Head of AVOR & Production Planning 100% (m/f/d)

07 August 2026
100%
Permanent position
Appenzell

Job summary

For over a century, Brauerei Locher AG blends tradition and innovation. Join a dynamic team committed to quality and sustainability.

Tasks

Lead the AVOR & production planning with staff responsibility.
Continuously improve capacity and resource planning for transparency.
Ensure economical and timely production planning with high quality.

Skills

Technical training in food industry; experience in production planning.
Strong IT skills with ERP and planning systems experience.
Analytical thinking with focus on sustainable process optimization.

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About the job

For over a century, Brauerei Locher AG has combined tradition and innovation. With strong roots in the Appenzell region, the company today has a wide influence across Switzerland. Through the highest quality standards and sustainable production, we set a clear sign for responsible brewing craftsmanship with around 250 employees. In addition to enjoyable beer specialties and award-winning whiskies, we create high-quality food products from production by-products, underlining our commitment to circular economy and environmental awareness.

Do you think in networks, make well-founded decisions, and keep an overview even in a dynamic production environment? Do you want to further develop processes, lead people, and actively shape the production of tomorrow? Then you are exactly right with us.

Your Tasks

You lead the AVOR & Production Planning department with professional and personnel responsibility

You continuously develop our capacity and resource planning and create transparency for well-founded decisions

You ensure economical, realistic, and timely production planning

You analyse key figures, identify optimisation potentials, and implement improvements sustainably

You coordinate the production programme and ensure high planning quality along the entire value chain

You lead the daily planning meeting and work closely with production, logistics, sales, and quality

You actively contribute to digitalisation and improvement projects and help shape our processes with a future-oriented approach

You are responsible for the QM documentation in your area

Your Profile

Technical education EFZ, ideally in the food industry, with further training BP/HF/FH or comparable qualification

Several years of experience in AVOR, production planning, or supply chain management

Leadership experience with enthusiasm for employee development

High IT affinity and experience with ERP, production, and planning systems

Structured, solution-oriented working style with pronounced organisational talent

Assertiveness, high social competence, and strong sense of responsibility

Analytical, networked thinking with quality awareness and focus on sustainable process optimisation