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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