Deputy Manager-PPC

Self Money Care; Mundra; On-site; INR 1,100,000 - 1,900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

Adani Group / Adani Solar seeks a Manager - Production Planning to lead end-to-end production planning, material management, and on-time scheduling across plants in Mundra. The role drives efficiency, inventory control, and adherence to safety standards.

You will oversee production orders, monthly planning, cost control, MIS reporting, and cross-functional collaboration with maintenance, QA, and dispatch teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering or Manufacturing Engineering.
• 5–11 years in production planning and management roles.
• Proven experience leading teams, managing production schedules, and optimizing processes.

Responsibilities

• Oversee cost-saving and process-improvement initiatives across production planning and multiple plants.
• Ensure accuracy and timeliness of production orders; prevent duplicate orders for costing.
• Monitor monthly production plan across plants; track daily output and material issuance to avoid stoppages.
• Manage raw material inventory; reduce non-moving stock and align stock with production needs.
• Control production costs; optimize resource allocation and minimize waste across lines.
• Oversee timely release of MIS reports; monitor raw material coverage and delivery coordination.
• Ensure safety and compliance training; promote a safety culture and regular training.

Skills

Production planning

Team leadership

Cost optimization

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering

Manufacturing Engineering

Job description

Description

About Business:

Adani Group: Adani Group is a diversified organisation in India comprising 10 publicly traded companies. It has created a world class logistics and utility infrastructure portfolio that has a pan-India presence. Adani Group is headquartered in Ahmedabad, in the state of Gujarat, India. Over the years, Adani Group has positioned itself to be the market leader in its logistics and energy businesses focusing on large scale infrastructure development in India with O & M practices benchmarked to global standards. With four IG rated businesses, it is the only Infrastructure Investment Grade issuer in India.

Adani Solar:Adani Solar is India's 1st and largest vertically integrated solar PV manufacturer with 4 GW cells & modules and 2 GW of ingots & wafers manufacturing capacities

Job Purpose:The Manager - Production Planning is responsible for managing the end-to-end production planning process, ensuring seamless material management, inventory control, and timely execution of production schedules. This role focuses on optimizing production efficiency, reducing downtime, and ensuring accurate order management. The Cluster Manager will also drive cost-saving initiatives, improve process workflows, and enhance safety and compliance through training and development programs. The role demands a proactive approach in maintaining inventory levels, ensuring on-time raw material issuance, and meeting production targets in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

Project Management:

• Oversee cost-saving and process improvement initiatives within production planning, with a focus on enhancing efficiency, improving systems, and reducing operational costs across multiple plants or production sites.

Production Order Management:

• Ensure the accuracy and timeliness of production orders across the cluster. Monitor and prevent any repetition of production orders for costing purposes. Ensure timely closure of TECO orders to maintain accurate costing and production records.

Production Planning & Control:

• Monitor the execution of the monthly production plan across multiple plants, tracking daily production output (volume, grade, bins, rejections). Ensure raw materials are issued on time to prevent production stoppages and minimize unplanned changeovers caused by material shortages.

Inventory Management:

• Ensure the clearance of block stock inventory within the designated reporting period to optimize storage and reduce holding costs. Work on actively reducing non-moving inventory (NMI) of raw materials, aligning stock levels with production requirements and avoiding excess.

Cost Control:

• Ensures production costs stay aligned with the budget by implementing strategies to optimize resource allocation and minimize material and labor waste across multiple production lines.

MIS & Reporting:

• Oversee the timely release of plant-specific P2D2 MIS reports, tracking key raw material coverage, production metrics, and ensuring accurate coordination between plants for on-time delivery and material availability. Review and communicate any issues that may affect production schedules.

Safety & Compliance:

• Ensure all employees complete the required safety and compliance training, including E-Vidyalaya training sessions. Foster a culture of safety within the production planning teams by driving regular safety interactions, promoting training, and ensuring adherence to internal safety protocols.

Key Stakeholders - Internal:

• Head - PPC
• Lead - Production Planning
• Cluster Manager - Material Planning
• Executive - Dispatch Planning
• Maintenance Team
• Quality Assurance Team
• Process Team
• Technology Team
• Warehouse Team

Key Stakeholders - External:

Raw material suppliers

Equipment suppliers

Third-party service providers

Qualifications

Educational Qualification:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field.

Work Experience (Range of years):

• 5-11 years in production planning and management roles. Proven experience in leading teams, managing production schedules, and optimizing processes.

Certification: