Planning Manager Specialist

Responsibilities Own and continuously improve short- and medium-term production planning and S&OP processes. Develop and maintain feasible production plans while balancing demand, capacity, inventory, and material constraints. Monitor production capacity, machine utilization, and operational bottlenecks, driving actions to ensure stable and efficient operations. Collaborate closely with Manufacturing, Logistics, and Global Supply Chain teams to ensure alignment and successful plan execution. Facilitate operational planning and review meetings, providing scenario analyses, performance reporting, risk assessments, and recommendations to support decision‑making. Maintain planning master data and parameters in SAP, ensuring data accuracy and system stability. Drive planning optimization, continuous improvement, and digital transformation initiatives, including ERP implementation projects. Act as a subject matter expert within the planning community, supporting governance, system improvements, and best‑practice sharing. Contribute to strategic initiatives, support planning transformation efforts, and serve as a role model within the planning community. Qualifications Proven experience in production planning, supply planning, or manufacturing scheduling in a complex manufacturing environment. Strong understanding of end-to-end planning processes (e.g., S&OP, capacity planning, supply‑demand balancing). Proven ability to work independently and take ownership of planning processes or areas of responsibility. Experience influencing stakeholders across functions and geographies. Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to turn data into clear recommendations. Experience contributing to or leading cross‑functional projects or process improvement initiatives. Proficiency in SAP (or similar ERP systems), advanced Excel skills, and experience with reporting, analytics, and automation tools (e.g., PowerBI, PowerAutomate, PowerApps, or similar). Fluency in Hungarian and English. Advantage: Experience in a global or matrix organization. Advantage: Exposure to ERP or planning system transformation projects. Advantage: Experience acting as a subject matter expert, mentor, or role model within a planning team or community. Benefits Family Care Leave – enhanced paid leave options. Life and disability insurance – coverage for all colleagues. Wellbeing – resources and benefits to nurture physical and mental wellbeing. Colleague Discount – generous discount from day one. Bonus – reward program based on goal attainment. Hybrid work policy – average of 3 days per week in the office. The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age and religion) to apply for roles in our team. The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer. #J-18808-Ljbffr