About this role

Mission Brief The primary purpose of this role is to ensure that our challenging timelines in production will be achieved on a day-to-day basis. Your Role in Our Space Mission: Create and maintain executable short- to mid-term production plans that balance demand, capacity, material availability, and delivery commitments. Coordinate production activities across Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering, Quality, and Program Management.

Monitor production execution, identify risks and bottlenecks, and drive timely corrective actions to maintain schedule adherence. Manage production order flow within ERP/MES systems from release through completion. Prioritize and sequence production orders to optimize throughput, resource utilization, and delivery performance. Assess and coordinate the implementation of engineering and design changes from a production perspective, ensuring alignment between ongoing operations, inventory, work-in-progress, and customer commitments.

Evaluate the impact of change requests on schedules, manufacturing processes, material availability, and production readiness, and drive cross-functional resolution of resulting actions. Lead regular production reviews and ensure transparent communication of priorities, constraints, risks, and recovery plans. Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance planning accuracy, operational efficiency, and execution performance.

Qualification Checklist Degree, technician qualification, apprenticeship, or comparable education in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, Manufacturing, or a related field. Strong understanding of production planning, manufacturing operations, supply chain processes, and capacity management. Knowledge of MRP, inventory management, production scheduling, and shop-floor operations. Ability to assess operational impacts of engineering and design changes and coordinate implementation across stakeholders.

Experience working with ERP/MES systems (e.g., SAP) and strong data analysis skills, including Excel. Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with the ability to balance competing priorities and make data-driven decisions. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with a collaborative, hands-on approach. High level of ownership, organization, and adaptability in a dynamic production environment.

Fluent in German and English. Bonus Skills Experience in aerospace or other high-mix manufacturing environments. Knowledge of engineering change management (ECR/ECN), configuration management, or product lifecycle management. Experience with scenario planning, production recovery planning, and KPI-driven performance management. APICS/ASCM (CPIM, CSCP) or equivalent operations and supply chain certifications. <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="13" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1

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