PLANNING AND SCHEDULING MANAGER - M/F

Description:

You will join a fast-growing international organization, at the heart of the interface between Engineering, Programs, and Operations teams. As Planning & Scheduling Manager, you are the guarantor of controlling the delivery deadlines for complex antenna measurement systems, intended for clients worldwide.

INTERNATIONAL ROLE: ENGLISH IS THE DAILY WORKING LANGUAGE, both written and spoken, with international interlocutors. Fluent and operational proficiency is imperative to succeed in this role.

A true conductor of planning, you provide end-to-end visibility across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and program management, coordinating priorities across the APAC, EMEA, and NAM regions.

REGULAR TRAVEL ABROAD IS TO BE EXPECTED, as part of your interactions with international teams and clients.

YOUR MAIN MISSIONS:

• Continuously pilot and optimize the master delivery schedule, integrating engineering progress, design release milestones, material availability, and production plans.
• Lead cross-functional planning reviews: bi-monthly Program-Operations reviews, weekly engineering reviews, and monthly production alignment meetings.
• Develop and maintain a rolling 2 to 3-month production and capacity plan, in close collaboration with production teams.
• Take ownership of the global supply chain schedule and ensure its clarity for Project Managers and Regional Program Managers.
• Identify risks (material availability, capacity constraints, engineering delays, major program evolutions) and drive mitigation actions.
• Analyze weekly site production plans and arbitrate conflicts between supply chain constraints and program needs.
• Design, deploy, and promote real-time digital dashboards to improve information sharing, planning processes, and data quality.

Position to be filled in Villejust

Profile sought:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, or a similar field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in planning, scheduling, or supply chain in a complex technical or Engineer-to-Order (ETO) environment.
• FLUENT ENGLISH IMPERATIVE: exclusive working language with international interlocutors; ability to move with ease in a multicultural environment.
• Proven experience in managing multi-site and/or multi-regional planning processes.
• Comfort in a matrix organization, interfacing with engineering, manufacturing, and program management teams.
• Knowledge of hardware development cycles, design release processes, and their impacts on production scheduling.
• Strong project and resource management skills: planning, capacity, progress tracking, and performance reporting.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; AVAILABILITY FOR REGULAR TRAVEL ABROAD.