Below is a detailed and industry-relevant Roles & Responsibilities (R&R;) for an Assistant General Manager (AGM) Supply Chain in a Steel Components Manufacturing Company, with particular emphasis on ensuring timely availability of intermediate materials from job workers.

Roles & Responsibilities

Assistant General Manager Supply Chain

Position Purpose To lead and optimize the end-to-end supply chain operations by ensuring uninterrupted availability of raw materials, intermediate processed materials, and finished goods through effective planning, vendor management, job work coordination, logistics, inventory optimization, and cross-functional collaboration. The role is primarily responsible for ensuring timely supply of intermediate materials from job workers to support production schedules and customer commitments.

Key Responsibilities

1. Job Work Supply Chain Management (Primary Responsibility)

Ensure Timely Availability of Intermediate Materials

- Develop and implement robust systems for monitoring movement of materials to and from job workers.
- Prepare weekly and daily dispatch plans for materials sent for outsourcing.
- Ensure processed intermediate materials are received as per production requirements.
- Monitor adherence to committed delivery schedules by job workers.
- Identify delays proactively and initiate corrective actions.
- Coordinate with production planning to prioritize critical components.
- Maintain zero line stoppage due to delayed job work supplies.
- Track aging of materials lying at job workers.
- Ensure FIFO compliance wherever applicable.
- Expedite urgent deliveries through alternate transportation arrangements.
- Review pending job work orders daily.

Job Worker Performance Management

- Develop KPIs for all job workers.

- Monitor
- On-time delivery

- Quality performance

- Rejection levels

- Capacity utilization

- Responsiveness

- Lead time adherence
- Conduct monthly performance reviews.
- Develop alternate job workers for critical processes.
- Identify bottlenecks and initiate improvement plans.

Job Work Planning

- Forecast outsourcing requirements.
- Balance load among multiple job workers.
- Ensure adequate capacity availability during demand fluctuations.
- Coordinate special processing requirements.
- Ensure optimum turnaround time (TAT).
- Maintain visibility of work-in-progress (WIP) at every job worker.

2. Supply Chain Planning

- Develop monthly, weekly and daily material requirement plans.
- Align procurement plans with production schedules.
- Coordinate with PPC for rolling production plans.
- Ensure uninterrupted material flow.
- Review supply constraints.
- Minimize production losses due to material shortages.
- Optimize inventory across the supply chain.




- Manage safety stock levels.
- Drive inventory reduction without affecting production continuity.

3. Vendor & Supplier Management

- Develop strategic supplier relationships.
- Evaluate supplier performance periodically.
- Conduct supplier audits.
- Negotiate delivery schedules.
- Improve supplier responsiveness.
- Resolve supply disruptions.
- Identify alternate suppliers.
- Ensure vendor compliance with contractual commitments.
- Drive supplier development initiatives.

4. Logistics & Transportation

- Plan inbound and outbound logistics.
- Optimize transportation costs.
- Coordinate dispatches to job workers.
- Arrange return logistics for processed materials.
- Monitor vehicle turnaround time.
- Ensure documentation accuracy.
- Resolve logistics bottlenecks.
- Develop contingency transportation plans.

5. Inventory Management

- Maintain optimum inventory levels.
- Monitor inventory aging.
- Improve inventory turnover.
- Ensure stock accuracy.
- Conduct periodic inventory audits.
- Monitor WIP inventory at plants and job workers.

6. Production Coordination

- Coordinate closely with:

- Production

- PPC

- Quality
- Prioritize material availability.
- Resolve production constraints arising from material shortages.
- Ensure production schedule adherence.
- Support capacity planning.

7. Material Tracking & Visibility

- Implement end-to-end material tracking.
- Monitor movement through ERP.
- Ensure real-time visibility of:

- WIP

- Job work inventory
- Generate daily status reports.
- Escalate delayed shipments immediately.

8. ERP & MIS Management

- Ensure accurate ERP transactions.

- Monitor

- Material issue

- Material receipt

- Job work challans

- Returnable material

- Generate dashboards for

- Material availability

- Pending receipts

- Vendor performance

- Inventory

- Supply delays
- Analyse trends for decision making.

9. Cross Functional Coordination

Coordinate effectively with

- Production
- PPC
- Procurement
- Stores
- Quality
- Logistics
- Plant Heads
- Job Workers
- Transporters

to ensure uninterrupted material flow. 10. Cost Optimization

- Reduce logistics costs.
- Improve vehicle utilization.
- Optimize outsourcing costs.
- Improve inventory carrying cost.
- Eliminate avoidable material movement.

11. Risk Management

- Identify supply chain risks.
- Develop mitigation plans.




- Maintain alternate job workers.
- Ensure business continuity.
- Monitor critical supplier dependency.
- Prepare contingency plans for production continuity.

12. Quality Coordination

- Coordinate with QA for faster inspection.
- Resolve quality issues at job workers.
- Minimize rejection rates.
- Monitor rework.
- Ensure process compliance.
- Support vendor quality improvement.

13. Continuous Improvement

- Lead Lean Supply Chain initiatives.
- Improve material flow.
- Reduce lead time.
- Improve OTIF performance.
- Digitize supply chain monitoring.
- Automate reporting.
- Improve process efficiency.

14. Team Leadership

- Lead supply chain and logistics teams.
- Allocate responsibilities.
- Develop team capabilities.
- Conduct performance reviews.
- Mentor subordinate managers.
- Build succession plans.
- Promote a culture of accountability.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Job Work Performance

- On-Time Receipt of Intermediate Materials (%)
- Job Worker Delivery Adherence (%)
- Job Work Turnaround Time (TAT)
- Average Delay per Job Worker
- WIP Inventory at Job Workers
- Pending Job Work Orders
- Job Work Aging (Days)

Production Support

- Production Line Stoppages due to Material Shortage
- Material Availability (%)
- Production Schedule Adherence
- Critical Material Shortages

Logistics

- Transportation Cost per Ton
- Vehicle Turnaround Time
- On-Time Dispatch
- Transit Damage and Pilferage / Loss

Vendor Performance

- Supplier OTD (On-Time Delivery)
- Vendor Fill Rate
- Supplier Lead Time Compliance
- Supplier Quality Rating
- Alternate Source Development

Cost

- Supply Chain Cost as % of Sales
- Logistics Cost Savings
- Procurement Cost Savings

Critical Success Factors

- Zero production stoppage due to delayed receipt of intermediate materials from job workers.
- Robust follow-up mechanisms with job workers and transporters to ensure committed deliveries.
- Daily monitoring of WIP at outsourced processing locations with clear escalation protocols.
- Effective coordination with Production Planning and Control (PPC) to align material receipts with manufacturing priorities.
- Accurate ERP updates providing real-time visibility of outsourced material movement.
- Timely identification and mitigation of supply risks through alternate job workers and contingency logistics.
- High supplier reliability supported by performance reviews and continuous improvement initiatives.

This role is strategic in maintaining seamless material flow across outsourced processing operations, ensuring that intermediate materials are available precisely when needed to support production schedules, customer deliveries, and overall operational efficiency.

📌 Assistant General Manager Supply Chain (Faridabad)
🏢 Ramco Steels
📍 Faridabad