Skills

- Knowledge & Posting Location
- Leadership and team building
- Planning
- Purchase
- Strategic Sourcing
- Vendor and supplier management
- Warehouse Management System

Minimum Qualification

- Bachelor of Engineering (BE)

Roles & Responsibilities:

1. Purchase, Planning & Warehouse Leadership
- Lead end-to-end Purchase, Material Planning, Production Planning, Warehouse and Logistics functions for EMS operations.
- Develop supply-chain strategies aligned with customer forecasts, production plans, NPI requirements, revenue targets, and working-capital objectives.
- Establish robust S&OP; / demand-supply planning processes to balance customer demand, material availability, capacity, and inventory.
- Drive KPI governance through daily, weekly, and monthly reviews with clear ownership and corrective actions.
- Coordinate closely with Program Management, Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Finance, Sales, and Customer teams.

- Purchase & Procurement Management

- Own procurement of electronic components, PCB/PCBA materials, electromechanical parts, mechanical parts, cables/wire harnesses, packaging and consumables.
- Develop sourcing strategies for critical components including semiconductors, ICs, connectors, passives, displays, power electronics, and long-lead-time materials.
- Ensure competitive sourcing through RFQ, price benchmarking, negotiation, cost breakdown and supplier comparison.
- Drive Purchase Price Variance (PPV) improvement and year-on-year cost reduction.
- Establish supplier contracts, LTAs, rate agreements, MOQ/SPQ optimization, payment terms, and delivery agreements.
- Manage AVL/AML compliance and ensure procurement only from approved and traceable sources.
- Control risks related to counterfeit components, allocation, obsolescence, EOL/PCN and supply shortages.
- Develop alternate/local suppliers to improve localization, reduce lead time, and mitigate single-source dependency.
- Ensure PO release, acknowledgement, delivery follow-up, escalation, and closure through ERP/SAP.

- Material Planning & MRP

- Own MRP execution based on customer forecast, firm orders, BOM, inventory, open POs, lead times, MOQ/SPQ and production requirements.
- Ensure material availability to achieve 100% production plan adherence and customer OTD.
- Establish clear planning horizons: forecast, firm, frozen, and execution windows.
- Monitor shortages through material shortage reports, exception messages and shortage dashboards.
- Conduct daily shortage reviews for critical production requirements and drive supplier recovery plans.
- Optimize safety stock, reorder levels, lead times, and inventory parameters based on demand variability and supply risk.
- Control excess purchasing caused by forecast changes, MOQ, incorrect MRP parameters, or engineering changes.
- Manage ECN/ECO-driven material changes, phase-in/phase-out, alternate parts, and revision control.
- Ensure effective planning for customer-supplied, consigned, bonded, and locally procured materials.

- Production Planning & Control

- Prepare Master Production Schedule (MPS) based on customer demand, material readiness, capacity, manpower, and equipment availability.
- Convert customer requirements into monthly, weekly, and daily production plans.
- Ensure synchronization between SMT, THT/PTH, box-build, system assembly, testing and packing operations.
- Conduct capacity planning considering SMT line capacity, cycle time, UPH, changeovers, shifts, tooling,



test capacity, and bottlenecks.
- Track Plan vs Actual production and initiate recovery plans for deviations.
- Coordinate priorities across multiple customers and high-mix/low-volume or high-volume EMS programs.
- Improve schedule stability and minimize frequent production changeovers caused by material shortages or planning gaps.
- Ensure NPI builds, pilot runs, ramp-ups, and mass-production requirements are properly planned.

- Inventory & Working Capital Management

- Own inventory performance across Raw Material, WIP, Finished Goods, In-Transit, Consignment and Non-Moving Inventory.
- Define and achieve inventory targets in terms of inventory days/DOH and inventory turns.
- Drive reduction of Excess & Obsolete (E&O;), Slow-Moving and Non-Moving (SLOB) inventory.
- Establish monthly E&O; reviews with Program, Engineering, Purchase, Finance, and Customer teams.
- Identify inventory exposure caused by forecast reduction, cancellation, ECN/EOL, MOQ, NCNR commitments, and customer schedule changes.
- Ensure timely customer recovery/claims for customer-driven excess and obsolete inventory where contractually applicable.
- Improve working capital through inventory optimization without affecting production continuity.

- Warehouse Management

- Lead end-to-end warehouse operations covering Receiving, GRN, IQC staging, Storage, Kitting, Line Feeding, Return-to-Store, FG Storage and Dispatch.
- Ensure proper segregation and storage of electronic, mechanical, ESD-sensitive, moisture-sensitive, hazardous and temperature-sensitive materials.
- Implement FIFO/FEFO, lot control, date-code control, shelf-life management, and traceability.
- Ensure strict MSD/MSL control including dry cabinet storage, floor-life tracking, baking requirements, and exposure control.
- Maintain ESD-compliant storage and material-handling practices.
- Ensure accurate bin locations, barcode identification, labeling, and system-to-physical inventory matching.
- Establish cycle counting and perpetual inventory systems to achieve >99.5% inventory accuracy.
- Control material issuance, return, scrap, rejection, MRB, and quarantine processes.
- Optimize warehouse layout, storage density, material movement, and space utilization.

- Digital Supply Chain - SAP / ERP / MES / WMS

- Ensure disciplined use of SAP/ERP for MM, PP and warehouse/inventory transactions.
- Drive integration of SAP/ERP - MES - WMS - Barcode/Traceability systems.
- Ensure BOM, routing, lead time, MOQ, safety stock, reorder parameters, and planning master data accuracy.
- Develop real-time dashboards for shortages, supplier OTD, inventory, production plan adherence, E&O;, and warehouse accuracy.
- Promote paperless material transactions, barcode/RFID scanning, e-Kanban, and automated replenishment.
- Support implementation of ASRS, AGV/AMR and smart warehouse systems where business cases justify automation.
- Drive data analytics and predictive planning for improved material availability and inventory optimization.

- Supplier Performance & Risk Management





- Establish supplier scorecards covering Quality, Cost, Delivery, Responsiveness and Service.
- Monitor Supplier OTD, PPM, lead-time adherence, shortage frequency, premium freight and responsiveness.
- Conduct periodic supplier business reviews jointly with SQE/Quality and Engineering.
- Develop Business Continuity Plans for critical and single-source materials.
- Map Tier-1/Tier-2 supply-chain risks for strategically significant components.
- Develop alternate sourcing strategies for geopolitical, logistics, semiconductor allocation, and capacity risks.
- Ensure supplier capacity is aligned with customer forecast and future ramp requirements.

- NPI & Customer Program Support

- Support RFQ and NPI programs through BOM costing, supplier quotations, lead time analysis and material-risk assessment.
- Ensure NPI material readiness before prototype, EVT/DVT/PVT, pilot, and mass production builds as applicable.
- Identify long-lead-time and high-risk components during the early NPI stage.
- Drive procurement of samples, tooling, MOQ materials, and production quantities according to project milestones.
- Support Design-to-Cost and Value Engineering initiatives through alternate sourcing and localization.
- Ensure smooth transition from NPI procurement/planning to mass-production supply chain processes.

- Logistics, Import/Export & Dispatch

- Manage inbound and outbound logistics to ensure timely and cost-effective movement of materials.
- Optimize freight through consolidation, mode selection, routing, and logistics contracts.
- Control premium freight/expedite costs caused by shortages or planning deviations.
- Coordinate import/export documentation, customs clearance, freight forwarders, and regulatory compliance.
- Ensure Finished Goods dispatch aligns with customer delivery schedules and OTD commitments.
- Monitor logistics KPIs, freight cost as a percentage of sales, transit lead time, and shipment performance.

- Compliance & Governance

- Ensure procurement and warehouse processes comply with company policies, customer requirements, statutory regulations, and audit requirements.
- Support ISO 9001, IATF 16949 where applicable, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ESD and customer audits.
- Ensure material traceability and compliance with RoHS, REACH, conflict-mineral and customer-specific requirements, as applicable.
- Maintain strong internal controls for purchase approvals, inventory adjustments, scrap disposal, and supplier selection.
- Prevent unauthorized procurement, inventory leakage, duplicate purchases, and transactional discrepancies.

- Team Leadership & Continuous Improvement

- Lead and develop teams across Purchase, Buyers, Material Planning, Production Planning, Warehouse, Inventory Control and Logistics.
- Define clear roles, KRAs, KPIs, competency matrices, and succession plans.
- Build multi-skilled teams capable of supporting high-mix EMS operations and rapid customer ramp-ups.
- Drive Lean Supply Chain initiatives including Kanban, JIT, VMI, supermarket concepts, milk-run and pull systems.
- Lead continuous improvement projects focused on inventory reduction, lead-time reduction, warehouse productivity, and procurement cost savings.

Locations

- Sr. Manager - Purchase, Planning & Warehouse
- LNT/--P-W/1882178 DEIC-L&T; Precision Engineering & Systems
- ICCoimbatore Campus
- Posted On: 07 Oct 2026
- End Date: 05 Apr 2027
- Required Experience: 15 - 20 Years

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