▪ Lead all production & material planning activities and processes for the plant ▪ Initiate and manage production planning optimization measurements and continuous improvement activities to improve the efficiency, reliability, and cost situation in cross-functional teams by applying CBS methods and training measures according to standards ▪ Contribute to SCM plant targets ▪ Support and execute all related SIOP-activities within master planning and demand and supply balancing (e.g. provide machine capacity informations or execute supply adjustments) ▪ Represent the plant towards internal and external contacts regarding production planning topics ▪ Assist management and other individuals in meetings/communication as a back up or substitute to the Head of Supply Chain Management as needed ▪ Initiate, participate in and/or steer local supply chain related and cross-functional projects ▪ Participate actively in the activities of Environment, Safety & Health (ESH) ▪ Ensure production planning is compliant and activeley monitor activities to certify compliance ▪ Actively work towards full automation to support the integrated supply chain planning model set by GS ## Qualifications Product knowledge (functionalities and applications) Supply Chain Management (including logistics policies, systems and processes) Quality management (including quality policies, systems and processes) Local language and English Problem solving and decision making tools and techniques Lean production/CBS principles, methods and tools Human relations skills (team skills, conflict management, open-mindedness, networking, moderation and negotiation) Project management skills, tools and techniques ## Additional Information What we offer: - The 13-th salary – Paid once a year, in December; - Meal tickets - With a value of 40 Ron; - Private Health Insurance – Health is the most important, so we offer you a medical subscription through Signal Iduna; - Referral bonuses - We encourage colleagues to refer new candidates to us and, at the same time, to get the chance to receive a bonus; - Bookster – Feed your body and your mind. You can borrow books and you’ll receive them at the office; - Sports benefits- It’s important to stay active, so we offer you the 7Card; - Discounts at our partners – We collaborate with different vendors, and we receive discounts for various products/ services like rubbers, restaurants, kindergartens, etc; - System for Rewarding Improvement Ideas – We have an internal improvement program (Continental Idea Management) that gives you the opportunity to come up with ideas and to be honored with an attractive bonus (this is established by the CIM team according to your improvement idea); - Happy days – If you or your child is getting married, or you become a parent, you receive some extra free days; - Life events celebration - If your family is growing, we praise your newborn with a bonus; - Unfortunate events - In case of unhappy events in your life, we support you by offering you free days and financial support (handled on a case-by-case basis); - Extra vacation days – You begin with 22 vacation days/year, and starting with the 3rd year with us, we offer you 1 more day of vacation and, afterward from 2 to 2 years you’ll get one more extra day (the maximum you can achieve is 27); - Transport from the Timisoara area – You can choose to come with the bus provided by the company if you’ll work from the plant location/office; - Professional development - Many opportunities to develop yourself within the company; - Diversity and multicultural mindset - We encourage you to join us no matter who, where, or what you are. We have colleagues from different nations and a variety of languages are spoken in our company. Ready to drive with Continental? Take the first step and fill in the online application.