Key roles and responsibilities of Production Planner will be-
- Lead SPP for plant and ensure improvement in POR and MPS.
- Development and delivery of Master Production Schedule.
- Plan for Monthly, Weekly & Daily production based on demand, available capacity by optimum utilization of resources.
- Lead Supply Planning during S&OP Meetings.
- Own New Product introduction, MTO & Niche Product Planning for Finished goods and input materials to ensure availability as per demand.
- Periodic review of MRP parameters for finished goods.
- Facilitate capacity planning for all work streams and plan for seasonal build to ensure no interruption in supply planning.
- Review and plan for long term capacity and provide input to CAPEX for capacity planning.
- Ensure zero downtime due to non-availability of RM / PM Weekly/ forward 3 months demand.
- Optimize product wheel in scheduling to Optimize changeover downtime- maintain the right balance between SKU availability and downtime on account of changeover.
- Enable production to achieve productivity targets (parts/FTE) as per BP.
- Own and reduce inventory loss through interventions and preparing a plan for the same
- Ensure timely corrections and maintenance of PI sheet entries and ensure physical and SAP inventories in line with Targets.
- Rough cut capacity planning to ensure enough capacity is available with Operations to execute customer requirements.
Qualifications-
- Bachelor’s degree required with good analytical skills.
- 5+ years of Planning experience and 8+ yrs. of overall Supply Chain / Manufacturing experience needed.
- Experience in FMCG or Pharma setup is highly desired.