Planning Manager

**Job Purpose**:
Assurance of the Maintenance Plan complied with through:

- Elaboration of Mid-term and long-term projections of maintenance requirements.
- Confirm all requirements for the mid
- and long-term projections, such as but not limited to:

- Manpower and competencies required
- Materials required
- Tools and facilities requirements
- Follow up and definition of engineering works required (checklists elaborations, VMI´s, VOI´s )
- Material follow ups for mid and long term projections.
- Engineering requirements follow up.
- Follow ups on modifications status and implementation.
- Elaboration of delivery plans for maintenance preventative inspections and modifications (taking into consideration materials availabilities, staff and works required through Gantt projections).
- Delivery of monthly, quarterly and yearly summaries and reports on the fleets performance and major KPI´s.

Contract compliance Assurance considering (but not limited to):

- Maintenance operations (inspections) Compliance for preventative and corrective tasks.
- Trainsets and facilities cleaning and supplier´s follow ups and control.
- Quality assurance of maintenance records registered and saved up to date.
- Define with Supply Chain and Operations the definition of materials required for the different maintenance projections and requirements, for mid
- and long-term inspections.
- KPI´s definition and follow up through contractual requirements review with the different departments and with final client.
- Definition of annual objectives, with the creation of the corresponding Action Plans with different areas (Operations, engineering, Supply Chain, Quality and Safety ) and follow up for fleet improvements required and agreed with client.

Reporting periodically to the Operations Director and General Manager

Coordination with final client to clarify:

- Maintenance projections and fleet capacities.
- Performance indicators and monthly/ quarterly reviews (plus attendance and review with Operations director yearly reviews).
- Negotiation with the client on the monthly availability closures of the fleet, with the penalties.
- Coordination between client and different CAF departments.

**Key Result Areas**:

- Education: Industrial Engineer or Higher
- Professional Experience:

- At least two years of experience in Planning process and Contract Management.
- Preferable experience in Supply Chain and operations in Railway sector or similar.
- Languages Required: English. A positive value Arabic or other
- Generic Skills of C.A.F.
- Planning and Organization 5
- Innovation / Creativity: 4
- Initiative 5
- Relational Capacity: 5
- Negotiating capacity 5
- Leadership and Team Management: 5
- Customer Vision Internal / External: 4
- Technical Skills:

- Highly values Supply Chain process knowledge and experience.
- Experience in the Middle East and Rail industry will be valued.
- Competencies:

- Adaptation to change.
- Relational ability and teamwork.
- Commitment to the organization.
- Results orientation.
- Overview of the business process.
- Multicultural vision

**Knowledge, Skills & Experience**:

- Engineering field, 5 years’ experience, experience in Project Planning, Pressure handling, Negotiation Skills, Team management etc.

**Key Competencies**:
Project Planning, Team management, Time management, Negotiation Skills, etc.:

- Managing planning compliance.
- Offering hands-on advice to management and producing reports for senior staff.
- Solid project management skills with an ability to be flexible when required.
- An ability to prioritize workloads and juggle competing demands.
- Problem solving flair with creative skillfulness.