Planning Section Head

Job Purpose:

To lead the development, optimization, and oversight of production and material planning activities, ensuring alignment with operational objectives. Responsible for generating accurate planning estimates to support tender submissions and strategic decision-making within the assigned unit.

Responsibilities:

• Supervise various man / machine hours and materials forecasts to facilitate procurement and budget decision making.
• Supervise studying sales support offers and calculating accurate man / machine hours and materials estimations so accurate competitive sales offers are developed.
• Supervise developing, following up and controlling production and material plans ensuring in collaboration with purchasing, production and projects teams that contracted delivery dates are met.
• Supervise issuing purchase requests relevant to work orders according to material plans.
• Monitor compliance to planned (captured in tenders) materials and production hours to ensure that products are profitable.
• Analyze actual vs planned figures, highlight deviations and improve future plans accordingly.
• Study standard material and man /machine hour plans in coordination with design and production departments and optimize as needed to reduce production cost.
• Identify production blocks and recommend reallocation of manpower between units as needed.
• Proactively communicate and update stakeholders including projects, purchasing and production teams about future plans to help their preparation.
• Prepare various planning status reports and metrics to facilitate follow up and decision making.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering is mandatory.
• MBA would be preferred.
• Minimum of 7–10 years of experience in production planning, material planning including at least 3 years in a supervisory or managerial role.
• Strong proficiency in ERP/MRP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle).
• Excellent leadership and team management capabilities.
• Good Command of English.