Job Title
Lead Engineer, Production Planning
Reporting to
Manager, RAK Production PlanningBusiness Unit/Function
MPC
Department
RAK Production PlanningDirect Reports
Manager, RAK Prod Planning
Budget/Size
0
Grade
M11
Job Family
Sub Family
Position Type
Regular
Role Profile Number
Job Purpose
To provide accurate production & sales plan and shutdown plans, short-term, long-term production forecasts, participates in 1+4 Year Business Plan development, Supporting Insurance/Audit related matters, and Supports preparation of economic scenarios and Market trends.
Key AccountabilitiesResponsible to sustain high SHE and Quality standards in the Production Planning & Economics Department
Manage Production Plans and Forecasts on a daily, monthly, and annual basis, or as required
Responsible for Turnaround & outage plan scheduling of all Major plants in coordination with external and internal partiesResponsible for analyses of actual operations performance in terms of volume, specific consumption, and capacity utilization against design, business plan, and/or forecast, as applicable
Interface with external and internal parties on Production plan & forecast:
Plant integration activities including plant-wise energy and P2O5 balances.Act for Manager (DOA) when required.Ensuring Contractual Obligations are met. And Act as custodian for Marketers’ shares entitlement.Manage to develop production scenarios to support production for decision making during periods of upsets / deviations.Responsible to reply to external queries (from Marketers regarding Production forecast and inventory) and internal queries (Finance, Operation).Identifies and develops databases on market trends, prices and related information. Reviews weekly special trade related publications to calculate and present product market movement and cost economics to management.Support all insurance / audit related activities and audits.Evaluate business models for all business opportunities.Monitor and highlight product sales price movement. Support analysis for interpretation of cost relationships from the study of market trends and in solution of problems arising from operation and distribution of products.Identifies and develops databases on market trends, prices and related information. Reviews weekly special trade relatedpublications (CRU, ..) to calculate and present product market movement and cost economics to the management.Supports preparation of economic scenarios for forecasting for cash planning and product / operation optimizationSupport economical, technical and other analysis with the use of modelling and simulations for but not limited to new products, new investments, projects and MOCs.Work in conjunction with PED, CL and Operation to support NPI (New Product Introduction)Support monitoring of Company performance management KPIs.Participates in operation planning activities through daily production planning, sales planning and feedstock and utilities requirement through implementation, communication and administration of section objectives on both a short & long term basis.Participates in improvement in operational performance and profitability through available data & information for predictive analysisReview the long-term needs and availability of all the major feedstock and alternative actions. Periodically engage with the feedstock suppliers to evaluate the trends.
Minimum Qualifications, Experience and Competencies
Minimum Qualifications:
University Degree in Engineering (preferably Industrial Engineering or similar)
Minimum Experience:
Minimum of 8 years of experience in a business planning fertilizer manufacturing plant or equivalent
Background for business economic scenarios and modelling analysis
Ma’aden High Performance Competencies:
Results Oriented
Self-motivated
Flexible & Attention to details
Skills:
Interaction on manager / section head level
Management reporting in an integrated chemical complex
Attention to detail
Troubleshooting
Good computer skills in using Microsoft Office Applications (Word, Excel, Power Point, etc.)
Maaden is Saudi Arabia’s engine of industrial transformation and one of the world’s top ten mining giants by market cap and fastest growing globally. We’re building the future of mining, creating fully integrated value chains across gold, phosphate, bauxite, copper and beyond.
Maaden’s new era of growth is at pace and scale unlike anything the industry has ever seen. We’re doubling gold production by 2030, investing SAR 420 billion ($112 billion) through 2040 and scaling world-class projects that will redefine what’s possible for Saudi mining. This isn’t evolution; it’s transformation at speed, at scale and with purpose.
Since going public in 2008, Maaden has invested over SAR 120 billion ($32 billion) to build large-scale, long-life, cost-competitive operations that deliver both world-class products and strong returns. We help power Saudi Vision 2030 by making mining a key pillar of a diversified and sustainable economy beyond oil.
We’re creating new industries, new jobs and new opportunities. With a team of over 8,000 people, Maaden is writing the next chapter of industrial progress in Saudi Arabia.
Join us as we shape the future of mining and unearth tomorrow, together.
