Production Planning Professional

Job Description

1. Supplier Management: - Maintain regular communication with suppliers to monitor progress and address any issues promptly. 2. Production Coordination: - Coordinate production schedules/T&As and timelines to meet delivery deadlines. - Collaborate with internal teams, including design, sourcing, and logistics, to ensure seamless production processes. - Monitor production progress and address any delays or discrepancies to maintain PO timelines. 3. Quality Assurance: - Plan for regular quality inspections at various stages of production to ensure compliance with standards and specifications. (along with the Quality head) - Communicate and address any quality issues found with suppliers, design and sourcing team. 4. Cost Management: - Monitor and fix production costs and budgets to ensure targets are achieved. 5. Risk Management: - Identify potential risks and challenges in the production process and develop mitigation strategies. - Proactively address issues such as supply chain disruptions, quality defects to minimize negative impacts on production. 6. Documentation and Reporting: - Maintain accurate records of production activities, Time and action calendars with updated production schedules, and quality reports. - Prepare regular reports on production performance, including key metrics such as production a) Timely delivery % against the PO target dates. b) Quality metrics for PO inspections conducted vs Passed/rejections. c) PO completion report with reconciliation of Material issued vs receipt qty. - Provide insights and recommendations based on data analysis to optimize production processes and drive continuous improvement.