Role Purpose- Production Planning Manager will be responsible for concentrate material planning, inventory visibility, consumption alignment, shipment coordination, and raw material availability for the Copper Manufacturing Complex. The role will work closely with the Raw Material Planning Head in ensuring uninterrupted feed availability for smelter operations through effective concentrate planning, blending coordination, stock monitoring, logistics follow-up, and close coordination with commercial, port, operations, laboratory, finance, and supply chain teams. The incumbent is expected to develop solid understanding of copper concentrate characteristics, plant consumption patterns, shipment schedules, stock norms, quality parameters, and material movement processes to enable reliable planning, governance, reporting, and decision support for raw material security.

Key Responsibilities A.

Concentrate Material

Planning & Availability

Prepare rolling concentrate material plans by using Blend optimization model aligned with smelter, SAP, Refinery, PMR feed requirements( in line with TOR ), production targets, stock norms, and shipment schedules.

Monitor concentrate inventory across port, plant, yards, warehouses, and in-transit positions to ensure uninterrupted availability.

Coordinate with commercial and procurement teams for shipment visibility, arrival schedules, allocation plans, and supply continuity.

Track daily consumption, receipts, stock ageing, inventory coverage, and deviations against plan.

Support proactive risk mitigation for feed shortages, shipment delays, quality variations, demurrage exposure, and operational constraints. B.

Concentrate

Quality, Blending & Consumption Coordination

Coordinate with operations, laboratory, quality, and process teams for concentrate grade, moisture, impurity levels, assay results, and blend suitability.

Support development of concentrate blend plans considering copper grade, impurities, process constraints,



availability, and plant performance requirements.

Track planned versus actual feed consumption, blend deviations, quality impact, and corrective actions.

Maintain material master data, quality records, stock reconciliation inputs, and planning assumptions for accurate decision-making.

Provide planning inputs for feed optimization, process stability, and raw material utilization improvement.

Optimize secondary materials, internal by products etc consumption plan basis concentrate blend for best utilization of resources and guide operation team. C. Logistics, Port Coordination & Material Movement

Coordinate with port, logistics, supply chain, and operations teams for vessel berthing, unloading, evacuation, storage, and internal material movement.

Track vessel ETA, discharge status, rake / truck movement, yard capacity, handling constraints, and dispatch priorities.

Support timely movement of concentrate from port to plant based on production priorities and inventory cover requirements.

Monitor logistics-related risks including congestion, delays, demurrage, detention, handling losses, and storage limitations.

Prepare daily and weekly material movement updates for planning reviews and leadership visibility. D.

Inventory

Control, Reconciliation & Reporting

Drive structured monitoring of opening stock, receipts, consumption, closing stock, in-transit material, and inventory cover days.

Coordinate periodic stock reconciliation with finance, stores, operations, port, commercial, and weighbridge teams.

Maintain planning dashboards, MIS reports,



stock ageing analysis, shipment tracker, and concentrate availability summaries.

Identify variances in book stock versus physical stock and support root-cause analysis with concerned stakeholders.

Ensure accurate and timely reporting for daily production meetings, monthly reviews, and raw material governance forums. E.

Planning

Governance, Risk Management & Continuous Improvement

Establish planning discipline through daily reviews, exception reporting, escalation mechanisms, and corrective action tracking.

Develop scenario plans for shipment delays, quality deviations, high / low stock situations, production changes, and logistics disruptions.

Support digitalization of raw material planning through dashboards, automated trackers, SAP / system reports, and analytics-based decision support.

Drive continuous improvement in inventory accuracy, planning reliability, stock visibility, and cross-functional coordination.

Develop strong functional depth across concentrate planning, commercial interfaces, logistics operations, plant consumption, and inventory governance to provide reliable planning support and business continuity.

Education and Experience Required B.E./B.Tech in Metallurgy, Chemical, Mechanical, Mining, Industrial Engineering, or related discipline. MBA / PG Diploma in Operations, Supply Chain, Logistics, Materials Management, or Business Analytics will be preferred.

10–15 years of experience in raw material planning, concentrate planning, supply chain, logistics, inventory control, production planning, commercial coordination, or operations planning in metals, mining, smelting, refinery, port-linked, or heavy manufacturing industries.

Minimum 4–6 years of exposure to copper concentrate / bulk raw material planning, shipment tracking, inventory reconciliation, stock governance, plant consumption planning, and cross-functional coordination.

📌 Production Planning Manager (Mundra)
🏢 Adani Natural Resources
📍 Mundra