Production Planning Controller

Role & responsibilities

• Expedite production of NPD products
• Ensure availability of child parts and approvals in time for NPD
• Inventory management and demand balancing
• Vendor development for new products/processes in related field
• Align CFT members through meeting & various forums for NPD & regular production
• Bottom-up costing related to modular switch products
• Creating database of suppliers in relevant fields
• Creating and managing supplier related documentation like NDA, contracts, PO's etc..
• Capacity planning for number of moulds/tools/fixtures/assembly lines requirement basis forecast
• Value engineering for existing product improvements
• Data management in Windchill or PLM for Engineering activities

Must have skills

• Complete knowledge of modular switch product range/s
• Complete knowledge of bottom-up costing related to modular switch products
• Handling of multiple vendors (inclusive of tier1's and tier2's )
• Creating database of suppliers in relevant fields
• Vendor development for new products/processes in related field
• knowledge of commodities like steel, brass, plastics, packaging, hardwares, contact rivets, electronics and the like
• Knowledge of processes like, moulding, stamping, labeling, printing, packaging, assembly, testing, painting, cubic printing, electronics assembly
• Creating and managing supplier related documentation like NDA, contracts, PO's etc..
• Capacity planning for number of products to be delivered
• Working with sales/ supply chain and demand planners for developing operations plan and delivering on same
• Value engineering principles for cost outs and cost negotiations and product improvements
• Inventory management and demand balancing

Soft skills

• Superior communication skills both written and verbal
• Presentation skills for the purpose of generating management information
• Superior negotiation skills
• Interpersonnel skills to work with teams within and outside