Production Planning Coordinator

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Production Planning Coordinator, Oudkarspel, Noord-Holland
Location: Oudkarspel, Noord-Holland | Sector: Food | Start Date: 7/28/2026 | Job ref: 58529
Our Client is a fast-growing European food company specializing in innovative frozen snacks. With a strong focus on quality, sustainability, and consumer trends, GoodLife Foods develops market-leading products enjoyed by customers across Europe
We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Production Planning Coordinator to oversee and optimize production schedules. This temporary role involves managing the weekly production plan, ensuring operational efficiency, and aligning production activities with business goals.
Responsibilities
-Develop and manage the weekly production schedule, working within an 8-week horizon, with the first two weeks locked ("frozen").
-Collaborate closely with production teams to ensure plans are realistic, feasible, and aligned with capacity and staffing levels.
-Translate demand and supply guidelines into actionable production plans.
Monitor production progress throughout the week and adjust schedules as needed to address delays, disruptions, or changing priorities.
-Communicate changes clearly to all relevant stakeholders, including production, logistics, and management.
-Document current processes, define planning parameters such as capacity and lead times, and ensure transparency and repeatability of the planning procedures.
Requirements
-HBO level education, preferably in logistics, supply chain, or production planning.
-Experience in a manufacturing environment is a plus.
-Strong organizational and analytical skills.
-Proficiency with ERP and planning systems, advanced Excel skills.
-Logical, structured thinking with a business-oriented mindset.
-Independent, proactive, with a passion for optimization.
-Excellent communication skills to present insights and recommendations to stakeholders at various levels....