KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Material & Production Planning.
• Inventory Planning
• Data Analysis and continuous process improvement.
• SAP maintenance and data monitoring
• Team management FUNCTIONAL AREA Material & Production Planning
• Ensuring that all the sales & dispatch plan numbers is accurate, aligned with defined parameters, and mapped correctly to each category to reduce downstream errors and improve the reliability of material & production planning.
• Convert raw dispatch plan numbers into explicit, concise insights to define production requirements that optimize inventory levels across all GCC stations, export markets, and travel retail markets.
• Develop and maintain and long-term filling plans continuously updated to reflect market changes, additional orders, material connectivity issue helping PP & planning remain agile and responsive.
• Proactively monitor juice and component inventories at least 3 months in advance, by coordinating closely with the Perfumery & purchasing team to ensure robust quarterly filling plan and minimize the risk of last-minute shortages.
• Apply lean manufacturing and continuous improvement methodologies to streamline workflows, reduce waste, and simplify processes wherever possible.
• Work closely to align production speed, capacity, manpower planning, and shift plans, helping us avoid production disruptions due to RMPM material shortages and ensuring optimal utilization of filling capacity.
• Take ownership of material planning issues that arise, including over or under delivery and take any follow up actions especially in the event of material shortages that affect production
• Monitor production performance, capacity utilization, and any emerging delivery constraints. Where risks of stock-outs or excess inventory appear,
• Any other task/duties assigned by reporting supervisor. Inventory Planning
• Monitoring both FG and RMPM inventory to ensure that DIC stock levels remain at to optimal level high enough to support uninterrupted operations against the dispatch plan.
• Track our inventory on a month-to-month basis with clear visibility into Months -on-hand (MOH) and safety stock level
• Manage inventory risk and ensure that contingency plans are in place.




• Identify the SLOB & Dead stock which is not part of the next 12 months dispatch plan and develop liquidation plans accordingly. Data Analysis and Continuous process improvement.
• Managing data systems, validating operational databases, and ensuring clean, reliable inputs to ensure a solid foundation for material and production planning and eliminates errors that often lead to supply chain disruptions.
• Maintain large-scale data analyses and oversee the planning data bank for inventory, Pending filling plan, material upcoming plans, and production to ensure that management accurate information to support strategic and operational analysis, from high-level planning to detailed.
• Maintain the material and filling reports, and metrics are always available to stakeholders whenever needed and consistently report on the achievement of targets, highlighting gaps and recommending corrective actions to keep performance on track.
• Conduct weekly material risk analyses and review material connectivity issues to prevent last-minute bottlenecks and avoid sales loss.
• Initiate feasibility studies for non-forecasted product supply on a day-to-day basis, assessing incoming orders against current and expected RMPM.
• Develop multi-level data analysis by using the logical and statistical tools according to the day to day need.
• SAP data maintenance Ensure that our SAP master data is consistently maintained and validated so that all parameters are accurate and aligned with our planning, production and procurement needs to avoid disruptions later in the operation.
• Systematically identify and define the appropriate MRP type, MRP area, Procurement key, procurement type, subcontracting setup, production version, and planning strategy to support accurate MRP runs and improve the quality of planned orders and procurement scheduling




• Proactively monitor and resolve SAP planning exception messages, acting on them according to their specific message types (02, 06, 10, 15, 20, 25, 26, 30, 53, 58, 59, 63, and 96)to prevent them from escalating into last-minute material and production issues.
• Work through the SAP process orders and follow the defined traffic light priorities.to avoid end-of-cycle firefighting, reduce planning stress, and secure a more stable supply chain operation.
• Provide SAP assistance & support to the planning team for all data extraction and report development.
• Request and initiate development for atomized planning reports for day-to-day operation accord to the change in process management.
• Initiate and manage pre-MRP checks to ensure all prerequisites have been metto ensure MRP has thrown the accurate Purchase requestions and planned orders.
• Monitor the accuracy of BOMs and trigger the necessary adjustments whenever changes are required by coordinating with NPD team.
• Team Management Lead the team of material and production planners and give the required supervision for the day-to-day operation
• Delegate tasks and set deadlines for all planning related activities for the team members.
• Ensure the set KRA/KPI are being followed by the team.
• Monitor planning team performance and report on metrics Required Skills & Experience
• Experience; Typically 5+ years in materials or supply chain planning in personal care/home care, cosmetic/Perfume manufacturing industry
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Education:
Prefer engineering background with MBA
• Visualization and Reporting: Experience with business intelligence tools like Power BI & Tableau
• Advanced in Microsoft Excel modeling for day to day activities.
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• PERMUTE
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• XMATCH
• IF OR AND combination formulas
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• Advanced in SAP PP & MM planning related all T codes and its functions,
• Strong in mathematics and statical functions. Applied knowledge of quantitative reasoning, regression testing, and trend analysis
• Core Competencies: Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving under tight deadlines, , and cross-functional communication

📌 Senior Manager- Planning (Mumbai)
🏢 Ajmal Perfumes
📍 Mumbai