With its Nunhems® brand, BASF is one of the world’s largest vegetable seed companies, offering 1,200 vegetable varieties in 20 crops, as well as unrivalled specialist advice. BASF’s vegetable seeds business, headquartered in Nunhem, the Netherlands, offers vegetable solutions that meet and raise the consumer’s demands and expectations. We achieve this by creating improved varieties and by working closely together with partners in the value chain.
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Your mission
As scheduler processing you have the challenging task to plan processing activities in a very dynamic and changing environment. You are responsible for making the daily planning for processing (operator and machine planning). It is your mission to maintain and manage a regionally integrated Processing schedule across all crops, to ensure that manufacturing orders and tests are completed on time and capacities are used in an (cost and time) effective and efficient manner.
You will closely work together with your capacity planning team, which consists of 3 additional schedulers. You will report directly to the Manager Capacity Planning. Besides, you will have frequent contact with colleagues from Supply Planning, Order Management, Scheduling, Seed Processing, Quality Control and Production.
Your major accountabilities are
- Build and maintain a short-term Processing Schedule (detailed plan – 6 weeks horizon) that gives transparency about capacities, lead times, priorities and occupancy levels based on available labor and machine capacity on short-term.
- Lead an effective discussion with stakeholders with the goal of coming to an aligned schedule
- According to established priority guidelines set by the supply planning and order administration, schedule products in an efficient and reliable way minimizing changeovers and clean downs, reducing cost.
- Prioritizing of manufacturing orders in Processing Schedule on shop floor to attain maximum efficiency to meet agreed upon due dates.
- Strong drive to learn and deeply understand shop floor processes to be able to assess the impact of scheduling decisions.
- Mitigate capacity constraints with Team Leads and/or Managers in Processing/Quality Control/Supply Chain, by proactively assessing bottlenecks and preparing proposals.
- Discuss planned due dates to Supply Chain planner / Order Administrator.
- Reporting progress updates to Regional Master Planner.
Your profile
To successfully execute this challenging position, you are required to possess well-developed communication skills and assertive decision-making skills. Your job will be performed in a dynamic environment. In conclusion, to be successful in this role you will ideally have the following skills and attributes:
- Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Supply chain, Business, Agronomy, or related field
- A minimum of five years’ experience in Logistics/Supply Chain is preferred, starters are welcome to apply
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel
- Experience in ERP systems (SAP would be preferred)
- Knowledge of planning tools and processes
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Proficiency in Dutch is required
Personal Skills
- Communicator
- Strong analytical and reasoning abilities
- Able to process a lot of information
- Eye for detail
- Pro-active
- Able to work autonomously
- Disciplined
- Able to manage ambiguity
- Client oriented
- Interest in learning new things
- Ability to work with diverse personalities maintaining mutual respect
What’s in it for you?
Adding value to our customers begins with adding value to you. At BASF we believe that people are the key to our long-term success and that talent is in everyone. That’s why we empower you with the tools, guidance and opportunities you need to advance and succeed in work and life. We offer you a variable remuneration in addition to an attractive salary and excellent benefits like a good pension, collective health insurance, training opportunities, flexible and remote working etc. Giving you the support that you need to be your best and fulfill your personal ambitions is what helps us achieving our ambitions. After all, our success is linked to yours. Whatever path you envision, BASF is a great place to build a rewarding, successful career.
Interested in this job?
Ready to take on this challenge at BASF | Nunhems Vegetable Seeds? Apply before April 30, 2026 and join a global leader committed to making healthy eating enjoyable and sustainable through innovative vegetable solutions!
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our Talent Acquisition Specialist, Bram Reulen via bram.reulen@basf.com
Welcome to Vegetable Seeds
It is our ambition to make healthy eating enjoyable and sustainable by offering vegetable solutions in line with consumer demands. Our breeders and researchers are constantly working on the development of improved varieties in our laboratories, greenhouses and fields. We look at the needs of vegetable growers and the vegetable chain as well as consumer trends and social developments. By working together with partners in the vegetable value chain, we actively contribute to improve vegetable consumption with innovations that are attractive, healthy, tasty and sustainable.
BASF is one of the largest vegetable seed companies in the world, with its Nunhems® brand. Under this brand, BASF offers specialized advice and 1,200 vegetable varieties in 24 crops to the professional horticulture and vegetable chain. The company is present in all major vegetable producing markets and has more than 2,000 employees worldwide. For BASF, diversity is one of the essential keys to business success and the well-being of our employees. We promote an inclusive culture that accepts the diversity of people, experiences and capabilities. By embracing talents and abilities of all kinds, we aim to boost creativity and motivation and enhance our teams’ performance.
Personal Data
When processing your personal data during the applicant’s procedure, Nunhems Netherlands BV adheres to the applicable law and regulations, amongst others the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). For more information about the processing of your data and your rights, we would like to refer you to our privacy notice for applicants on our website www.nunhems.com.
