Senior Manager/Manager-PPC

schedulesKey Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement production planning strategies aligned with organizational business objectives.

• Lead long-term and short-term production planning to ensure capacity alignment with business growth.

• Ensure customer commitments are met in terms of quality, cost, and delivery timelines.

• Represent the planning function in management and customer review meetings.

• Prepare and monitor production schedule and detailed shop-floor schedules.

• Align production requirements with available capacity, manpower, and machine resources.

• Balance multiple priorities like NPD, regular production, and urgent orders.

• Coordinate with Engineering to ensure readiness of drawings, BOMs, and process sheets.

• Work with the purchase/vendor development team to ensure availability of raw materials, bought-out items, and consumables.

• Drive effective utilization of machines.

• Track WIP, bottlenecks, and delays; initiate corrective actions to maintain delivery schedules.

• Review daily/weekly/monthly planning vs actual performance and provide MIS reports to management.

• Support order prioritization based on customer requirements and business needs.

• Coordinate third-party inspections and readiness of orders for dispatch.

• Drive initiatives to reduce lead time, improve OEE, and enhance on-time delivery performance.

• Benchmark and implement best practices in production and material planning.

• Lead, mentor, and build a high-performing Planning team.

Preferred Educational Background:

• Bachelors / Masters degree in Mechanical / Production / Industrial Engineering (or related field).

Required Experience:

• 10–18 years of experience in Production Planning & Control, with at least 5–7 years in leadership roles.

• Experience in precision engineering, CNC/VMC machining and assembly (Oil & Gas equipment preferred).

• Strong knowledge of ERP/MRP systems and advanced planning tools.

• Familiarity with API, ISO and other Oil & Gas standards.

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent leadership and team management ability.

• Hands-on experience in production planning, scheduling, and capacity analysis.

• Strong communication and cross-functional coordination skills.

• Proficiency in ERP/MRP and MS Excel.

• Result-oriented mindset with focus on customer commitments and operational efficiency.