Material Planning Teamlead  (m/w/d)

Caterpillar UK

Kiel, Germany
Excellent earning potential; special pyyments such...
Hybrid
Material planning and inventory management
Team leadership and development
Process standardization and improvement
Responsibility for building, leading, and developing a team of 3-4 material planners with a perspective on future growth, including target agreements, coaching, and balanced workload distribution

Job Summary

  • Responsibility for building, leading, and developing a team of 3-4 material planners with a perspective on future growth, including target agreements, coaching, and balanced workload distribution.
  • Central control point between production, purchasing, logistics, quality, and suppliers with corresponding decision-making authority.
  • Varied and challenging tasks, excellent earning potential, special payments such as holiday pay, Christmas bonus, etc., 30 days of vacation/working time account, company pension plan, bike leasing/job ticket/wellbeing allowance.

Matching Summary

Responsibility for building, leading, and developing a team of 3-4 material planners with a perspective on future growth, including target agreements, coaching, and balanced workload distribution.

Salary

Excellent earning potential; Special payments such as holiday pay, Christmas bonus, etc.; Benefits: 30 days vacation/working time account, company pension plan, bike leasing/job ticket/wellbeing allowance

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Material planning and inventory management
  • Team leadership and development
  • Process standardization and improvement
  • Cross-functional stakeholder management
  • Supplier performance monitoring

Nice-to-have

  • Problem-solving and analytical skills
  • Continuous improvement mindset
  • Building sustainable communities

Key Requirements

  • Proven team leadership or project management experience
  • Material planning experience for manufacturing
  • Production planning (MRP) knowledge
  • Supplier management skills
  • German C1 and English B2 language proficiency

Work Rights

Valid work permit or EU/EFTA citizenship

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