Project Planner – Joinery & Furniture Manufacturing

About the role

The Planner will support the planning and scheduling of joinery and furniture manufacturing projects, ensuring timelines are realistic and deadlines are met. You will work closely with Setting‑Out, Procurement, Production, Logistics and external clients to keep projects on track.

Key responsibilities

• Assist in developing detailed project timelines, baseline schedules and dashboards.
• Identify critical path activities, dependencies and potential bottlenecks.
• Act as a liaison between Setting‑Out, Procurement, Production, Logistics and external parties, facilitating clear communication.
• Support material and resource management by coordinating with the Material Engineer and Procurement team.
• Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports and help resolve coordination issues.
• Contribute to process improvements and propose operational innovations.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture or Interior Design.
• 3‑5 years of experience in project planning, scheduling or operations within manufacturing or construction/fit‑out.
• Experience with extensions of time, baseline schedules, earned value management and regular reporting.
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and understand proper sequencing.

Required skills

• Primavera P6 (advantage)
• MS Project (advantage)
• Project scheduling and baseline creation
• Earned Value Management (EVM)
• Dashboard creation and reporting