Junior Production Planner

To strengthen our team in Groot-Bijgaarden, we are looking for a:

Junior Production Planner

Mission

As a Junior Production Planner, you play a key role in ensuring a smooth and efficient production flow across multiple production lines.

You are responsible for translating customer demand into an optimized production plan that balances service level, cost efficiency, and operational constraints.

Acting as a central connector between production, supply chain, and customer service, you ensure materials and capacity are aligned to deliver on commitments.

You contribute actively to operational excellence by continuously improving planning processes and proactively managing disruptions. Your work directly impacts customer satisfaction and overall plant performance.

Key Accountabilities

• You will build and maintain weekly and daily production plans for assigned production lines, ensuring timely delivery and optimal efficiency.
• You will analyze incoming orders, raw material availability, and capacity constraints to create feasible and optimized schedules.
• You will monitor and adjust the production plan continuously to manage changes, disruptions, and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• You will collaborate closely with production, customer service, procurement, and warehouse teams to ensure alignment and smooth execution.
• You will manage and communicate backorders, delays, and risks proactively, providing clear justifications and solutions.
• You will ensure accuracy of planning data and systems (ERP/APO/MES) and follow up on master data quality.
• You will contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, challenging existing processes and driving operational excellence.

Who are we looking for?

• You have a Bachelor or Master degree in supply chain, logistics, or a related field.
• You have ideally a first experience in production planning, supply chain, or a related role.
• You are highly analytical, comfortable working with data, and able to translate complexity into clear actions.
• You thrive in a dynamic environment and are resilient under pressure, able to adapt quickly to frequent changes.
• You communicate confidently and can manage stakeholders across different functions, including delivering difficult messages when needed.
• You are a team player with a proactive mindset, willing to take ownership and challenge the status quo.
• You have a good knowledge of Excel.
• You are ideally familiar with ERP/planning systems (SAP APO or similar is a plus) but this is not a must.
• You are fluent in English and have a good working knowledge of Dutch and French.

Why should you join Puratos?

You will be welcomed in a dynamic work environment where passion for innovation, team spirit and continuous improvement are key. You can count on a competitive salary package with attractive benefits such as:

• Meal vouchers (10€/day)
• Group, dental and hospitalization insurance fully paid by Puratos
• 13th and 14th month pay
• Minimum 5 training days per year

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Who are we?

Puratos is a growing, international, Belgian family business with a team of more than 11 000 employees worldwide. Since 1919, we have been developing, producing and distributing innovative ingredients for the bakery, patisserie and chocolate sectors and helping our customers to be successful.

We are committed to the health and well-being of people and protecting the planet.

Are you looking for the right recipe for your career? Choose Puratos, a Top Employer in Belgium.

We at Puratos cultivate an inclusive global workplace, that fully embraces diversity and equal opportunities for all. We strive to reflect the richness of our customers, communities and society, accelerating our ability to innovate and deliver on our commitments.

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