Head - Central Planning - Retail

Qualification:

BE MECH./ ME MECH+MBA (With specialization in Supply Chain and Logistics) would be an added advantage.

Location - Coimbatore

Experience: 10+ years

Demand Forecasting, Production Planning, Scheduling & Leveling

Consolidate the forecast from Domestic and International Marketing and arrive at production planning and scheduling

Preparation of Monthly production plan for domestic's forecasted quantity and for order booking of international division

Ensuring day wise production and scheduling at all stages as per monthly plan

To develop, communicate and execute Company's production plan across all the units, with its sub-contract manufacturers and distribution partners in line with forecast

Drive input from Sales & Marketing, Operations, and Supply Chain to improve the overall accuracy and efficiency of the S&OP process

Coordinating with the Suppliers for the APW (Average Production weekly) and MPW (Max

Production weekly

Responsible for the production planning/scheduling/leveling across all the units of Company and at FVS plants

Ensure that Materials Requirement Planning (MRP), Procurement plans & schedules are correctly derived based on the Sales & Marketing forecast and production plan.

Develops feasible schedules for finished goods and component items based on capacity requirements.

Responsible for loading the lines with materials & ensuring continuous running of assembly lines.

Inventory Analysis & Management

Monthly/Annual Reconciliation of financial inventories @ the plants& Distribution WHs

Monitor production capacities and inventory levels periodically (to include Raw, Components, WIP, Finished Goods) and communicate throughout the organization as required to ensure sufficient capacities and levels are available to manufacture scheduled product. If spare capacity is available, plan for adequate strategic stocks to be kept in discussion with marketing and production team

Ensuring physical & system stock accuracy at 100% with periodic physical stock audits.

In conjunction with Marketing, develop stock policies using Economic Order Quantity (EOQ), min/max, safety stocks, pull etc.

Monthly/Quarterly Inventory Estimation & review based on the buying & selling plan (AOP)

Monitors Inventory obsolescence, slow moving, overstocks & determines RCCA.

Manage inventory levels in relation to customer demand, inventory targets and goals

Maintaining the RM, WIP & FG goods area adhering to 5S/FIFO norms.

Logistics Management

Ensuring safe & secured finished goods transit control for domestic and international markets

Ensuring 100% delivery adherence.

Introduction of new SCM techniques like milk run, Supplier Kanban, 2 Bin, Kitting etc.,

Manage distribution and logistics operations that can support international, central and regional warehouses

To ensure that the SLAs are strictly adhered by the Logistics service providers.

Coordination with Suppliers, Domestic Transporters, Shipping lines, Logistic Partners, Port Authorities & Customs for timely arrival and shipment of the goods