Supply Chain and Production Planner (w/m/x)

Your mission

We are solving global plastic pollution – and you can be part of the solution!
We produce an innovative, compostable material that replaces plastic – made from plant-based residues, without petroleum, and without microplastics. We are looking for your support as a Supply and Production Planner in our Supply Chain Management team! You will manage the important interface between customer demand, material supply and our first industrial plant!

Your responsibilities as a Supply and Production Planner:

Demand Planning

• Consolidation and maintenance of a rolling demand forecast based on input from Sales, Operations, and Product & Process Development

• Establishment of feedback loops to continuously improve forecast accuracy

Supply Planning and Raw Material Procurement

• Derivation of time-phased material requirements for raw materials, additives, packaging, and auxiliary materials based on forecast and production plan

• Maintenance of planning parameters such as safety stocks, minimum order quantities, and lead times in the ERP system (Business Central) and Coordination and execution of raw material planning and call-off orders

• Regular planning reviews to assess supply readiness and coordinate mitigation actions

Production Planning

• Creation and management of an executable production plan for our fully continuous production facility, in close coordination with the production lead and considering capacity, equipment availability, material readiness, and demand

• Monitoring of production plan adherence, active issue resolution, and proactive communication of adjustments

• Facilitation of weekly production planning meetings to align production, material status, and order fulfillment – in close coordination with Customer Service, Production, Maintenance, and Logistics

Your workplace will be our brand-new demonstration plant in Hamburg-Harburg.

Your profile

• Education or degree in Logistics, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, or comparable qualification – or professional experience in Supply Chain Management, Production Planning, Material Planning, or Demand Planning, ideally in a manufacturing environment

• Ability to think holistically about planning processes and connect operational execution with strategic goals

• Structured, analytical working style with a high sense of responsibility

• Proficient in Excel; experience with ERP systems such as Business Central or SAP is a plus

• Strong communication skills, team spirit, and enthusiasm for cross-functional collaboration

• Very good command of both German and English

• Reliability, attention to detail, and a hands-on, solution-oriented mindset

You don’t meet every single requirement? No problem – get in touch with us anyway. You might still be exactly the right person for this or another role!

Why us?

• A workplace with real long-term prospects in environmentally friendly production

• A meaningful job: you’re actively contributing to ending plastic pollution

• A modern working and production environment in our new facility in Hamburg-Harburg

• Excellent public transport access – we subsidize the Deutschlandticket

• Access to over 10,000 sports and wellness facilities through Wellpass

• Transparent compensation and participation model

• Company pension scheme to support your future

• Flat hierarchies, short decision-making paths, and a supportive team culture

About us

traceless is a young company – with a big vision: a future free of pollution and waste! Our award-winning company was founded in Hamburg in 2020 by our female founding duo Anne and Johanna. By now we are a diverse team from different disciplines, ages and twelve nationalities, united by our common mission: to contribute to solving plastic pollution and build the regenerative industry of the future. To achieve this, we are working to bring our materials to market quickly and to build our first large-scale production facility in Hamburg-Harburg.

We have created a diverse, inclusive and fair working environment that we want to preserve and further develop. Therefore, we welcome all applications – regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/belief, disability, age, and sexual orientation and identity. Because to tackle plastic pollution, it\’s going to take all of us.

You are interested? Great! Just upload your CV and a short cover letter in the application form. Alternatively, you can email them to us at careers@traceless.eu. We look forward to getting to know you!