Production Planner / Materials Planner (m/f/d)

Project overview

For a manufacturing company in Ostwürttemberg, we are looking for four experienced freelancers to support production and materials planning. The company is in the process of transitioning from manufacturing-like production to series production. At the same time, production output and delivery reliability must be significantly improved. A central challenge is to reliably map actual inventories, production progress, and material availability in SAP R/3. You will provide direct support in day-to-day operations, bring the database into order, and help establish stable planning and disposition processes.

Framework Conditions

Special Requirement: The applicable security and access requirements according to the list of states under § 13 para. 1 no. 17 SÜG must be met.

• Contract Type: Freelance / Contracting
• Location: Ostwürttemberg region, Baden-Württemberg
• Start: Immediately
• Duration: 6–9 months
• Workload: 40 hours/week, Monday to Friday
• Presence: 5 days a week on-site
• Travel and accommodation costs will be reimbursed by agreement.

Responsibilities

• Operational production planning, materials planning, and order control
• Cleansing and manual maintenance of data in SAP R/3
• Reconciliation of inventories, production orders, processing statuses, confirmations, and material availability
• Identification and resolution of process errors, as well as optimization of disposition processes
• Support and guidance of internal employees, as well as introduction of reports and key figures

Requirements

• Sound practical experience in production planning, materials planning, or operational order control
• Very good knowledge of SAP R/3 and experience in the SAP PP/DS environment
• Knowledge of complex manufacturing environments, such as precision mechanics, electronics, optoelectronics, or technical assembly of components
• Experience in operational data cleansing, process optimization, and employee guidance
• Structured, independent, and implementation-oriented way of working
• Good German language skills for working with German-language systems and processes
• Special Requirement: The applicable security and access requirements according to the list of states under § 13 para. 1 no. 17 SÜG must be met.

Project details

• Start: Ab sofort
• Duration: 6 bis 9 Monate
• Remote: onsite
• Location: DE
• Languages: German