The Senior Supply Planner will operate as the planning team leader for day-to-day planning operations. The role will manage end-to-end supply planning across assigned plants, tollers, product families, and/or business segments, guide other planners, drive planning governance, ensure material and production readiness.

Key Responsibilities

Develop short-term and long-term supply plans by converting demand forecasts into feasible production, replenishment, and deployment plans.

Own master production scheduling, material requirement planning, capacity planning, and inventory planning for assigned scope.

Coordinate closely with demand planning, production, procurement, logistics, quality, customer service, and commercial teams to ensure supply continuity and customer service delivery.

Monitor MRP exceptions, planning parameters, lead times, lot sizes, safety stock, BOM accuracy, and master data quality to improve plan reliability.

Identify supply risks including material shortages, supplier delays, capacity constraints, quality issues, and production disruptions; develop mitigation and recovery plans.

Lead daily and weekly planning reviews with plants and cross-functional teams to track schedule adherence, service risks, inventory health, and open actions.

Manage inventory performance including DOH, ageing, slow-moving/non-moving stock, excess and obsolete inventory, and inventory turns.

Support S&OP; processes by preparing supply inputs, highlighting constraints, and providing data-driven recommendations for decision making.

Drive continuous improvement projects in planning processes, reporting, automation, inventory optimization, and cost reduction.

Build planning dashboards and KPI trackers using Excel, Power BI, SAP or other planning systems to improve visibility and governance.

Operate as the planning team leader for day-to-day planning operations.





Act as the first-level backup for the Planning Manager during leave, travel, business reviews, escalations, or crisis situations.

Lead planning governance meetings when required, including supply review, shortage review, inventory review, and cross-functional escalation forums.

Guide junior planners, production planners, and material planners on planning logic, prioritization, stakeholder communication, issue resolution, and escalation discipline.

Represent the planning function in cross-functional discussions with manufacturing, procurement, logistics, finance, quality, and commercial teams.

Prepare executive-level summaries on service risks, inventory status, customer impact, supply constraints, and mitigation actions.

Demonstrate leadership maturity, business ownership, and decision-making capability required for future Planning Manager readiness.

Key Performance Indicators

DIFOT / OTIF performance and customer service level

Forecast-to-supply plan alignment and plan adherence

Schedule adherence and production plan reliability

Inventory DOH, inventory turns, ageing, excess and obsolete stock

MRP exception closure and master data accuracy

Material availability and shortage mitigation effectiveness

Capacity utilization and bottleneck resolution

S&OP; / supply review action closure

Planning process improvement and automation impact

Stakeholder satisfaction and cross-functional responsiveness

Required Qualifications and Experience





Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations, Business, or related discipline; MBA or advanced supply chain certification is preferred.

8-10 years of experience in supply planning, production planning, material planning, inventory management, or manufacturing supply chain operations.

Robust knowledge of MRP, master production scheduling, RCCP, inventory planning, replenishment planning, and S&OP; processes.

Experience working with manufacturing plants, toll manufacturers, suppliers, logistics teams, and commercial stakeholders.

Hands-on experience with ERP/planning systems such as SAP or equivalent, and strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.

Working knowledge of Power BI, Power Query, Power Pivot, or similar reporting tools is preferred.

Exposure to Lean, Kaizen, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement methodologies will be an added advantage.

Key Competencies

Strong analytical thinking and data-based decision making

Ability to manage ambiguity, urgency, and multiple business priorities

High ownership mindset with proactive risk identification and mitigation

Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

Leadership presence to influence without direct authority

Ability to coach, guide, and develop other planners

Continuous improvement mindset with focus on simplification, standardization, and automation

Success Profile The ideal candidate should be a senior planning professional who can perform with the maturity of a planning team leader. The person should be capable of independently running daily planning operations, guiding planners, managing escalations, strengthening planning governance, improving supply reliability, and developing as a ready succession option for the Planning Manager position.

📌 Sr. Planner (Maharashtra)
🏢 Ecolab
📍 Maharashtra