Planner Site Engineering in Boc's Mere, Nederland

Are you analytically strong, able to maintain oversight of a large project portfolio, and energized by optimizing resource allocation? Can you provide project managers and stakeholders with reliable management information while proactively identifying and resolving bottlenecks? If so, we are looking for you!

For our Boxmeer location, we are seeking a: Planner Site Engineering

Welcome to Our Team

The Site Engineering (SE) department is part of the Center of Excellence (CoE) Capital Investment (CI) organization and supports the Dutch Animal Health sites in delivering capital investment projects. The department provides project management and project engineering support for a wide range of technical projects across Manufacturing, Research & Development, and Animal Research & Development.

Each year, Site Engineering manages a portfolio of approximately 200 projects. Within this dynamic environment, you will play a key role in planning, monitoring, and optimizing engineering capacity to ensure projects are delivered successfully and on time.

About the Role

As a Planner Site Engineering , you are responsible for developing, maintaining, and optimizing project and resource plans within the Site Engineering department. You provide up-to-date visibility into available capacity, employee utilization, and the progress of both ongoing and future projects.

You serve as the central point of contact for resource planning and support project managers in developing and maintaining project schedules. Through your understanding of capacity, priorities, and project dependencies, you proactively identify constraints and work closely with stakeholders to implement effective solutions.

In addition, you provide critical management information to support decision-making regarding project priorities, team allocation, and the Long Range Capital Plan. You combine strong analytical skills with excellent communication abilities and can translate complex planning challenges into practical actions.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate resource planning for all Site Engineering projects and provide transparency on available departmental capacity.
• Support project managers in developing, maintaining, and optimizing project schedules throughout the entire project lifecycle.
• Analyze capacity challenges, project dependencies, and resource conflicts, and develop appropriate solutions in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Provide weekly reporting on resource planning, utilization, and project status to management and key stakeholders.
• Monitor, track, and report KPIs related to planning, capacity management, and project progress.
• Serve as the Site Engineering subject matter expert for planning methodologies, resource planning, and planning tools such as Microsoft Project.
• Participate in regular meetings with SPOCs, Project Managers, Subject Matter Experts, and other stakeholders regarding ongoing and future projects.
• Identify opportunities to improve planning processes and contribute to the further professionalization of project and resource planning within the department.

What We Ask of You

• Bachelor's degree (HBO level) in a relevant technical, logistics, or business-related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Planner within a project-driven organization, preferably in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, food, or process industries.
• Demonstrated experience with resource planning, capacity management, and project scheduling.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Project and Microsoft Excel.
• Knowledge of Lean methodologies; Yellow Belt or Green Belt certification is considered an advantage.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to simplify and communicate complex planning challenges.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across all organizational levels.
• Fluent in English, written and spoken.
• Proactive, results-oriented, decisive, and possessing strong organizational skills.

What We Offer

Working with us means contributing to health and well-being in an international environment alongside dedicated colleagues. You will have every opportunity to develop yourself and showcase your talents. In addition, you can expect an attractive employment package, including:

• Competitive salary based on your knowledge and experience.
• 3% year-end bonus and an annual performance bonus based on both individual and company results.
• At least 35.5 days of annual leave.
• Travel allowance and a comprehensive pension plan.
• A high-quality company restaurant offering fresh and healthy meals every day.
• Excellent accessibility: the train station is located directly at our main entrance, with ample parking facilities available.
• Contribution toward a personal sports membership to support your well-being.
• A beautiful private park on site, ideal for walks, breaks, or relaxation.
• Mental well-being support through Lyra Health for you and your family members.
• Access to a dedicated prayer and meditation room.
• Extensive career development opportunities due to the size of the site and the presence of numerous disciplines and global departments in Boxmeer.
• A workplace within an organization that continues to grow and evolve.

Animal Health

Our Animal Health division is a trusted global leader in veterinary medicine, dedicated to preserving and improving the health, well-being, and performance of animals and the people who care for them. We are a global team of professionals working together to make a positive impact on animal care and the world's food supply, driven by a strong sense of responsibility toward our customers, consumers, animals, society, and the planet.

Through our commitment to The Science of Healthier Animals®, we provide veterinarians, farmers, pet owners, and governments with one of the industry's broadest portfolios of veterinary pharmaceuticals, vaccines, health management solutions and services, as well as digitally connected identification, traceability, and monitoring products. We invest in dynamic R&D capabilities and a modern global supply chain. We operate in more than 50 countries, while our products are available in approximately 150 markets worldwide.

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