Production Planner

About the role

We invite you to join the Pon.Bike Lithuania team as Production Planner and become a part of the world-leading bicycle family Pon.Bike. You will report to the Supply Chain Manager and you will be required to develop and implement an effective production plan to ensure adequate supply to the market.

Join us and use your planning experience in creating a brand new company together. Aside from the motivating challenges that come with getting a new factory up to speed, learning new systems and starting the production, we offer an environment based on international values, with a passion to perform and the belief that happy people are the key factor to success. 

Your responsibilities 

• To prepare a production plan based on the demand for bicycles.

• To coordinate production operations in the different departments to ensure a continuous flow of production, taking into account the number of employees, installations and orders.

• To recommend optimal solutions to reduce production costs and improve production processes and product quality.

• To make changes to the production plan to ensure sales orders.

• To initiate (in consultation with the Supply Chain Manager) proposals to improve existing procedures and practices and to achieve process optimisation.

• To prepare reports on planning activities and submit them to management in a timely manner.

• To maintain good relations with the team, share experiences, assist, cooperate in the execution of tasks in the supply department.

• To have a good knowledge of Pon.Bike Lithuania business processes in the respective area of competence and as one of the main users of SAP to ensure that the processes are executed correctly, to coordinate actions, to maintain process descriptions and plans.

• To provide support to end-users, perform acceptance testing before changes are implemented.To supervise and control inventory levels, ensuring production needs and optimising costs.

• To communicate with suppliers, send them orders, share demand forecasts and solve problems.

• To ensure receipt of materials from order to arrival at the warehouse.

• To update and maintain information in the company's ERP system.

• Make suggestions (in consultation with the Supply Chain Manager) to improve existing procedures and practices and optimise existing processes.

• To prepare reports on the current situation and activities.

• To maintain good relations with the team: share experiences, make suggestions, listen to needs and help others to perform their tasks in the supply chain.

• To work on the other tasks delivered by the Supply Chain Manager. 

We expect that you:

• Have a degree in logistics, supply chain management, business or related fields.

• Having at least 2 years of experience in production planning.

• Are proficient in all Microsoft Office applications. 

• Have strong analytical and problem solving skills. 

• Have effective communication and excellent organizational and time management skills. 

• Are a results-oriented person with a passion to perform. 

• Are able to communicate in Lithuanian and English at an intermediate level (verbal and written).

• Experience with SAP (big advantage).

We offer: 

• Attractive salary package: 

  • Annually reviewed monthly salary 2400- 2575 EUR gross.

  • Annual bonus.

  • Private health insurance.

  • Fuel compensation scheme (if you’re commuting over longer distances).

  • Free tasty coffee and fresh fruits.

  • A new canteen with a partial contribution towards your lunch from the company.

• Professional work environment: experienced and people-oriented management team, prepared onboarding and training program in Lithuania and abroad (Netherlands & Germany), LEAN based daily work methods.  

• International company with more than 16k colleagues worldwide resulting in many possibilities to learn and grow. 

• Becoming part of the world-leading bicycle family Pon.Bike and celebrating its wins together. This is in line with our values: Passion to Perform and Make it Fun.

• People-oriented and long-term relations supporting organizational culture where everyone is important and heard, which reflects our other two values: Trust to Act and Care & Act responsibly.

• Transparent remuneration system with a clear path for your growth.

• Nice and modern physical work environment and facilities in a brand new factory where the comfort and Health & Safety of the employees is our priority.