Position: PPC Manager– Material Planner/Buyer (Forging & Machining)

Job Description:

SUMMARY:

PPC Manager – Material Planner/Buyer who will be responsible for leading the supply chain group to plan & execute production schedule that meets customer requirements ensuring effective material flow across supply chain to support the current and forecasted production plans, regulating the product mix, minimizing supply lead time and effectively utilizing inventory.

RESPONSIBILITES & DUTIES:

Operational:
- Lead the team to plan, develop, implement and evaluate processes for material flow from point-of-supply to point-of-use for the vendor components and sub-assly level parts required for completion of the final product.
- Driving the equilibrium between Supplier & Production Departments to achieve daily production targets without loss.
- Develop a model to assess long term component requirements against different planning scenarios vis-a-vis capacity of the Supplier in coordination with Materials Dept.
- Knowledge on SAP /Oracle etc




- Understanding of latest digital tools for logistics and warehousing improvements
- To understand, calculate and manage multiple risks (Domestic/ Global, Internal/ External) with respect to Material Planning to minimize the impact of material management on Supply, Production & Sales.
- Developing JIT supply using E- Kanban, Milk run supply etc.
- Lead the team for identifying and doing improvements by implementing best practices & latest trends in supply chain using tools like Digitalization/ IoT etc.
- Identify the constraints of Materials management which affect production targets and take necessary actions in relation to own the KPI of PQCDSME.
- Lead weekly/monthly Production Schedule meetings for regulating the product mix based on Runner – Repeater – Stranger models and share the rolling plan with all.
- Liaise with Purchasing, Production, ME, PM & Engineering to manage the Engineering change implementation for existing model and has

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