Master Production Scheduler & Supply Chain Manager (d/f/m)

Are you keen to embark on a space adventure Would you like to play a part in ensuring European space autonomy and sovereignty ArianeGroups international teams design and build cutting-edge technologies for space defence and industry: they are shaping Europes future in space. Whether you are a first-time job-seeker or an experienced professional youll find that our 13 sites in Germany mainland France and French Guiana offer career opportunities spanning a wide array of professions engineering customer service quality control legal matters and production to name just a few. Here you can discover our job.

ArianeGroup GmbH in Bremen is looking for a Master Production Scheduler & Supply Chain Manager (d/f/m) for the department Master Production Scheduling with immediate effect. You will join the Supply Chain Center which operates transversally for all centers of the Industrial Directorate and across all civil and military programs. You will also report hierarchically to the Head of the department the entity in charge of managing the Master Production Schedule (MPS) of the Industrial Directorate as well as the stock and work-in-progress across the company.

In this context you will also act as the Supply Chain Manager working directly with operational teams to ensure planning adherence End to End coordination and supply chain performance of this strategic unit.

This key position will place you at the heart of operational planning for Ariane 6 and future programs (such as Prometheus) in a critical ramp-up phase for the groups industrial success.

What we offer you:

• Practical experience and involvement in an international aerospace company

• Attractive remuneration in accordance with the collective agreements of the metal and electrical industry as well as various additional payments (Christmas and holiday bonuses profit-sharing etc.)

• Capital-forming benefits

• 30 days holiday

• Company pension plan

• Sick pay subsidy

• Company health management (regular prevention programmes social counselling company integration management)

• Care for Life / Sabbatical

• Flexible working hours with partial home office option / Flexible working time models

• Personal development opportunities (e-learning training mentoring use of expert network)

• Discount through employee benefits (employee benefits portal Egym Wellpass hire or purchase of a car bicycle leasing subsidised Deutschlandticket)

• Staff canteen and car park

Your main tasks and activities:

Missions as MPS Manager:

• Translate customer needs into time-phased production objectives

• Manage the performance of the End-to-End production planning for the Ariane 6 program

• Integrate S&OP and Stock & work in progress decisions and policies

• Ensure synchronization of the MPS across all products and programs

• Identify and manage risks critical paths and optimization opportunities

• Lead MPS reviews at production unit and center levels.

• Proactively integrate future programs to ensure overall consistency and customer satisfaction

Missions as Supply Chain Manager:

• Support the consolidation of the MPP (Manufacturing Production Plan)

• Validate supplier constraints with procurement team and incorporate internal constraints (production engineering quality)

• Maintain visibility on the critical path and challenge teams to develop ambitious schedules.

• Develop and communicate planning scenarios for arbitration (product manager procurement design office...)

• Update the end-to-end planning based on key milestones across the value chain

• Ensure adherence to milestones through performance monitoring and appropriate KPIs

• Steer timely release of internal work orders and external purchase orders

• Represent supply chain topics in ramp-up-meetings) analyzing demand/supply dynamics

• Drive MPS cycles and ensure accuracy of local production plans

• Update the end-to-end Ariane 6 plan in coordination with other MPS managers

• Ensure consistency across SAP Planisware and internal tools

• Collaborate with program manager and other functions to support fast decision-making

• Define MPS planning horizons (frozen and long term)

• Monitor demand and supply evolution and secure the ramp-up

• Establish and present MPS performance indicators (OTD adherence).

• Organize MPS and Supply Chain reviews for your perimeter with the relevant

You have the following qualifications:

• You have at least 5 years of experience in industrial planning production management or supply chain

• Targeted profiles: scheduler planner PMO buyer Work Package Manager or operational staff looking to broaden their scope.

• Key competencies:

  • Ability to manage across multiple units with an end-to-end vision.

  • Strong synthesis skills reliability and ability to prioritize

  • Proficiency in Excel; knowledge of SAP and Planisware is a plus

  • Good written and spoken German & English

This position offers a unique opportunity to develop both strategic and operational skills. You will play a key role in the success of the Ariane 6 ramp-up the groups economic performance and customer satisfaction.

Are you interested

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