Senior Supply Chain Planning
GEA Group · Vadodara Unit 2 (Admin Block)
GEA Group · Vadodara Unit 2 (Admin Block)
**Responsibilities / Tasks** - Responsible for production planning and materials management with an aim to meet customer delivery schedule with optimum lead-time, inventory and utilization of workshop capacity. - Define project schedule according to established manufacturing sequence and lead time. - Periodic progress review, monitoring, tracking and updating projects progress as per plan. Proactively identify schedule and cost variations and take necessary actions. - Organize and manage review meetings with internal stakeholders, group customers and manage correspondence. - Identifying and resolving issues that arise during the project lifecycle. - Monitor and align availability of inputs (drawing & materials) as per workshop loading plan. - Advance planning and procurement of long-lead items to meet customer delivery schedule. - Sub-contracting planning and procurement as per delivery schedule. - Study build package/drawing set and define procurement strategy for all materials and accordingly define the material master in SAP. - Study build package/drawing set and create multi-level manufacturing bill of material (BOM) in SAP according to procurement strategy and manufacturing sequence. - Create Project, WBS structure and generate demands in SAP. Do material requirement planning (MRP) and generate purchase requisitions and planned orders. Release production orders for in-house manufacturing items. - Allocation of available materials to project and utilization of inventory. - Manage revision of build package and accordingly update the schedule, BOM, production orders and timely communicate to all stakeholders. - Establish and monitor SAP parameters including safety stock and maintain optimum inventory of raw material and long lead items to achieve customer delivery requirements. - Co-ordination with cross functions for smooth execution of assigned projects. - Packing and dispatch planning and preparation of related documents. - Contribute to various organization initiatives related to Lean, 5S, GEMBA, Kaizen, SOC, ISO, Digitalization, New Product Development, Lead Time Reduction etc. - Maintain trustworthy relationships with all stakeholders and group customers. - Experience and knowledge of SS equipment fabrication for Dairy, Pharma and Food applications. **Your Profile / Qualifications** - Degree or Diploma in Mechanical/Fabrication/Production Engineering with 6 to 9 years of experience preferably in production planning in fabrication industries. - Broad knowledge and understanding of production planning and materials management in project driven make to order manufacturing environment. - Working knowledge of project planning software MS Project and SAP PP, PS & MM Modules. - Should be familiar with operational excellence tools like Lean, 5S, Gemba, Kaizen and ISO 9001, 14001 & 45001. - Should have the ability to manage assigned projects / tasks independently. - Positive mindset, quick learner, team player and customer centric approach. - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. - Strong communication skills in English. **Did we spark your interest?** Then please click apply above to access our guided application process.