Job Purpose

To ensure seamless production planning, material availability, inventory optimization, and cross-functional coordination for achieving customer demand fulfillment, production targets, and business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Demand Planning & S&OP;

- Analyze customer forecasts, sales trends, and market demand to prepare production plans.
- Drive the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP;) process through coordination with Sales, Production, Procurement, and Supply Chain teams.
- Balance demand and manufacturing capacity to ensure optimum resource utilization.
- Develop monthly, weekly, and daily production plans.

Production Planning & Scheduling

- Prepare and release production schedules based on customer requirements and plant capacity.
- Monitor adherence to production plans and take corrective actions to address deviations.
- Coordinate with manufacturing teams to ensure smooth execution of production schedules.
- Identify bottlenecks and implement actions to improve production flow.

Supply & Material Alignment

- Ensure timely availability of raw materials, bought-out parts, consumables, and packaging materials.
- Coordinate with procurement, stores, and suppliers for uninterrupted material supply.
- Track material shortages and proactively resolve supply constraints.
- Manage engineering changes and their impact on material planning.

Inventory Management

- Monitor inventory levels of raw materials, WIP, and finished goods.
- Optimize inventory while maintaining required service levels.
- Improve inventory turnover and reduce excess/obsolete inventory.
- Conduct regular inventory analysis and implement inventory control measures.

ERP Management

- Maintain planning parameters, BOMs, routing data, and master data in ERP systems.




- Ensure accurate transaction processing and data integrity.
- Generate reports and dashboards from ERP systems for planning and management review.
- Support ERP process improvements and system enhancements.

Performance Monitoring & Reporting

- Monitor key KPIs such as Plan Adherence, Schedule Adherence, Inventory Turns, OTD, Capacity Utilization, and Material Availability.
- Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly MIS reports.
- Conduct root cause analysis for planning deviations and implement corrective actions.
- Present performance reports and improvement initiatives to management.

Cross-Functional Coordination

- Collaborate with Production, Procurement, Logistics, Quality, Sales, and Engineering teams.
- Participate in capacity planning and current product introduction activities.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance planning efficiency and operational performance.

Key Skills & Competencies

- Production Planning & Scheduling
- Demand Planning & Forecasting
- S&OP; Process Management
- Material Requirement Planning (MRP)
- Inventory Management
- Capacity Planning
- Supply Chain Coordination
- ERP Systems (SAP, Oracle, Infor, Microsoft Dynamics, etc.)
- Advanced Excel, Power BI, and Data Analysis
- Problem Solving & Analytical Skills
- Leadership and Team Management
- Stakeholder Management and Communication

Educational Qualification

- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Production, Automobile, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
- MBA/PGDM in Operations or Supply Chain Management preferred.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

- Production Plan Adherence
- Schedule Adherence
- Customer On-Time Delivery (OTD)
- Inventory Turnover Ratio
- Material Availability %
- Forecast Accuracy
- S&OP; Adherence
- Inventory Reduction & Cost Savings
- Capacity Utilization
- ERP Data Accuracy

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