Capacity Planning Analyst

Lennox India Technology Centre (LITC); Chennai; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Lennox India Technology Centre (LITC) is seeking a skilled supply chain planner to own short- and medium-term production and capacity planning for OEM repair parts and factory portfolios in Chennai. You will review plans, backlog, inventory, and open POs to identify gaps and set priorities, while coordinating with factories and suppliers to resolve issues and recovery plans.

Ideal candidates have 3–7 years in planning, strong SAP/APO/IBP experience, advanced Excel skills, and the ability to work

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Engineering or a related field.
• Minimum 3-7 years of supply, production, capacity, materials or inventory planning experience.
• Experience independently managing supply, inventory, production or capacity planning decisions.
• Experience in manufacturing, OEM, service parts or complex distribution environments preferred.
• Hands-on experience with SAP ECC, APO, IBP or another advanced planning system.
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills and ability to analyze large datasets.
• Strong knowledge of capacity planning, inventory, backlog, stockouts and supply recovery.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-volume planning environment.
• Must be able to work 5 days a week on-site in Chennai; 3-12PM IST shift flexibility.

Responsibilities

• Own short- and medium-term production and capacity planning for assigned OEM repair parts and factory portfolios.
• Review production plans, actuals, backlog, open purchase orders, inbound supply, inventory and distribution demand to identify gaps and priorities.
• Evaluate capacity versus demand at the factory, production-line and resource level and recommend production changes.
• Maintain PSI and production monitoring views to evaluate projected stock, production performance, shortages and changes versus prior plans.
• Monitor APO alerts, stockouts, uncovered requirements and other planning exceptions; resolve issues or escape risks requiring cross-functional action.
• Partner with factories and suppliers to address production shortfalls, aging backlog, capacity constraints and recovery plans.
• Review production SKU mix and scheduling priorities to support customer requirements, lead times and inventory levels.
• Identify excess, aging and constrained inventory and improve inventory health and reduce Days of Supply risk.
• Validate distribution demand and investigate abnormal demand or system signals that may impact production requirements and inventory.
• Use SAP ECC, APO, IBP, Qlik, HighJump and Excel to analyze data and support planning decisions.
• Clearly communicate production changes, inventory risk, supply constraints, priorities and corrective actions to factories and leadership.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Engineering or a related field

Tools

SAP ECC

SAP APO

SAP IBP

Qlik

HighJump

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Own short- and medium-term production and capacity planning for assigned OEM repair parts and factory portfolios.
• Review production plans, actuals, backlog, open purchase orders, inbound supply, inventory and distribution demand to identify gaps and priorities.
• Evaluate capacity versus demand at the factory, production-line and resource level and recommend production increases, decreases or timing changes.
• Maintain PSI and production monitoring views to evaluate projected stock, production performance, shortages and changes versus prior plans.
• Monitor APO alerts, stockouts, uncovered requirements and other planning exceptions; resolve issues or escape risks requiring cross-functional action.
• Partner with factories and suppliers to address production shortfalls, aging backlog, capacity constraints, supplier limitations and recovery plans.
• Review production SKU mix and scheduling priorities to support customer requirements, lead times and appropriate inventory levels.
• Identify excess, aging and constrained inventory and recommend actions to improve inventory health and reduce Days of Supply risk.
• Validate distribution demand and investigate abnormal demand or system signals that may impact production requirements and projected inventory.
• Use SAP ECC, APO, IBP, Qlik, HighJump and Microsoft Excel to analyze supply, demand, inventory and production data and support planning decisions.
• Clearly communicate production changes, inventory risk, supply constraints, priorities and recommended corrective actions to factories and leadership.

Preferred candidate profile

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Engineering or a related field.
• Minimum 3-7 years of supply, production, capacity, materials or inventory planning experience.
• Experience independently managing supply, inventory, production or capacity planning decisions.
• Experience in a manufacturing, OEM, service parts or complex distribution environment preferred.
• Hands-on experience with SAP ECC, APO, IBP or another advanced planning system.
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills and ability to analyze large datasets.
• Strong knowledge of capacity planning, inventory, backlog, stockouts and supply recovery.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, high-volume planning environment.
• Must be able to work 5 days work from Office at Chennai.
• Flexible to work in 3-12PM IST shift.