Description

Our client, an agricultural multinational corporation, is looking for someone to join their seed processing team as a Production Planner and play a key role in turning seasonal field supply into reliable processing and export execution. The successful candidate will build practical plans, coordinate across teams, and keep product flowing, from harvest intake and drying through conditioning, warehousing, and dispatch. The successful candidate will also own the production plan and detailed schedule for seed processing and related logistics, partnering with field teams, operations, warehouses, and compliance to deliver the right seed on time, to specification, and with the required quality and safety documentation.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain integrated production plans and schedules for the processing facility and tolling partners, balancing supply forecasts, capacity, and customer/export demand.
• Lead harvest planning sessions with field and equipment teams and convert plans into clear daily/weekly schedules.
• Coordinate timely field sampling and testing activities (e.g., SNP) to support release decisions and planning accuracy.
• Work with operations leadership to align processing priorities and allocate product flows to destination markets/countries.
• Prepare and present planning performance dashboards and KPIs to support operational reviews.
• Plan and schedule activities across the harvest complex and conditioning plant to meet quality, throughput, and service targets.
• Coordinate with warehouse teams to ensure smooth handover from processing to finished goods storage and availability for dispatch.
• Plan export movements with trade/compliance stakeholders to ensure documentation, timing, and regulatory requirements are met.
• Support inventory planning and control, including reconciliation, stock visibility, and issue resolution.
• Drive execution against targets for quality, service, reliability, and cost.
• Maintain planning and scheduling records in line with the Quality Management System (QMS) and audit requirements.
• Support compliance with quality standards and management system requirements (ISO 9001:2015).
• Identify capability gaps from KPI results and support training and LEAN ways of working to improve performance.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that deliver cost savings and improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
• Surface constraints, risks, and mitigation actions proactively to keep plans on track.
• Promote a strong safety culture by recording observations/near misses and following through on corrective actions.
• Use structured problem solving (e.g., 5-Why) to identify root causes and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Support site ESH initiatives and compliance with ISO 45001-aligned safety practices.
• Comply with applicable legislation and company safety policies and procedures.
• Quality Control & Tracking

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering Operations or Production Management
• 8+ years of experience in manufacturing/processing operations with strong exposure to planning, scheduling, and execution.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (especially Excel) and comfort working with plans, schedules, and reporting.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• A hands-on, results-driven approach with the ability to work independently and use initiative.
• Collaborative, adaptable, and able to influence outcomes across teams.
• Confident decision-making and the ability to set priorities in a fast-moving environment.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken).
• Demonstrated experience in production planning and scheduling in manufacturing, processing, or agribusiness.
• Experience coordinating inventory, warehousing, and logistics/export planning.
• Experience working within ISO 9001 and/or ISO 45001 management systems (or similar quality and safety standards).
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• Build and maintain integrated production plans and schedules for the processing facility and tolling partners, balancing supply forecasts, capacity, and customer/export demand.
• Lead harvest planning sessions with field and equipment teams and convert plans into clear daily/weekly schedules.
• Coordinate timely field sampling and testing activities (e.g., SNP) to support release decisions and planning accuracy.
• Work with operations leadership to align processing priorities and allocate product flows to destination markets/countries.
• Prepare and present planning performance dashboards and KPIs to support operational reviews.
• Plan and schedule activities across the harvest complex and conditioning plant to meet quality, throughput, and service targets.
• Coordinate with warehouse teams to ensure smooth handover from processing to finished goods storage and availability for dispatch.
• Plan export movements with trade/compliance stakeholders to ensure documentation, timing, and regulatory requirements are met.
• Support inventory planning and control, including reconciliation, stock visibility, and issue resolution.
• Drive execution against targets for quality, service, reliability, and cost.
• Maintain planning and scheduling records in line with the Quality Management System (QMS) and audit requirements.
• Support compliance with quality standards and management system requirements (ISO 9001:2015).
• Identify capability gaps from KPI results and support training and LEAN ways of working to improve performance.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that deliver cost savings and improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
• Surface constraints, risks, and mitigation actions proactively to keep plans on track.
• Promote a strong safety culture by recording observations/near misses and following through on corrective actions.
• Use structured problem solving (e.g., 5-Why) to identify root causes and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Support site ESH initiatives and compliance with ISO 45001-aligned safety practices.
• Comply with applicable legislation and company safety policies and procedures.
• Quality Control & Tracking

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (especially Excel) and comfort working with plans, schedules, and reporting.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• A hands-on, results-driven approach with the ability to work independently and use initiative.
• Collaborative, adaptable, and able to influence outcomes across teams.
• Confident decision-making and the ability to set priorities in a fast-moving environment.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken).
• Demonstrated experience in production planning and scheduling in manufacturing, processing, or agribusiness.
• Experience coordinating inventory, warehousing, and logistics/export planning.
• Experience working within ISO 9001 and/or ISO 45001 management systems (or similar quality and safety standards).

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering Operations or Production Management
• 8+ years of experience in manufacturing/processing operations with strong exposure to planning, scheduling, and execution.