Candidate Profile:

- Engineering graduate with MBA/PGDM in Operations, Supply Chain or a related discipline from premiere institutes like NITIE, SPJIMR Mumbai, SJMSOM, VGSOM, DOMSIITD, DOMSIITM etc.

- 3 - 5 years of relevant experience after MBA.

- Experience in FMCG, Consumer Durables, Pharma or other product/manufacturing companies.

- Experience in production planning, supply planning, manufacturing operations or central operations planning.

- Exposure to manufacturing plants and/or contract manufacturing environments preferred.

- Understanding of production scheduling, capacity planning, RM/PM/FG inventory and demand fulfilment.

Key Responsibilities:

Production & Supply Planning:

- Develop monthly, quarterly and annual manufacturing plans across manufacturing locations.

- Translate demand requirements into executable production and supply plans.

- Ensure demand fulfilment as per agreed service levels.

- Monitor production plans versus actual output and address gaps.

- Analyse production trends and optimise capacity utilisation.

- Reconcile demand and production data for forward inventory planning.

RM / PM & Inventory Management:

- Plan raw material and packaging material requirements based on production needs.

- Monitor RM, PM and finished-goods inventory.

- Identify excess, slow-moving and aging inventory.

- Drive liquidation of aging RM and consumables.

- Coordinate with relevant stakeholders to improve inventory turns and minimise working capital.

Capacity & Manufacturing Planning:

- Evaluate manufacturing capacity and capability requirements.

- Support capacity planning across own manufacturing facilities and external manufacturing partners.

- Identify opportunities for low-cost capacity/capability development.

- Drive efficient and agile supply planning.

Portfolio & Change Management:

- Coordinate product and design changes across manufacturing locations.

- Enable smooth portfolio transitions and production changeovers.

- Coordinate manufacturing requirements for new products, designs and value additions.

- Ensure timely execution of portfolio changes with relevant stakeholders.

New Product Development:

- Support NPD activities from an operations and manufacturing perspective.

- Coordinate costing, development, sampling, trials and execution.

- Work with R&D, Design, Manufacturing, Procurement and Supply Chain teams for timely launches.

- Support scale-up and transition of new products into regular manufacturing.

Contract Manufacturing:

- Coordinate production planning and execution with external manufacturing partners.

- Monitor capacity, production plans, material availability and service levels.

- Resolve planning and execution issues with manufacturing partners.

- Support onboarding and development of new manufacturing partners.

Order & Demand Management:

- Coordinate order requirements with production and supply planning.

- Ensure alignment between demand, production availability and order fulfilment.

- Monitor service-level gaps and drive timely resolution.

Cost Optimisation:

- Identify cost-saving opportunities through optimum RM planning and supply planning.

- Evaluate alternate manufacturing capacities and capabilities.

- Support initiatives aimed at improving productivity and reducing operational costs.

Analytics & Process Improvement:

- Develop and maintain operational and planning dashboards.

- Analyse production, inventory, capacity and demand data.

- Drive process improvement and operational efficiency initiatives.

- Support implementation and enhancement of manufacturing systems.

- Advanced Excel/VBA and Power BI exposure will be an advantage.

Contact:

ML Yadav, 9310245408