Associate Manager Planning & Logistic (Bavla) For 9 months contract

BDO India; Bavla; On-site; INR 2,009,000 - 2,678,000; Full time

Job summary

BDO India is seeking an Associate Manager for Planning & Logistics at Bavla on a 9-month contract. The role focuses on end-to-end planning across long-range, capacity, and supply planning, ensuring uninterrupted beverage production in collaboration with internal teams and bottlers.

You will manage MRB and inventory controls, drive system maintenance (IBP/ETQ) and lead warehousing excellence, including KPIs and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• BE/B.Tech and MBA in Operations Management or SCM preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years in Production Planning, Procurement, or Supply Planning in a reputed organization.
• Food or Pharma manufacturing experience will be an advantage.
• Hands on Knowledge of SAP in Planning module; IBP and Power BI preferred.
• Proficient in MS Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Long Range and Monthly Production Planning for Sanand & Bavla.
• Start up plan for Sanand for Liquid BB and Bavla for Dry BB to supply to Sanand.
• Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and replenishment with bottlers through S&OP participation.
• Perfect Order monitoring and Inventory management responsibilities.
• Lead Digitization initiatives including IBP improvements and Power BI dashboards.

Skills

Planning & Logistics

SAP Planning

Power BI

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

Education

BE/B.Tech and MBA in Operations Management or SCM

Tools

SAP Planning

IBP

Power BI

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Hiring for leading food & beverage client!!

Employment type: 9 months contract BDO payroll

Designation: Associate Manager Planning & Logistic

Work Location: Bavla

Payroll company: BDO India Services Pvt Ltd / www.bdo.in

Job Description:

JOB TITLE: Associate Manager Planning & Logistic ( Bavla) for 9 months on BDO payroll

DEPARTMENT: Planning & Logistics

LOCATION: Bavla

Key Responsibilities

Planning

• Long Range and Monthly Production Planning for Sanand & Bavla
• Start up plan for Sanand for Liquid BB and for Bavla for Dry BB to supply to Sanand
• Conduct Monthly SPP with Internal Stakeholders
• Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and replenishment Planning with bottlers through S&OP participation
• Perfect Order monitoring

Capacity Planning

• Manage Capacity Planning to ensure no shortage for forward months demand
• New location Production capacity planning, optimum work centres plan, storage space & pallet requirements planning based on long term projections

Supply Planning

• Supply Planning of Ingredients in collaboration with MM team for forward 3 monthly production plan. Niche Product and MTO segmented analysis monthly for coverages
• Managing new product launch volumes for supply and subsequent product coverages
• Ensure Business Continuity Plan is in Place for supply of beverage base in case of Contingency

MRB & Inventory Management

• Lead the MRB Process and work to reduce Inventory Write-offs.
• Manage Shelf Life Extension process for salvage for Ing and FG
• Lead for FG WOS Inventory control within target
• Inventory RE and volume projections to Finance every month

System Maintenance & Process Control

• Ownership of IBP system and maintain planning parameters for Parts for long term.
• Lead for Process documentation in ETQ for Planning & Inventory
• Measure Supply Chain Key Metrics performance vs goals and propose strategy for improvement

Warehousing

• Ensure to meet requirements on warehouse management such as the right storage location for each material, temperature control, GMP, Housekeeping and Safety etc.
• Ensure daily activities of receiving and delivery process are performed according to quality procedure
• Ensure to meet customer requirements on delivery lead time, correct shipment, customer complaint handling etc.
• Ensure optimum level of all inventories category (Concentrate and Beverage Base, Ingredients and Packaging)
• Ensure adherence to Quality System requirements specific to work area.
• Coordination with Supply Chain with regards to scheduling, capacity loading and ingredient and finished product handling.
• MIS reports on warehouse performance and efficiencies.
• Ensure use of conforming equipment for process and periodic process capability study for warehouse processes.
• Lead continuous improvement programs in warehouse on productivity, quality and safety

Digitization Initiatives

• Digitization Initiatives Lead Including IBP Improvements, Power bi dashboards, Inv Command Centre and collaboration with global SC team for implementation in India

Qualifications and Experience:

• BE/B.Tech and MBA in Operations Management or SC preferred
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in Production Planning, Procurement, Supply Planning in a reputed organization. Food or Pharma manufacturing experience will be an advantage.
• Hands on Knowledge of SAP in Planning module. Experience of Planning tools like IBP and data visualization viz Powerbi preferred
• Proficient in MS Excel and Powerpoint

Core Competencies:

• People orientation and ability to work in a team
• Role holder must possess strong communication skills to effectively interact/ influence internal and external stakeholders across all levels of the organization.
• Ability to manage multiple conflicting and time sensitive priorities
• Analytical ability and decision making in a complex environment
• Trouble shooting and analysis through root cause