KNDS | Germany | 34xxx Kassel | Permanent position | Full time | Published since: 05.03.2026 on stepstone.de
Program/Project Planner (m/f/d)
KNDS Germany develops, manufactures and maintains a wide-spread product portfolio as a system house. These include combat tanks, highly protected wheel vehicles, artillery systems, military bridges, customer service and training solutions. As part of the KNDS Group, we stand for the start of the consolidation of the industry for military land systems in Europe. We offer highly interesting, complex and challenging activities in a collegial environment. Our employees appreciate this, whether in development, production or administration. We successfully combine innovative capability with tradition and many years of experience.
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Your tasks • Your profile • What we offer
You take over the full programming and project planning throughout all phases The responsible creation and maintenance of cross-departmental project planning overviews and milestone plans – from the supply phase to the end of the contract – is within your task and forms the basis for planning, controlling and tracking the projects You support the project core team in the subsequent project execution and contribute to compliance with the defined project objectives In close coordination with overarching departments, you create the KWKG order cards responsible for the project departments A very close and coordinated cooperation with project employees (m/w/d), manufacturing areas as well as other internal and external bodies belongs to your working day You create expertise reports, relevant analyses and meaningful reporting The planning and implementation of expertise meetings and active participation in project, manufacturing and development meetings are your responsibility Determine requirements for future projects when declaring assemblies or parts Take into account relevant planning key figures such as project progress, date or plan deviations You agree with internal stakeholders to continuously optimize project planning processes in the company Create decision templates as the basis of strategic decisions The responsible determination of the critical path in project planning taking into account project, program and production information as well as relevant framework conditions (e.g. requirements of KNDS or contracting entities) is also part of your task field In the event of conflicts of appointment, changes or newly initiated measures, you will take over the communication, coordination and initiation of coordinated action with all the bodies involved.
You have a successfully completed degree in the field of Business Administration, Industrial Engineering or an equivalent qualification Long-term professional experience in project planning or in adjacent thematic areas A strong economic understanding, a high number affinity and a good technical understanding draw you from Very good user knowledge in common project planning tools are your competence profile In addition, you have very good SAP knowledge as well as very good MS Office knowledge, especially in MS-Project, MS-Power-BI and Excel Experience with Confluence and Jira would be desirable You communicate in English in word and writing A readiness to travel with you Their operation is proactive, extremely reliable, systematic and at the same time pragmatic Communication strength and safe occurrence are your strengths We require a well-founded methodological knowledge in the project environment You convince by resilience, resilience and a pronounced networked thinking Organisational skills, team skills and social competence complete your profile Impress self-security, authenticity and serenity
Your appearance Benefits Secure employers Attractive payment by IG metal tariff contract Kita grant Christmas and holiday money Development 30 days off Staff parking Bike leasing Fitness & Health Services Occupational pension Canteen Flexible sliding time controls Grant for the Deutschlandticket Company doctor Corporate Benefits
Location
![]() | KNDS | |
| 34127 Kassel | ||
| Germany |
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