Material Planning Teamlead  (m/w/d)

Caterpillar of Australia

Kiel, Germany
Hybrid
Material flow management
Inventory management
Supplier performance monitoring
You will be responsible for building, leading, and developing a team of 3-4 material planners with potential for future growth, including goal setting, coaching, and balanced workload distribution

Job Summary

  • You will be responsible for building, leading, and developing a team of 3-4 material planners with potential for future growth, including goal setting, coaching, and balanced workload distribution.
  • You will be the central control point between production, purchasing, logistics, quality, and suppliers, with corresponding decision-making authority.
  • Benefits include varied and challenging tasks, excellent earning potential, special payments such as holiday and Christmas bonuses, 30 days of vacation/working time account, and company pension plan.

Matching Summary

You will be responsible for building, leading, and developing a team of 3-4 material planners with potential for future growth, including goal setting, coaching, and balanced workload distribution.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Material flow management
  • Inventory management
  • Supplier performance monitoring
  • Production planning optimization
  • Cross-functional collaboration

Nice-to-have

  • Building a better world
  • Problem solving
  • Innovation

Key Requirements

  • Team leadership experience
  • Project management experience
  • Material planning experience
  • MRP knowledge
  • Supplier management skills
  • German C1 level
  • English B2 level

Work Rights

Valid work permit or EU/EFTA citizenship

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