Urgent : Supply Chain Manager / Material Planning Manager@ Mumbai

Our client manufacture of custom-engineered modular aluminum & stainless-steel compressed air pipe fittings & Turnkey Piping systems in Mumbai Group company is a trusted name in executing turnkey projects for over 50 years. They specialize in automation components & modular pipelines, delivering high-quality solutions across industries. With over 6,500 completed projects in India, the Middle East, Asia, &Africa;, they are known for our commitment to excellence &customer; satisfaction.

Department : Materials / Supply Chain Planning

Reports to Director / Plant Head

Job Purpose: -

- The Material Planning Head is responsible for end-to-end material planning, ensuring Optimum Stock Availability, timely procurement requisitions, & Seamless Coordination between Production, Purchase, Sales/Support, Dispatch, Store & Accounts teams to support uninterrupted business operations.
- Coordinates with Production, Purchase, Sales/Support, Dispatch, Store & Accounts teams
- The Supply Chain Manager / Material Planning Manager leads end-to-end supply chain strategies with a direct focus on material requirement planning (MRP), inventory optimization, Vendor Management, & Production Alignment. This role ensures uninterrupted raw material availability for manufacturing while minimizing inventory holding costs & eliminating Supply Bottlenecks.

Qualifications &Experience;

- Masters / Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Management, Business

Administration, Engineering, or a related field with 10 + (10 to 15 ) years of progressive experience in material planning, procurement or supply chain management within a manufacturing or production environment in Engineering companies

- Advanced proficiency with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP/MRP) platforms (e.g., SAP S/4HANA, Oracle SCM, Microsoft Dynamics).
- Solid mastery of MS Excel (VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, data modeling) & data analytics tools (Power BI, Tableau).

Core Competencies

- Strong Analytical & Data-Driven Problem-Solving capabilities.
- Exceptional cross-functional negotiation &communication; skills.
- Ability to thrive in fast-paced, matrixed environments with fluctuating demand.

Key Responsibilities

Material Planning & Inventory Control

- Oversee Material Requirements Planning processes to ensure raw materials, components, &consumables; arrive on schedule to support master production schedules.
- Establish & maintain optimal inventory levels, for all critical materials , Minimum / Maximum thresholds, safety stock targets, &cycle; counting procedures to prevent stockouts & reduce excess inventory.
- Raise Purchase Requisitions for below-level stock or any new requirement.
- Carry out planning for Aluminium Pipes, Inhouse Fittings, Customized Fittings, Valves, Pipe Clips,



Non-Standard Hardware Fittings, SS Pipe &Fittings;, Instruments (project-wise), Support & Structural Materials, & Imported RWC Fittings. Aluminum alloy (EN AW 6061 T6) & stainless steel , Elbows , Tees & Crosses , Adapters & Reducers , Couplings etc.
- Monitor material obsolescence, calculate runout dates, & manage excess/aging inventory disposal strategies.
- Monitor supplier performance through metrics such as On-Time In-Full (OTIF), quality non-conformances, &cost; variance.
- Build strategic relationships with key suppliers to mitigate global supply chain risks & single-source dependencies.

Production Alignment & Sales Operations Planning (S&OP;)

- Collaborate with Demand Planning, Sales, &Production; teams to reconcile demand forecasts with material availability &plant; capacity.
- Translate rolling sales forecasts into detailed raw material requirements &actionable; purchase schedules.
- Logistics & Process Optimization
- Manage inbound &outbound; freight movements, working with logistics partners to ensure cost-efficient transportation &timely; delivery.
- Analyze operational data to eliminate supply chain bottlenecks &implement; Lean / Continuous Improvement initiatives.

Daily Routine: -

- Check &respond; to all received mails on a daily basis.
- Update material availability status to Sales/Support teams for client / dealer requirements.
- Share the dispatch plan with the Dispatch Team on a daily basis.
- Coordinate pre-packing of materials for scheduled dispatches.
- Follow up with Sales/Support teams on partial or pending material dispatches.
- Resolve queries from Sales/Support teams related to materials or rates not covered in the price list.
- Continuously coordinate with the Production &Purchase; teams for ordered materials.
- Follow up with the Purchase/Production teams for urgent material

requirements.

- Liaise with the Accounts team on payment &stock-related; matters.
- Coordinate with the Store team on a continuous basis to verify physical stock & resolve entry discrepancies.
- Use the Click Up system to place material orders &follow; up with the

Purchase team.

Periodic / Strategic Responsibilities: -

- Prepare the material order plan &secure; approval from Management before processing further.
- Meet with the Production Team to review material urgency &share; the list & delivery schedule of required materials.
- Meet with the Purchase Team to review project status &pending; materials.




- Attend kick-off meetings for current projects.

Key Skills & Competencies: -

- In depth knowledge of material/inventory planning &stock; management practices.
- Ability to coordinate effectively across cross-functional teams (Production, Purchase, Sales, Dispatch, Store, Accounts).
- Working knowledge of ERP/Project Management Tools such as Click Up.
- Strong follow-up, prioritization, &problem-solving; skills.
- Good communication skills to resolve pricing &availability; queries with Sales/Support teams.
- Attention to detail for stock accuracy &discrepancy; resolution.

You are requested to E Mail updated resume with following details

- Current Location
- Pl. Confirm you are ready to work in Saki Naka , Mumbai
- Gender: Male / Female
- Total Experience in Supply Chain Management / Material Planning (in years)
- Do you have experience in end-to-end material planning, optimum stock availability, timely procurement requisitions?
- Can you ensure seamless coordination &effectively; across cross-functional teams (Production, Purchase, Sales, Dispatch, Store, Accounts) to support uninterrupted business operations?
- Do you have 10 + Years of progressive experience in material planning / supply chain management within a manufacturing environment in Engineering companies ?
- Can you ensure material requirement planning (MRP), inventory optimization, vendor management, &production; alignment ?
- Can you ensure uninterrupted raw material availability for manufacturing , minimizing inventory holding costs &eliminating; supply bottlenecks?
- Have you worked under ERP environments?
- Do you have in depth expertise in Material Planning &Inventory; Control ?
- Do you have in depth expertise in Production Alignment &Sales; Operations Planning (S&OP;) ?
- Do you have in depth expertise in dispatch planning &International; & Domestic Logistics?
- Can you Monitor material obsolescence, calculate runout dates, &manage; excess /aging inventory disposal strategies ?
- Do you have experience in Industrial Piping industry ( In years)
- Have you worked under ERP environments?
- Are you familiar with incoterms &Multi; Modal Transport ?
- Languages known
- Current salary (Fixed + Variable)
- Expected Salary
- Minimum period required for Joining
- Contact Details, Residence &Mobile; No.
- WhatsApp No./ Skype ID
- Age / Birth Date

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Best Regards

Pradeep Kumar / Mumbai

Email: [email protected]

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