Who we are

The role

The day-to-day

Production planning & control

• Creation and maintenance of production plans (short/medium/long term)
• Detailed planning of the production sequence, taking into account priorities, delivery dates and set-up optimisation/batch sizes
• Scheduling and monitoring of production orders
• Ongoing adjustment of planning in the event of disruptions, bottlenecks or rush orders
• Ensuring production supply and adherence to delivery dates

Material & Capacity Planning

• Checking material availability in coordination with purchasing/materials planning
• Identifying material bottlenecks, including initiating measures (escalation/alternatives)
• Planning and coordinating capacities (machines, lines, shifts, personnel)
• Bottleneck management (bottleneck analysis, prioritisation)

SAP-based planning (focus)

• Planning/control in the SAP environment: creating, releasing, rescheduling and monitoring production orders
• Use of MRP/demand information (planning perspective)
• Evaluations and monitoring (stocks, backlogs, missing parts, deadline situation)
• Creating reports/lists for production control (SAP, Excel)

Interface management

• Daily coordination with production/shift management, logistics/warehousing, purchasing/scheduling, AVOR and sales/order management
• Participation in shop floor/planning meetings (e.g. daily)
• Active escalation and action management in the event of deadline risks

Continuous improvement

• Optimisation of planning parameters and processes (e.g. batch sizes, safety stocks, planning logic)
• Collaboration on lean/CIP topics (WIP reduction, throughput time, plan stability)
• Improvement of transparency and planning quality (e.g. key figures/planning accuracy)

You should apply if you

• Hold a degree in logistics, supply chain, production planning, engineering, industrial engineering or similar
• Have at least 5 yearsof professional experience in production planning, production control or pre-production planning (industry/manufacturing an advantage)
• Have strong SAP skills in production/logistics planning (e.g. SAP PP/MM)
• Have good understanding of production processes, material flow, supply chains and capacity planning
• Have experience with key performance indicators such as on-time delivery (OTD), lead time, WIP, inventory, utilization
• Have strong communication skills and ability to work in a team in an interface environment
• Have good proficiency in German and English, both written and spoken

Note: We operate in an industry where women, as well as other minority groups, are systematically under-represented. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all the listed qualifications; ability and impact cannot be summarised in a few bullet points.

Nice to Have

• Previous experience with SAP S/4HANA (PP/MM)
• Previous experience with MES systems
• Knowledge of Lean/CIP or shop floor management

Join Helsing and work with world-leading experts in their fields

• Helsing’s work is important. You’ll be directly contributing to the protection of democratic countries while balancing both ethical and geopolitical concerns

• The work is unique. We operate in a domain that has highly unusual technical requirements and constraints, and where robustness, safety, and ethical considerations are vital. You will face unique Engineering and AI challenges that make a meaningful impact in the world

• Our work frequently takes us right up to the state of the art in technical innovation, be it reinforcement learning, distributed systems, generative AI, or deployment infrastructure. The defence industry is entering the most exciting phase of the technological development curve. Advances in our field of world are not incremental: Helsing is part of, and often leading, historic leaps forward

• In our domain, success is a matter of order-of-magnitude improvements and novel capabilities. This means we take bets, aim high, and focus on big opportunities. Despite being a relatively young company, Helsing has already been selected for multiple significant government contracts

• We actively encourage healthy, proactive, and diverse debate internally about what we do and how we choose to do it. Teams and individual engineers are trusted (and encouraged) to practise responsible autonomy and critical thinking, and to focus on outcomes, not conformity. At Helsing you will have a say in how we (and you!) work, the opportunity to engage on what does and doesn’t work, and to take ownership of aspects of our culture that you care deeply about

What we offer

• A focus on outcomes, not time-tracking

• Competitive compensation and stock options

• Relocation support

• Social and education allowances

• Regular company events and all-hands to bring together employees as one team across Europe

• A hands-on onboarding program (affectionately labelled “Infraduction”), in which you will be building tooling and applications to be used across the company. This is your opportunity to learn our tech stack, explore the company, and learn how we get things done - all whilst working with other engineering teams from day one

Helsing is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability or gender identity. Please do not submit personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, data concerning your health, or data concerning your sexual orientation.