Senior Expert Planning & Capacity Management – SAP PM & PS
Business Consulting and Support
(Project) Management
Bachelor, Master
Expert (10+)
- Location
- Saint-Gilles, Brussels-Capital
- Work type
- Consultancy
- Work model
- Fulltime, Hybrid
Our client, a major player in the infrastructure sector, is seeking a Senior Expert to lead the optimization of their resource planning and capacity management. This role involves establishing an integrated planning framework for both maintenance and large-scale projects to enhance forecasting and managerial decision-making.
Responsibilities
- Analyze existing planning processes, tools, and workload data to identify bottlenecks and optimization opportunities.
- Map complex activities across preventive, corrective, and predictive maintenance as well as project-based workloads.
- Define integrated planning rules regarding horizons, granularity, priorities, and safety margins.
- Develop a robust capacity management model comparing team workload against available skills and periods.
- Design and implement standardized KPIs to monitor workload ratios, utilization rates, and planning compliance.
- Draft functional specifications and facilitate workshops to support the rollout of new planning solutions.
- Provide strategic recommendations and an improvement roadmap to guide managers and operational teams.
Requirements
- 8+ years of expertise in planning, capacity management, and resource allocation within technical maintenance or project-based environments.
- 5+ years of deep experience with SAP PM (Plant Maintenance) including customizing, work center capacity, and maintenance order management.
- 5+ years of experience with SAP PS (Project System) focusing on WBS structures, activity scheduling, and resource assignment.
- 5+ years of experience drafting functional specifications and facilitating collaborative workshops.
- Demonstrated experience coordinating integrated planning with external contractors and third-party firms.
- Strong analytical skills for workload/capacity forecasting and identifying resource gaps.
- Professional attitude with excellent presentation skills and a result-oriented approach.
- You are fluent in Dutch or French (C2) with intermediate knowledge (B1) of the other and upper-intermediate English (B2).
Nice to Haves
- Experience with HR qualification integration and competency-based matching.
- Hands-on experience implementing modern planning tools such as RSH or FSM.
- Willingness to participate in on-call standby services.
Offer
- Start date: 01-04-2026
- Duration: 5 years
- Work regime: Full-time
- Location: Brussels
- Contract: open to both permanent employees and freelancers
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