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A Senior Production Planning Engineer is responsible for designing, planning, coordinating, and improving the end-to-end supply chain to ensure materials, information, and products flow efficiently from suppliers to customers. In a project-based manufacturing organization (such as engineered packages), the role bridges Engineering, Sourcing, Planning, Production, Logistics, and Project Management. Ensure timely availability of materials, optimize inventory and logistics, improve supplier performance, reduce supply chain costs, and support successful project execution while maintaining quality and customer commitments.

Production Planning & Material Availability
- Prepare Monthly, quarterly production plan based on Order in and hand and first promise date
- Plan material requirements based on production and project schedules.
- Monitor shortages and expedite critical components.
- Maintain accurate material availability reports.
- Coordinate with planning, sourcing, and production teams.

2. Supplier Coordination
- Follow up with suppliers for on-time deliveries.




- Track supplier commitments and delays.
- Support supplier performance improvement initiatives.
- Escalate risks affecting project schedules.

3. Inventory Management
- Optimize inventory levels.
- Monitor safety stock, reorder levels, and excess inventory.
- Reduce slow-moving and obsolete stock.
- Support ABC inventory analysis.

4. Logistics Management
- Coordinate inbound and outbound logistics.
- Monitor transportation schedules.
- Ensure export/import documentation is complete.
- Optimize freight costs.

5. Production Support
- Ensure kits are complete before production starts.
- Coordinate shortages with production planning.
- Track material readiness for assembly.
- Support daily production review meetings.

6. Project Supply Chain Coordination
- Support Operation& Project Managers on material status.
- Maintain project-wise material dashboards.
- Highlight risks affecting project milest

📌 Senior Production Planning Engineer (India)
🏢 Atlas Copco
📍 India