

الدوحة - قطر

الراتب شهرياً: لم يكشف

تاريخ النشر: 07-11-2025

عدد الوظائف الشاغرة: 1 عدد الوظائف الشاغرة

سجل للتقديم

ملخص الوظيفة

The Production Planner - SME serves as the central authority on production planning scheduling and control methodologies across all defense manufacturing subsidiaries and JVs. The role ensures alignment of factory-level production practices with corporate strategy operational excellence frameworks and defense industry compliance standards. The SME provides expert guidance develops standardized planning tools and procedures and supports the digital transformation of production management systems.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic and Group-Level Oversight:

Develop and implement group-wide production planning policies procedures and KPIs to standardize operations across all defense manufacturing units.
Evaluate and benchmark factory planning performance to ensure optimal capacity utilization resource allocation and schedule adherence.
Act as the corporate advisor for production planning material control and master scheduling functions.

Technical Expertise & Continuous Improvement:

Serve as the subject matter expert on advanced production planning techniques (MRP ERP/MES integration finite capacity scheduling lean production etc.).
Lead initiatives for production optimization bottleneck analysis and throughput improvement across subsidiaries.
Design and implement best practices for forecasting demand planning and production sequencing tailored to defense manufacturing environments.

Digital Transformation & Systems Integration:

Partner with IT and digital transformation teams to implement or enhance ERP/MES systems and ensure accurate data flow between planning procurement and manufacturing.
Define system parameters and data governance rules to ensure consistency and reliability of production information across factories.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

Coordinate with procurement engineering quality assurance and logistics to ensure end-to-end production readiness and delivery performance.
Provide expert training mentoring and capability development to factory production planners and schedulers.
Act as the liaison between the holding company and subsidiary/JV planning teams ensuring strategic objectives are met.

Governance & Reporting:

Monitor and report on group-level production KPIs (OTD capacity utilization WIP inventory turns etc.).
Support internal audits and compliance with defense production regulations export controls and quality standards (ISO AS9100 MIL-SPEC etc.).
Develop dashboards and executive summaries for leadership review and decision-making.

Requirements

Qualifications and Experience:

Education:

Bachelors degree in Industrial Engineering Mechanical Engineering Production Management or a related field.
Masters degree or MBA preferred.
Certification in APICS (CPIM/CSCP) or equivalent is highly desirable.

Experience:

Minimum 1015 years of experience in production planning manufacturing operations or supply chain management preferably within defense aerospace or heavy manufacturing sectors.
Proven track record in multi-site or group-level planning oversight.
Hands-on experience with ERP/MES systems (SAP Oracle IFS or equivalent).
Demonstrated success in process improvement planning automation and cross-functional leadership.

Skills and Competencies:

Deep knowledge of production planning methodologies capacity management and scheduling logic.
Strong understanding of defense manufacturing standards compliance and traceability requirements.
Advanced proficiency in data analysis Excel/Power BI and planning software tools.
Excellent analytical problem-solving and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to influence and drive change across multiple subsidiaries and organizational levels.
Strong communication leadership and training capabilities.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):

Improvement in group-level schedule adherence and on-time delivery rates.
Reduction in production lead times and work-in-progress (WIP).
Increase in capacity utilization and planning accuracy.
Implementation success of standardized planning procedures and digital tools.

The Production Planner - SME serves as the central authority on production planning scheduling and control methodologies across all defense manufacturing subsidiaries and JVs. The role ensures alignment of factory-level production practices with corporate strategy operational excellence frameworks a...