Maintenance Planning & Control Lead (m/w/d)

Your responsibilities:

• Professional and disciplinary leadership, as well as motivation and development of the “Maintenance Planning & Control” team.

• Overall responsibility for dispatching and resource planning of all operational maintenance capacities.

• Planning, control and monitoring of capacities in the short, medium and long term: orders, personnel and track allocation, as well as ensuring smooth daily operations for the team.

• Development and continuous improvement of reporting systems: documentation of planning statuses, deviations and actions; KPIs and key topics.

• Further development of plant control: you actively develop structures, processes and methods. You are a driver of continuous improvement.

• Knowledge building and research to solve operational challenges.

• Close coordination with workshop, engineering and commercial departments.

• Consolidation of communication channels and information flows within dispatching.

• Stakeholder management, interface management, client relationship management, and service delivery management

What you bring:

• Solid experience as a team leader and several years of professional experience in a comparable position.

• Affinity for a cooperative leadership style: you take the lead in challenging situations while giving your team space. You create a positive working atmosphere.

• Several years of experience in dispatching, detailed planning or operational control, ideally in rolling stock maintenance or a comparable industry.

• Strong stakeholder and service orientation.

• Completed technical vocational training or equivalent qualification. A degree in engineering is an advantage.

• Very good German language skills, both written and spoken; good English skills; Spanish is a plus.

• Confident use of Excel for planning, analysis and reporting, as well as knowledge of continuous improvement processes. Experience with SAP ISI (IBM Maximo is a plus).

• Experience with structured planning methods, process design and continuous improvement processes.

• Strong negotiation and communication skills, solution-oriented mindset, organizational talent, and the ability to reduce complexity and set priorities. Empathetic in interpersonal interactions, consistent in decision-making.

What we offer:

• A high-impact role with real ownership, offering scope for initiative, short decision-making processes, and direct collaboration with senior management

• The opportunity to shape and develop your team actively

• 38-hour work week – plenty of time for your family and friends

• A family-like work environment – you’re more than just a number to us

• Additional pension scheme – we invest in your future

• A secure position in a globally active company – because stability matters