Production Planning Manager

Location

India | India

Job description

Job Purpose: The Production Planning Manager is responsible for overseeing and managing the production planning and scheduling process to ensure that the solar cell manufacturing operations run smoothly and efficiently.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Productions Planning

• Develop and maintain production plans based on sales forecasts, customer orders, and inventory levels.
• Collaborate with sales, marketing, and production teams to gather information and align production schedules with demand.
• Create production schedules that balance machine and labor capacity with production requirements.

Inventory Planning

• Monitor inventory levels and order raw materials or components as needed to support production schedules.
• Implement inventory control strategies to minimize excess or obsolete inventory.

Resource Optimization

• Optimize machine, labour, and equipment utilization to ensure efficient production and cost-effectiveness with Production, Process and Maintenance Leads
• Coordinate with supply chain management team for continuous production raw-material availability

Quality Assurance

• Ensure that production plans consider quality standards and requirements.
• Collaborate with quality control teams to address any issues affecting product quality and production schedules

Continuous Improvement:

• Identify opportunities for process improvement and cost reduction within the production planning and scheduling process.
• Implement Lean or Six Sigma methodologies to enhance production efficiency.

Communication and Collaboration

• Foster collaboration and communication between various departments, including production, procurement, and logistics.
• Communicate production schedules and changes to relevant stakeholders.

Data Analysis and Reporting:

• Collect and analyze production data to evaluate the effectiveness of production plans.
• Generate reports and key performance indicators (KPIs) to track progress and make data-driven decisions.

Compliance and Regulations:

• Ensure that production planning adheres to all relevant safety, environmental, and regulatory standards

Profile & Eligible Criteria

• Education Qualification : Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, operations management, or a related field (Master's Degree may be preferred).
• Required Experience : 12+ years
• Desired Industry : Solar Photovoltaic / Manufacturing / Automation Industry
• Proven experience in production planning, scheduling, or related roles.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in using production planning software, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems like SAP/Oracle is must.
• Proficiency on management reporting tool SAP Lumira/Fiori/BI
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Leadership and team management capabilities.
• Knowledge of Lean or Six Sigma principles is a plus.
• Familiarity with industry-specific regulations and standards

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