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Role & responsibilities The Production Planning and Control & OpEx. Manager is responsible for creating, setting up, standardizing, and implementing the PPC processes and drive continual improvement program. The role integrates sales demand, raw material and packaging planning, production capacity, shop-floor execution, and dispatch planning to ensure timely order fulfillment (OTIF) and optimal inventory levels.

Drive 5S, Continual improvement, Root cause analysis and assist implementation of counter measures.

Key Responsibilities

1. PPC Process Design & Implementation

- Design and implement Production planning and execution workflow.
- Standardize planning templates, reports, and review routines.

1. Demand Consolidation & Planning

- Consolidate daily, weekly, and monthly demand from Sales & Strategy.
- Convert demand into realistic production plans considering available resources.
- Advanced planning of RM, PM and Production during high demand events.
- Manage capacity constraints and re-plan in case of breakdowns or urgent orders.

1. Raw Material & Packaging Planning

- Coordinate with Stores to ensure timely availability of Raw material.
- Coordinate with Packaging stores to ensure availability of PM for all SKUs.
- Inventory management to prevent shortages, excess stock (cost optimization), or expiries.

1. Shop-Floor Execution & Coordination

- Creating a Production Batches at department and SKU level for daily targets and monitor the compliance.




- Resolve shop-floor issues impacting production flow or delivery timelines.
- Bridge between Production and Dispatch for logistics management and optimization.

1. Reporting & Control

- Track plan adherence, wastage, yield, and variances.
- Analyze deviations and initiate corrective actions.

1. Governance framework - Monthly S&OP; (Sales & Operations Planning) with Management and stakeholders.

2. Continual improvement OpEx

- Drive operational efficiency, elevate customer satisfaction, and foster an organizational culture on Kaizen - Continual improvement.
- Drive 5S program.
- Root cause analysis and counter measures.
- Support digitalization and system improvements.

Skills & Competencies
- ERP and Excel proficiency for planning and reporting. Knowledge of Power BI will be added advantage.
- Strong planning and coordination skills.
- Analytical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making ability.
- Strong interface between sales demand and shop-floor execution.
- Experience in bakery, confectionery, dairy, or FMCG food manufacturing.
- Ability to work under energetic demand and tight timelines.

Preferred candidate profile

- Bachelors degree in Engineering / Food Technology / Operations.
- Lean Six Sigma Green belt Certification.
- 5-7 years of experience in PPC / Production Planning in bakery or food industry.
- Sound knowledge of Lean methodology.
- Skills & Competencies development and implementation.

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📌 Production Planning & Control & OpEx. - Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Must (Ahmedabad)
🏢 SG Oasis
📍 Ahmedabad