Assistant Manager - Production Planning & Supply chain

Alchemie Finechem Pvt. Ltd; Bharuch District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Alchemie Finechem Pvt. Ltd is seeking an S&OP Production Planner to translate demand forecasts into executable production and dispatch plans, aligning supply capacity with business demand across functions.

You will own end-to-end S&OP planning, maintain the production plan for a rolling 3-month horizon, and coordinate with Sales, Production and Procurement to ensure on-time, in-full delivery while optimising inventory and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of S&OP processes and MRP/ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, or equivalent).
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and Google Sheets.
• Excellent analytical skills and data-driven decision making.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end S&OP planning and maintain the production plan on a rolling 3-month horizon.
• Coordinate with Sales to validate the demand plan and organize Demand/Production reviews.
• Create a day-wise production plan across day, week, month, and quarter horizons.

Skills

S&OP processes

MRP/ERP systems

Excel & Google Sheets

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

SAP

Oracle ERP

Job description

Role & responsibilities

The S&O Production Planner translates demand forecast into executable production and dispatch plans, ensuring alignment

between supply capacity and business demand. This role sits at the heart of the Sales & Operations Planning cycle and works cross-

functionally with Sales, Production, and Procurement, to deliver on-time, in-full service levels while optimising inventory and

operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities:

Own and drive end-to-end Sales and Operations (S&O) planning, maintaining the production plan aligned to the consensus

demand plan on a rolling 3-month horizon.

Coordinate with the Sales team to build and validate the demand plan, and organize periodic S&O meetings including

Demand Review, and Production Review.

Create a day-wise production plan cascaded across day, week, month, and quarter horizons.

Balance supply and demand by identifying gaps and capacity constraints; determine tradeoff decisions required and secure

sign-off from the Plant Head and Sales Director before execution.

Coordinate with the Procurement team to develop the RM procurement plan in line with the production plan.

Identify production risks and opportunities; escape and resolve issues proactively with key stakeholders.

Generate and maintain KPI dashboards including production plan attainment, schedule adherence, OTIF, and inventory

health.

Drive continuous improvement in planning processes, tools, and data accuracy.

Preferred candidate profile

23 years of experience in production planning or S&O in a manufacturing environment.

Strong knowledge of Sales & Operations (S&O) processes, MRP/ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, or equivalent).

Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets

Excellent analytical, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.