Overview
Factory Operational Planning Jobs in Dammam, Eastern, Saudi Arabia at Hitachi Energy
Title: Factory Operational Planning
Company: Hitachi Energy
Location: Dammam, Eastern, Saudi Arabia
The opportunity
The Operational Planning Team Leader is responsible for leading and coordinating Production Planning and Material
Planning activities to ensure smooth manufacturing operations, material readiness, and on-time project execution. The
role ensures alignment between production schedules, material availability, factory capacity, and operational priorities
while supporting continuous improvement and cross-functional coordination across Planning, SCM, Engineering,
Production, Warehouse, and Project Management teams.
How You’ll Make An Impact
- Lead and supervise Production Planners and Material Planners to ensure alignment with operational priorities and business targets.
- Ensure production schedules are aligned with factory capacity, material availability, engineering readiness, and project priorities.
- Monitor overall factory load and coordinate balancing activities to avoid underloading or overloading situations.
- Oversee material availability and readiness to support production and project delivery requirements.
- Coordinate closely with SCM, Engineering, Production, Warehouse, and Project Management teams to ensure smooth Operational execution.
- Monitor operational KPIs including production adherence, material shortages, overdue orders, and delivery performance.
- Lead operational review meetings and follow up on action plans related to production delays, bottlenecks, and material risks.
- Ensure operational risks and missed milestones are properly tracked, communicated, and escalated when required.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives related to production planning, material planning, and operational workflows.
- Support ERP/SAP planning accuracy including lead times, planning parameters, and reporting alignment.
- You will be responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
- Living Hitachi Energy core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.
Your background
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Industrial Engineering, Production Management, Business Administration, or related fields is preferred.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in production planning, material planning, supply chain, or manufacturing operations.
- Professional certifications in Planning or Operations Management are considered an advantage.
- Strong leadership, communication, analytical, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work cross-functionally with Engineering, SCM, Production, Warehouse, and Project Management teams.
- Fluent in English (speaking and writing).
Publication date : 2026-07-16