- Location
- Chessy Île-de-France France
- Employment
- Full-Time
- Seniority
- Manager
- Department
- Supply Chain, Logistics & Inventory
- Industry
- High Jewelry
- Posted
- Sep 30, 2026
About Hermès
This prestigious fashion house, renowned for its timeless elegance and innovative designs, is a part of a leading global luxury conglomerate. The brand is committed to excellence and offers a dynamic environment where creativity and business acumen are equally valued.
Création JMC, an internal manufacturing entity within Hermès Bijouterie, seeks an experienced Production Planning Manager to establish, pilot, and oversee the production plan for its artisanal jewellery workshops across four French locations in the Paris, Toulouse, and Lyon regions. The role combines analytical rigour with hands-on engagement with craftspeople, requiring expertise in production planning tools (APS, ERP, Power BI, Excel) and the ability to coordinate planning communities, manage supplier relationships, and drive continuous improvement initiatives across workshop operations.
Role & Responsibilities
- Establish, pilot, and guarantee the production plan; obtain consolidated and prioritized demand signals from downstream planning
- Plan production according to workshop capacity in coordination with planners, ensuring monthly plan updates
- Lead the community of planners and facilitate effective cross-functional collaboration
- Conduct continuous improvement projects for process structuring within the industrial direction
- Share performance drivers, risks, and Master Demand Plan with key suppliers during quarterly reviews
- Build and analyse workshop performance KPIs
- Establish monitoring protocols for planning execution across systems with planners and workshops
- Manage materials flow with the central warehouse
- Analyse variances between actual and forecast results to anticipate deviations
- Pilot risk analyses of the Master Demand Plan
- Analyse risks and opportunities with Industrial Management and workshops; lead structuring projects for planning capability
- Develop production scenarios aligned with supplier capacity constraints to support strategic arbitrage at executive level
- Structure a planning process that enables sound decision-making and supports value creation across the supply chain
Qualifications
- Minimum 3 years of proven experience in production planning
- Strong understanding of economic drivers and constraints affecting partner organisations
- Proficiency in planning tools: APS, ERP, Power BI, and Excel
- Curiosity about artisanal craftsmanship and savoir-faire
- Rigorous analytical mindset
- Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to work effectively in human-scale, transformational environments
- Capacity to balance analytical vision with on-the-ground experience among craftspeople
Skills
Experience
Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience in production planning, ideally within manufacturing environments with complex supply chains or multiple production sites. Demonstrated ability to lead planning initiatives, manage cross-functional teams, and drive process improvement in industrial settings.
Education
Not specified
Workplace
This position is based in Chessy, Île-de-France, France, within easy reach of Paris.
Culture
The company fosters a collaborative and innovative culture, encouraging employees to push the boundaries of creativity while maintaining a strong commitment to sustainability and ethical practices.
About Cerulean
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