KNDS | Germany | 34xxx Kassel | Permanent position | Full time | Published since: 30.06.2026 on stepstone.de
Group Manager Production Planning (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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As a group manager (m/w/d), you are the independent and responsible, professional and disciplinary leadership of the group with the aim of achieving and ensuring the necessary product quality and expertise in compliance with the dates in the specified cost framework. In your work in coordination and constant communication with the production areas, especially in pre-production The responsibility for the division of labour, earnings assurance, employee assessment, instruction and training of employees to achieve optimal results lies with you You work with the definition of process elements of the department In addition, you will ensure monitoring and ensuring compliance with key figures and work instructions You are responsible for safety at work in the group The scheduling, terminating and tuning of the activities to be performed by the production in the performance process, taking into account the terminological and capacitive feasibility, is another part of your activity You are responsible for the initiation of measures for the dissolution of factory-specific bottlenecks and for compliance with the specified cost frameworks You ensure the capacity planning / plant planning according to the order and sales planning and proceed in proactive coordination with the production managers and ensure active time management Reporting for department management and department management is in your hands Ensuring permanent optimization and strategic co-design of the processes, including across areas, is another part of your responsibility You are responsible for defining, planning and monitoring the implementation of labour stocks at cost centers in the manufacturing sector Provide the proper delivery of the products to ensure a timely completion You sure You take responsibility for a proper, realistic mapping of the order structures in the ERP system as well as for testing the jobs for feasibility and scheduling as a work package in the ERP/APS system The main responsibility for inventory quantities of own-production parts (including systematic monitoring, control and optimisation of stocks) as well as the definition of strategic stockholding concepts (e.g. minimum stock/security stocks) is your responsibility You are responsible for determining, maintaining and monitoring the MRP parameters for self-made components in cooperation with work preparation The identification of critical supply situations and the initiation and coordination of measures within the group completes your activity
You have completed their studies in the field of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, vehicle engineering, industrial engineering or a comparable one with necessary special skills In addition, you have several years of professional experience in order and manufacturing planning Experience in the professional and/or disciplinary leadership of employees is desirable Additional qualification in value analysis / value flow analysis are a plus You have advanced knowledge in the field of order planning and/or manufacturing control and expertise on sub- and total systems Convince us with your analytical thinking and your strong coordination and organizational talent Very good ERP-knowledge (e.g. SAP), APS-knowledge as well as very good IT-knowledge in MS Office are ideal You have experiences in optimizing processes in the focus of production planning Very good German knowledge for the business context (C1) Good communication and team skills complete your profile
Secure employer 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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