Lead Planner

  Professional | Full-Time  | Supply Chain and Logistics

Vestas Wind Australia has announced an exciting opportunity for a Lead Planner to support the maintenance of wind farms across Victoria, Australia. This position plays a crucial role in our service process, ensuring that the wind farms operate efficiently and safely. You will collaborate with the broader Service Scheduling team while also working independently with your site teams to deliver clear and effective planning outcomes.

Region APC>Service APAC>Service Operations Support

As a Service Planner, your task is to keep on setting the order of the things that will happen in service, in accordance to the processes, instructions, business rules and your best knowledge. You manage streamlining the workload and things impacting the planning, to ensure the flow will be stable and technicians will have work to do.

Travel is required as and when required across AU.

Responsibilities:

•    Perform annual capacity plan consolidation for allocated service territories including quarterly follow up
•    Responsible for balancing capacity between dispatchers within the allocated service territories. Close cooperation and dialogue with Dispatchers and Capacity Planners
•    Sub-region anchor point for:
•    Streamlined resource management 
•    Global planning and scheduling project implementation 
•    Material and resource analytics and performance driver
•     Regular performance reporting to management
•     Balance all assigned territory orders to ensure minimum downtime and maximum productivity
•     Service crew composition is up to date and adjusted to demand
•     Tools, parts & services are planned and monitored on time before crew mobilization 
•     Crew schedules are managed on a day-to-day basis
•     The service schedule is aligned with the obligations in service contracts
•     On-time communication to crews, an partners is guaranteed
•     KPIs and PPIs related to Planning & Scheduling are balanced and under control

Qualifications:

• Bachelor in Engineering or any equivalent degree
• Technical understanding and planning exposure will be essential for success in this position 
• Proficient in MS Office, SAP and Salesforce
•  5 years of relevant experience

Competencies:

•  Good experience in a technical service environment with a focus on Planning & Scheduling
•  Good IT skills and experience with information processing in databases and planning tools
•  Analytical and detailed working approach
•  Self-organization / good time management and stress-resistant
•  Experience in managing smaller development/improvement projects (process & systems)
•  Technical and planning framework understanding
•  High degree of flexibility (working in a changing environment)
•  Interpersonal skills
•  High communications skills
•  System user of MS Office, SAP and Salesforce
•  Supervisory experience will be looked upon favourably.
• Previous experience managing a team is highly regarded.

What We Offer :

• A strong safety culture
• Dynamic and fast-paced work environment
• An opportunity to work with the world leader in wind energy.
• The opportunity to further develop your skills and professional development.
• Global career progression prospects.
• We offer you the opportunity to make a difference and to work in a multicultural and international company, where you have the possibility to test your skills and develop professionally.
   

Additional information:

• You must have the right to live and work in this location to apply for this job
• We do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to the advertised closing date.

Our Benefits

• Join the World's Leading Wind Energy Solutions Provider
• Excellent Career Development opportunities both Nationally and Globally
• A workplace that embraces Diversity and Inclusion
• Flexible workplace arrangements
• 13 weeks Paid Primary Carers Leave
• 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carers Leave
• Employee Assistance Program

Vestas is an equal opportunity employer. We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from those who identify as being Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.

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DEIB Statement
At Vestas, we recognize the value of diversity, equity, and inclusion in driving innovation and success. We strongly encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, particularly those who may hesitate due to their identity or feel they do not meet every criterion. As our CEO states, "Expertise and talent come in many forms, and a diverse workforce enhances our ability to think differently and solve the complex challenges of our industry". Your unique perspective is what will help us powering the solution for a sustainable, green energy future.

About Vestas
Vestas is the energy industry’s global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We specialize in designing, manufacturing, installing, and servicing wind turbines, both onshore and offshore. 
Across the globe, we have installed more wind power than our competitors in the renewable energy arena. We consider ourselves forerunners within the industry, as Vestas continuously aims to design new solutions and technologies to create a more sustainable future for all of us. With more than 173 GW of wind power installed worldwide and 40+ years of experience in wind energy, Vestas has an unmatched history demonstrating our expertise within the field. 
With 29,000 employees globally, Vestas is a diverse team united by a common goal: to power the solution – today, tomorrow, and far into the future. 
Vestas promotes a diverse workforce which embraces all social identities and is free of any discrimination. We commit to create and sustain an environment that acknowledges and harvests different experiences, skills, and perspectives, and gives everyone equal access to opportunity. 
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