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Purpose of the Job:

To ensure effective end-to-end production and material planning in line with customer demand and business requirements. The role is responsible for optimizing production capacity and line utilization, ensuring timely availability of raw materials through close coordination with Purchase and suppliers, and maintaining appropriate FG and RM inventory levels.

Key Dimensions:

OTIF

Material Availability for Production

Production Loss Due to Material Shortage

Planning Accuracy, SAP Transaction / Planning Discipline

Emergency Purchase Requisition Reduction

Description of main tasks:

The Incumbent is responsible for the following tasks:

• Production & Demand Planning: Plan production in line with customer demand, confirmed orders, and business priorities. Ensure effective line balancing and optimum capacity utilization
• Raw Material Planning: Prepare raw material requirements and schedules based on production plans. Closely monitor availability and follow up with both overseas and domestic suppliers to ensure timely material supply.
• Purchase Coordination: Coordinate with the Purchase team for timely purchase order confirmation, supplier commitments, and material availability against the production plan.
• Inventory Visibility: Provide regular visibility of Finished Goods (FG) and Raw Material (RM) stock levels, future requirements, and inventory development to the Warehouse team.
• Warehouse & Space Planning: Communicate upcoming FG and RM requirements to ensure adequate warehouse space and effective inventory management.
• Safety Stock Management: Maintain FG and RM inventory at the planned safety stock levels and proactively highlight any potential shortages or excess inventory risks.
• Overall responsibility: Ensure seamless alignment between demand, production capacity, raw material availability, purchasing, inventory, and warehouse capacity to support uninterrupted customer supply.

Job Specifications

Professional Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Industrial, or related discipline).

Preferred - MBA / PGDM in Supply Chain, Operations, or Procurement 

Professional Experience (how long)?

5-7 years of planning  experience in a manufacturing environment.

In which areas?

Proven experience in SAP base production planning and RM scheduling

Exposure to multinational organizations preferred (not must) 

Other specific skills/ knowledge?

Production Planning & Scheduling

Capacity Planning & Line Balancing

Material Planning & MRPSAP PP/MM Knowledge

Inventory Management:

Problem Solving & Analytical Thinking

Planning & Prioritization

Cross-functional Collaboration

Communication & Stakeholder Management

Risk & Contingency Planning 

Language Skills:

English, Hindi, Marathi or any other language 

Time Type: