Team Lead PC&L (PPC & SCM)

As a Central Material Planner Team Leader at Autoneum India (AIND) Shared Service Centre (SSC) in Pune, your role involves ensuring uninterrupted material availability for European plant operations. You will analyze demand, coordinate inventory and transport, manage ERP systems, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize planning efficiency, cost, and performance. **Key Responsibilities:** - Plan, monitor, and ensure timely availability of raw materials and components to support smooth production in BGEU plants. - Analyze customer schedules, historical data, and ERP/MRP insights to align material planning with production requirements. - Maintain optimal inventory levels while minimizing costs. - Coordinate inbound logistics and track shipment status. - Communicate with suppliers to confirm schedules, monitor deliveries, manage delays, and resolve supply disruptions. - Ensure accurate and timely data maintenance in SAP (orders, inventory, material movements, delivery dates). - Identify potential material shortages and escalate critical issues promptly while driving corrective actions. - Ensure logistics planning adheres to internal procedures, IATF 16949 standards, and customer-specific delivery requirements. - Support PC&L initiatives to enhance planning accuracy, reduce inventory and transportation costs, and optimize material flow processes. **Qualifications & Experience Requirements:** - Education: Graduate in Engineering / Supply Chain / Business Management (as per HR guidelines). Additional certification in logistics/production planning is an advantage. - Core Experience: Minimum 5 years in automotive manufacturing, ideally Tier-1 environment. Proven experience in material planning, inventory control, and supply chain coordination. Strong exposure to ERP/MRP systems (SAP preferred). Experience in supplier communication, inbound logistics, and delivery tracking. - Preferred / Valuable (Optional): Experience with JIT/JIS logistics systems. Knowledge of EDI/customer portals. Exposure to product lifecycle stages (launch, ramp-up, series production, end of business). Lean manufacturing or continuous improvement project participation. As a Central Material Planner Team Leader, you must possess strong coordination and stakeholder management skills, analytical thinking, proactive problem-solving abilities, team leadership capabilities, a high sense of ownership, and the ability to work within multicultural, international teams.,