Production Planner

Are you passionate about planning, problem-solving, and turning data into effective decisions? Apply today and join Essity.

About the Role

As a Production Planner, you will support the planning and scheduling activities for our manufacturing sites. You will balance demand and production capacity, ensure product availability, and support efficient operations through accurate planning, data-driven decisions, and close collaboration with production, supply planning, and logistics teams.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working with data, solving operational challenges, and using insights to influence priorities and drive continuous improvements.

What You Will Do

• Production Scheduling: Create and maintain production plans and schedules, aligning demand requirements with manufacturing capacity and constraints and adjusting to the optimal production sequence.
• Capacity Planning: Monitor production capacity, identify potential constraints, and support actions to minimize disruptions.
• Inventory Management: Help maintain healthy inventory levels of finished goods and key materials while balancing service and efficiency objectives.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with production, material planning, logistics, and customer-facing teams.
• Scenario Planning: Analyze different scenarios and assess the impact of demand fluctuations, capacity changes, and special production requirements to support effective planning decisions.
• Master Data Accuracy: Maintain relevant planning data and support the effective use of SAP and planning tools.

Who You Are

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Previous experience in production planning, supply planning, materials planning, or a similar supply chain role within a manufacturing environment.
• Good knowledge of SAP, Excel and planning systems
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to turn data into clear recommendations, communicate confidently, and influence stakeholders to align priorities and make effective decisions.
• Fluent English, both written and spoken, is essential.

What We Can Offer You

Our purpose, Breaking Barriers to Well-being, provides meaning to everything we do. Join us to improve well-being for people and drive positive change for society and the environment. At Essity, you'll feel valued, empowered to grow, and challenged to achieve business results in a collaborative and open atmosphere.

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