Division / Region Operations PC&L Manager level 2

Faurecia; Kolkata District; On-site; INR 2,700,000 - 3,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Faurecia is seeking a Regional Production Control & Logistics Manager to lead PC&L across the region, focusing on inventory accuracy, production planning, and cross‑functional excellence. You will guide Plant PC&L Managers, manage a regional team, and drive capability-building across multiple plants.

The role emphasizes continuous improvement, adherence to Forvia standards, and successful management of new program launches, with a strong focus on customer satisfaction and logistics cost

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering.
• 14+ years of experience in supply chain management.
• Proven experience in production control, logistics, supply chain, or industrial operations leadership.
• Experience managing regional or multi-plant PC&L organizations.
• Strong knowledge of inventory management, production planning, logistics flows, and freight optimization.
• Experience supporting new program launches in a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence without direct authority.
• Continuous improvement mindset with standardization and productivity initiatives.
• Automotive manufacturing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide functional leadership to Plant PC&L Managers across the region.
• Directly manage the Division PC&L Sub‑Region Coordinator, PC&L Experts team, and New Program Supply Chain team.
• Assess plant PC&L organizational strengths and gaps; define reinforcement and capability‑building plans.
• Evaluate PC&L competencies across the network, including Plant PC&L Managers.
• Ensure customer satisfaction through proactive service management and strong customer relationships.
• Anticipate customer requirements and manage PC&L aspects of new program launches.
• Support and standardize PC&L processes across new and ongoing programs to enable synergies between plants.
• Ensure deployment and adherence to Forvia Core Procedures (FCP) and PC&L standards, including: Forvia Excellence System (FES) 7 Inventory Basics 7 Delivery Basics.
• Ensure standards are respected across receiving, shipping, booking, inventory management, and office logistics.
• Support accurate production planning (PIC & PDP), MRP execution, and LISA manifest usage where applicable.
• Monitor inventory accuracy and performance at the regional level.
• Drive corrective action plans with plants where deviations are identified.
• Identify and implement inventory reduction opportunities while minimizing MPM impact.
• Lead productivity initiatives focused on shop-floor logistics efficiency, including: Labor cost optimization, Flow optimization, Automation and AGV implementation.
• Manage regional freight productivity plans in collaboration with Operations and Purchasing: Truck fill optimization, Flow consolidation, Route optimization.
• Partner with Supply Chain and Purchasing on packaging optimization and logistics cost-reduction initiatives. Contribute to PC&L budget proposals and track performance against budget.
• Identify, implement, and standardize best practices across plants.
• Capitalize and share know‑how, lessons learned, and proven solutions across the region.
• Organize and lead workshops to: Deploy new PC&L standards, processes, and routines; Address systemic or common regional issues; Align plants on division and group‑level initiatives.

Skills

Production Control

Logistics

Supply Chain

Cross-functional leadership

Influence without authority

Education

Bachelor or Master in Engineering

14+ Years Experience in SCM

Automotive manufacturing experience (preferred)

Tools

ERP systems (SAP)

Job description

Title : Regional Production Control & Logistics Manager

Reports to : Operations Director

Direct Reports

Functional reports : BG PC&L Director.

Your mission, roles and responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Provide functional leadership to Plant PC&L Managers across the region.
• Directly manage the Division PC&L Sub‑Region Coordinator, PC&L Experts team, and New Program Supply Chain team.
• Assess plant PC&L organizational strengths and gaps; define reinforcement and capability‑building plans.
• Evaluate PC&L competencies across the network, including Plant PC&L Managers.

Customer Service & Program Launch Support

• Ensure customer satisfaction through proactive service management and strong customer relationships.
• Anticipate customer requirements and manage PC&L aspects of new program launches.
• Support and standardize PC&L processes across new and ongoing programs to enable synergies between plants.Standards,

Systems & Compliance

• Ensure deployment and adherence to Forvia Core Procedures (FCP) and PC&L standards, including:
  • Forvia Excellence System (FES) 7 Inventory Basics 7 Delivery Basics
• Ensure standards are respected across receiving, shipping, booking, inventory management, and office logistics.
• Support accurate production planning (PIC & PDP), MRP execution, and LISA manifest usage where applicable.

Inventory & Planning Performance

• Monitor inventory accuracy and performance at the regional level.
• Drive corrective action plans with plants where deviations are identified.
• Identify and implement inventory reduction opportunities while minimizing MPM impact.

Logistics Productivity & Cost Optimization

• Lead productivity initiatives focused on shop‑floor logistics efficiency, including:
• Labor cost optimization
  • Flow optimization
  • Automation and AGV implementation
• Manage regional freight productivity plans in collaboration with Operations and Purchasing:
  • Truck fill optimization Flow consolidation Route optimization
• Partner with Supply Chain and Purchasing on packaging optimization and logistics cost‑reduction initiatives. Contribute to PC&L budget proposals and track performance against budget.

Continuous Improvement & Best Practices

• Identify, implement, and standardize best practices across plants.
• Capitalize and share know‑how, lessons learned, and proven solutions across the region.
• Organize and lead workshops to:
  • Deploy new PC&L standards, processes, and routines
  • Address systemic or common regional issues
  • Align plants on division and group‑level initiatives

Your profile and competencies to succeed

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering
• 14+Yrs Experience in Supply Chain Management.
• Proven experience in Production Control, Logistics, Supply Chain, or Industrial Operations leadership.
• Experience managing regional or multi‑plant PC&L organizations.
• Strong knowledge of inventory management, production planning, logistics flows, and freight optimization.
• Experience supporting new program launches in a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross‑functional teams and influence without direct authority.
• Continuous improvement mindset with experience implementing standardization and productivity initiatives.
• Automotive manufacturing experience preferred.

Salary Range: INR 3,000,000