Role Overview Lead central production planning, material planning and plant inventory management across the company’s FMCG portfolio. Ensure timely product availability, optimum inventory levels and productive coordination across manufacturing locations, while leading the Production Planning and Plant Inventory & Stores teams. 1. Production Planning & Scheduling
• Lead production planning from based on sales forecasts, confirmed orders, inventory levels and business priorities across brands, categories and SKUs.
• Prepare and monitor monthly, weekly and daily production plans in coordination with manufacturing plants and third-party manufacturers, wherever applicable.
• Incorporate seasonal demand, festive requirements, promotional activities and new product launches into production plans.
• Monitor plan adherence and revise schedules to address demand changes, material availability and manufacturing constraints. 2. Material & Inventory Planning
• Plan raw materials (RM), packaging materials (PM) and consumables to ensure uninterrupted production.
• Translate production plans and bills of materials (BOMs) into material requirements, considering procurement lead times, minimum order quantities and safety stock.
• Coordinate with Procurement to ensure timely material availability and proactively address shortages.
• Maintain optimum RM, PM and finished goods inventory while minimising excess, slow-moving, obsolete and near-expiry stock.
• Plan packaging transitions and product discontinuations to minimise residual material and write-offs. 3. Plant Inventory & Stores Management
• Lead the Plant Inventory & Stores teams across manufacturing locations.
• Ensure timely and accurate receipt, storage, issuance, returns and reconciliation of materials.




• Maintain appropriate storage conditions, identification and segregation based on category requirements, including food ingredients, fragrances, chemicals and packaging materials.
• Ensure adherence to approved SOPs, batch traceability and FIFO/FEFO practices, as applicable.
• Coordinate with Quality for the segregation, release and disposition of materials under inspection, rejected stock and expired inventory. 4. Production & Supply Coordination
• Coordinate closely with Manufacturing, Procurement, Sales, Demand Planning, Quality and Logistics teams to align production with business requirements.
• Proactively resolve material shortages, production delays, quality holds and supply gaps.
• Align finished goods availability with dispatch plans, customer commitments and distribution requirements.
• Support new product launches through material readiness, packaging availability and production scheduling. 5. Inventory Accuracy & Control
• Ensure accurate and timely recording of inventory transactions in ERP systems.
• Drive regular cycle counts, physical stock verification and reconciliation of system and physical inventory.
• Investigate inventory variances and implement corrective actions with relevant teams.
• Monitor material consumption against BOMs and approved norms to identify abnormal usage, wastage and process losses.




• Strengthen controls to reduce damages, expiry, pilferage and inventory write-offs. 6. Capacity & Resource Planning
• Assess production capacity, manpower, machine availability and material constraints across plants and production lines.
• Balance production requirements with available capacity, considering batch sizes, changeovers, cleaning requirements and maintenance schedules.
• Identify bottlenecks and coordinate corrective actions to support delivery commitments.
• Recommend capacity adjustments, alternate production arrangements or outsourcing requirements based on business needs. 7. Process & Cost Optimisation
• Improve inventory turns, stock availability, storage utilisation and production planning efficiency.
• Optimise production batch sizes and schedules to reduce unnecessary changeovers, material wastage and carrying costs.
• Drive standardisation of planning and stores processes across manufacturing locations.
• Strengthen ERP usage, master data accuracy and reporting to improve planning visibility and control. 8. Team Leadership & Governance
• Lead, develop and review the performance of the Production Planning and Plant Inventory & Stores teams.
• Establish clear responsibilities, operating processes and performance measures across both functions.
• Conduct regular reviews of production adherence, material availability, inventory ageing and stock accuracy.
• Provide timely MIS, highlight risks and track corrective actions to closure.
• Support internal audits and ensure compliance with company policies and applicable quality, hygiene and safety requirements in coordination with relevant teams.

📌 Manager – Production Planning (Navi Mumbai)
🏢 Pittie Group
📍 Navi Mumbai