Planning & Purchasing Manager

Job description

Do You Want To Go Further With Hempel? Are you motivated by leading and mentoring a Planning and Purchasing team? Do you thrive when you can shape efficient production schedules, secure raw materials, and keep inventory levels healthy? Are you excited about driving best practice planning, overseeing production for a dynamic Polish factory, and ensuring ERP parameters like safety stock are always optimized? Then keep on reading and apply for this role: What will you be working with? Drive and coordinate the full planning process — from resolving issues with internal and external partners to ensuring smooth daily cooperation across all functions. Lead production planning and scheduling, including preparing and adjusting production orders, analysing material availability, and managing bottlenecks and capacity together with the Production team. Optimise the production plan through continuous analysis, forecasting, and adherence tracking, ensuring inventory levels, safety stock, and ERP parameters are always aligned with business needs. Develop and improve planning and scheduling tools to increase automation, reduce manual work, and support best‑practice processes across the Hempel Grou...