About the role
- Plan, develop, implement, and evaluate processes for material flow from point-of-supply to point-of-use for the finished good/ product for the service (spares) / component and sub-component level parts required for completion of the final product as well as plant maintenance.
- Driving the equilibrium between Production, Service, and Inventory Planning in consultation with the Supply Operations division of the organization.
- Develop a model to assess long term component requirements against different planning scenarios vis-a-vis capacity of the OEMs.
- Be able to understand, calculate and manage multiple risks (Domestic/ Global, Internal/ External) with respect to Material Planning to minimize the impact of material management on supply, sales & operations plan.
- Identify the constraints of material management which affect production targets and take corrective actions in relation to Own the KPI of Inventory Turn Ratio and drive it across organization.
- Minimize exposure to excess and obsolete stock and ensure minimum financial liability.
- Drive integration of Material & Inventory management.
- Lead the engineering change implementation in Supply Chain function.
- Actively contribute to the development and support of material planning processes and benchmark against best practices in the industry.
- Improvements in sync with the Supply Chain Design group.
- Be in sync with all the stakeholders across verticals as well as across horizontals, through the Head of Department, for smooth functioning of the Material Forecasting and Planning.
- Supplier capacity planning & assessment / Ramp up strategies to meet Annual volumes.
- Monitor global logistics bottlenecks and geopolitical risks to protect production line
- B.E/ M.E in Industrial engineering, Automobile Engineering, Production Engineering or Mechanical engineering from Tier 1 institution.
- Degree & MBA from Tier 1 institution / Equivalent certification like CSCP,CPIM,CPSM,CSCM, IBF certification and similar .
- 10 - 13 years of hands-on experience on Material Planning and Inventory management
- Proven experience as a material planner
- Excellent knowledge of material planning and quality control principles
- Experience in SAP: Order management, SAP PP, SAP MM
- Hands on experience on Scheduling tool, APS, MES
- Working knowledge of MS Office / Google office and ERP systems
- Proficiency of working on SAP MM / PP Module
- Prior experience of Planning, Inventory Management and Analytics from the manufacturing industry.
- Proficiency in various types of Bills of Materials, master data management and exposure of leading time scheduling practices/ methods
- Ability to thrive under pressure and skilled enough to adopt continuous changes.
- Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
- Manage, coach, and develop a team of material planners and schedulers.
- Drive the adoption of advanced planning tools, AI forecasting, or automated replenishment.