Key roles and responsibilities of Production Planner will be-

• Lead SPP for plant and ensure improvement in POR and MPS
• Development and delivery of Master Production Schedule
• Plan for Monthly, Weekly & Daily production based on demand, available capacity by optimum utilization of resources
• Lead Supply Planning during S&OP Meetings
• Own New Product introduction, MTO & Niche Product Planning for Finished goods and input materials to ensure availability as per demand
• Periodic review of MRP parameters for finished goods
• Facilitate capacity planning for all work streams and plan for seasonal build to ensure no interruption in supply planning
• Review and plan for long term capacity and provide input to CAPEX for capacity planning
• Ensure zero downtime due to non-availability of RM / PM Weekly/ forward 3 months demand
• Optimize product wheel in scheduling to Optimize changeover downtime- maintain the right balance between SKU availability and downtime on account of changeover
• Enable production to achieve productivity targets (parts/FTE) as per BP 
• Own and reduce inventory loss through interventions and preparing a plan for the same
• Ensure timely corrections and maintenance of PI sheet entries and ensure physical and SAP inventories in line with Targets.
• Rough cut capacity planning to ensure enough capacity is available with Operations to execute customer requirements

Qualifications-

• Bachelor’s degree required with good analytical skills
• 5+ years of Planning experience and 8+ yrs. of overall Supply Chain / Manufacturing experience needed
• Experience in FMCG or Pharma setup is highly desired