Head - Production Planning & Control - Textile

Position Overview

The Head of PPC is responsible for leading the end-to-end production planning, scheduling, coordination, and control functions across the textile value chain. This role ensures seamless alignment between sales forecasts, material availability, production capacity, and dispatch plans. The PPC Head will drive operational excellence, optimize resource utilization, and enable timely delivery with consistent quality.

Key Responsibilities

1. Production Planning & Scheduling

- Develop and manage monthly, weekly, and daily production plans based on sales orders, forecasts, and capacity.

- Prepare detailed production schedules for weaving, knitting, dyeing, processing, printing, finishing, and garmenting (as applicable).

- Monitor plan adherence and undertake corrective actions to address deviations.

2. Material Resource Planning (MRP)

- Plan and forecast raw materials, yarn, fabrics, dyes, chemicals, trims, and packing materials.

- Coordinate closely with procurement and inventory teams to ensure timely availability of materials.

- Minimize stockouts and excess inventory through scientific planning tools.

3. Capacity & Load Management

- Assess plant capacity, machine load, manpower requirements, and constraints.

- Develop capacity planning models to optimize production efficiencies.

- Recommend outsourcing when needed to balance load and ensure on-time delivery.

4. Coordination Across Value Chain

- Serve as the central coordination point between Sales, Production, Quality, Maintenance, and Dispatch.

- Conduct daily production meetings to review progress, bottlenecks, and corrective actions.

- Align all departments on priority orders and customer delivery schedules.

5. Process Optimization & Efficiency Improvement

- Analyze production bottlenecks and implement improvements to reduce downtime and increase throughput.

- Use data-driven techniques to improve overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).

- Implement lean manufacturing, line balancing, and continuous improvement systems.

6. MIS & Reporting

- Ensure accurate and timely reporting of production status, WIP, inventory levels, and on-time delivery metrics.

- Implement dashboards for real-time visibility of production performance.

- Present weekly and monthly planning reviews to top management.

7. People Leadership

- Lead a team of planners, coordinators, and analysts.

- Provide training, mentoring, and KPI-driven performance management.

- Foster a culture of accountability, accuracy, and continuous improvement.