Planning Engineer

**Planning Engineer**:
**We’ve signed up to an ambitious journey. Join us**
- As Arrive, we guide customers and communities towards brighter futures and more livable cities, it isn’t a challenge just anyone could take on. Luckily, we have something to help us make it happen. Our people and our values. We Arrive Curious, Focused and Together. Just as our entire brand is inspired by the North Star, the shining light leading travelers to their destinations since time began, our values guide us. They help us be at our best. For our customers. For the cities and communities we serve. For ourselves. As a global team, we are transforming urban mobility. Let’s grow better, together._

**The role**:
The **Planning Engineer** is to ensure **customer needs are properly integrated into the ERP**, while verifying that available resources (**materials and labor**) are aligned with **delivery lead times**.

This person is the **main point of contact** for setting and communicating **forecasted and confirmed demands** within the ERP.

**How to make an impact**:

- Collect and analyse **sales forecasts** from the Commercial department.
- Ensure forecasts are compatible with available resources (materials, labor), get validation, and communicate effectively.
- Develop work methods to translate forecasts into **S&OP plans** and **Master Production Schedules (MPS)** in the ERP.
- Improve existing processes toward full **S&OP integration** (MBR, S&OP, MPS meetings).
- Lead and participate in **project follow-ups** within your scope (kick-off, progress meetings).
- Monitor and update **forecasted BOMs** based on product evolution.
- Coordinate **technical changes** and alert on stock impact.
- Maintain **ERP item settings** (safety stock, batch sizes, MOQ, lead times, frequencies, planning horizons, etc.).
- Keep firm and forecasted demands updated in the ERP to **avoid shortages** while limiting inventory.
- Maintain an **opportunity and confirmed orders tracker**.
- Track the conversion of forecasts into **firm orders**.
- Schedule customer orders based on **availability analysis** and communicate lead times to the Sales Administration team.
- Plan **manufacturing orders (MOs)** and hand off follow-up to the Scheduling department.
- Oversee customer order fulfillment in coordination with related departments (Scheduling, Production, Quality, Logistics, Procurement).
- Raise alerts and propose **recovery plans** in case of delays.
- Track and report **KPIs** for customer orders.
- Analyze actuals vs. forecasts and suggest **improvement actions** to reduce deviations.
- Propose and implement **continuous improvement initiatives** for forecasting and planning tools and methods (specs, implementation, etc.).

**Your background**:

- Education**:Master's degree (Bac +4/5)** in **Production Management or Supply Chain**, with a focus on **Planning/Scheduling**.
- Experience: Minimum **8 years** in **industrial planning or production/scheduling management**.
- ** Professional English** proficiency.
- ** APICS certification** is a plus.

**Technical Skills**:

- Mastery of **MRP II** and **Manufacturing ERP** concepts.
- Deep knowledge of **ERP systems** and **supply chain processes**.
- Proficiency in **Excel** and statistical data analysis.
- Familiar with **Lean management** methods and **workshop scheduling**.

**About you**:

- ** Precision & Rigor**: Strong attention to detail and data accuracy.
- ** Team Spirit**: Ability to collaborate effectively with various departments.
- ** Customer Orientation**: Understand the needs of both internal and external clients.
- ** Analytical & Synthetic Thinking**: Able to analyze complex data and extract key insights.
- ** Anticipation**: Able to foresee problems and propose solutions.
- ** Communication**: Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- ** Responsiveness & Service-mindedness**: Quick to act and committed to high service quality.

**We offer you**:
**Mobility Support**:

- ** 100% reimbursement** of public transport subscriptions (bus/tram/metro/public e-bikes).
- ** 80% reimbursement** for monthly/yearly **train subscriptions**.
- Partial reimbursement for **private e-bike rentals**.
- Access to **mobility-friendly amenities**: carpool parking, EV charging stations, and bike/motorbike shelters.

**Social Benefits**:

- Comprehensive **health insurance & life cover**.
- ** Remote work** policy.
- Access to **employee savings plan (PEE)**.
- ** RTT days** (compensatory time off).
- Active **Social & Economic Committee** (CSE) with benefits and events

The role is based in Besançon, France

**About us**
- Arrive, including brands like EasyPark, Flowbird, RingGo, ParkMobile and Parkopedia, is a leading global mobility platform. Present in over 90 countries and 20,000 cities, the company helps people and decision-makers make smarter decisions about urban mobility and ease the experience of travel worldwide. Arrive delivers a unique combination of the core ingredients to make c