Manager - Production Operations Planning

Job description
We are looking for a manager to join our team within the Supply Chain Analytics organization who will be responsible for designing the best-in-class solutions in Production Planning, Operations Footprint Design and managing the Global solution team. The associate will have end to end responsibility of building use cases, aligning with business, design blueprint and leading pilot and roll outs for successful business impacts.

This role will be expected to have advanced supply chain design / production domain knowledge and the capability to implement best in class solutions. This role will be expected to be proficient in domain first and then technical aspects and will drive implementation of the designed solutions.

Role And Responsibility
• Key responsibility in managing the global implementation in PP/DS (production planning detailed scheduling) MRP (Materials Requirement Planning). Managing the team of 5-6 for Global roll outs.
• Will be SPOC along with CoE lead for all the Global Implementations in Production Planning, Detailed Scheduling MRP. Will also collaborate in targeted engagements of Supply Chain Design area.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements, do As Is and To Be process study and suggest best in class solutions.
• First line support for business with deeper understanding of systems knowledge, and capable of troubleshooting complex problems.
• Understand organization strategy and clearly articulate and follow KPIs. Should be strong in process and mapping the solutions according to it.
• Should be quick to understand technical requirements and guide design team on the outcome. Should be smart in validating the results and building monitoring mechanisms.
• Conduct workshops, presentations, and demonstrations to showcase them to teammates and stakeholders.
• Capable enough to manage multiple stakeholders. Very good in Project Management approaches.
• Individuals will be responsible for managing the medium-to-long-term capability roadmap.

Experience Requirement

What we are looking for from your past experience

Must Have’s
• 10+ years of experience in Supply Chain Planning.
• Have very good knowledge of Production and Operations Planning (RCCP, MPS, Scheduling, MRP etc.), discrete manufacturing.
• Experience of IBP implementation (SAP/Kinaxis/Anaplan) in PP/DS, Supply Planning, MRP is very much preferred. Discreet Manufacturing environment is an added advantage.
• Excellent knowledge of Optimization, Scheduling and Simulation concepts.
• Sound understanding about databases visualization tools (Power Bi preferred).
• Engineering with a master’s degree in business administration.Excellent communication and problem-solving skills. Ability to communicate with Global stakeholders. Read more