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Innovation, Efficiency and Ambition: this is what VAT has stood for over 50 years.

With this passion, VAT has grown to become the leading international developer, manufacturer and supplier of high-performance high-end vacuum valves and vacuum sealing technology, employing over 2000 people worldwide.  The headquarters are located in Haag (Switzerland), the production centers in Switzerland, Malaysia, Romania and Taiwan.

The Capacity Planner is responsible to manage all aspects of Capacity planning focusing on external suppliers. This includes getting, consolidating and completing all relevant capacity data from suppliers and processing it (eg: software solution (to be installed)) enabling: creating the basis for S&OP (committed output, identify excess/lack of capacity in order to trigger mitigating actions) resource planning (mid to long term, machines and staff) with external suppliers  scenario planning enabling proactively identifying potential challenges

Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Develop, implement, manage and improve capacity planning process incorporating all relevant external suppliers across X-tier levels identifying the individual constraints (eg: resources, sub components, etc) and providing transparency about excess/lack of capacities within the planning horizon and beyond 
• Orchestrating X-tier actions in order to handle ramp up/down scenarios of overall/individual markets or key accounts 
• Performs analysis on:  forecast on component and supplier/resource level in order to indicate major developments and proactively identifies potentially impacted business (volume/BU/customer/region) in order to provide the relevant basis for S&OP meetings and decisions A
• Actual demand and forecasted demand (FC accuracy on MRP result), investigates on major deviations identifying and solving root causes 
• Identifying clusters/patterns in order to optimize capacity planning/strategy 
• Coordinate with cross-functional business teams to develop the best strategy to support customer demand 
• Communicate with external suppliers if needed for coordination & clarification in terms of relevant changes of FC 
• Trigger/coordinate implementation and change of planning strategies supporting relevant counterparts (eg.: PLSCM, Category mgmt., production and materials scheduling, etc.)  
• Coordinate and work with the relevant external counterparts (suppliers) as well as internal (cross-functional) departments to ensure and optimize fulfillment of forecasted volumes and required flexibility 
• Participates as a member of operations team making cross-functional operational decisions

Minimum Qualification: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Business management, International Business or equivalent. 
• At least 5 years’ experience in planning of customer forecast, market intelligence and/or S&OP process
• Working knowledge and understanding of ERP/MRP systems and their use in a manufacturing environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access
• Ability to demonstrate solid written and oral communication skills
• Good analytical problem solving ability  
• Data mgmt. skills beneficial:
• Advanced analysis methods
• Machine learning beneficial
• Big data mgmt./analytics
• Languages:  English language (German is beneficial)

VAT is an equal opportunity employer. We see ourselves as a responsible and far-sighted employer that offers not only jobs, but also career and personal development opportunities through various training programs. We recognize the value of employee diversity and provide equal employment opportunity for all qualified application that contributes to innovation, improves customer orientation and employee satisfaction. One-step in this direction is to ensure that people are recognized and fairly compensated for their contributions to the company. In 2021, VAT received the Fair-ON-Pay+ certificate as an acknowledgement for our commitment in ensuring equal pay for equal work between men and women.