FC&A (Accounts Payable)

Reliance Industries (RIL); Navi Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Reliance Industries (RIL) in Navi Mumbai seeks a Manager, Production Planning Cells to oversee production targets and expectations in a dynamic manufacturing setting. You will lead the planning team, connect cross-functional stakeholders, and drive end-to-end supply chain execution, focusing on efficiency and profitability.

The role requires strong interpersonal skills, strategic thinking, and hands-on experience with SAP PP/ERP systems, MS Excel, and MES.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in technical field or related.
• Minimum 5 years in high volume-high mix manufacturing and production planning.
• Minimum 2 years in a managerial role.
• Proficient in SAP PP module and ERP systems.
• Highly fluent in English (written and spoken).

Responsibilities

• To analyse supply and global sales forecast as well as Company’s in-house demand to optimize production supply while ensuring highest profitability.
• Sustaining existing network & managing supply chain, ensuring timely distribution. Monitoring availability of stock, making appropriate arrangements to ensure on time deliveries.
• Interfacing with cross functional departments for ascertaining procurement plans for packaging materials, raw materials & production consumables.
• Developing and implementing key strategies for the purchase of materials from sources; achieving cost reduction in procurement.
• Processing the requisitions, price comparison statement, releasing purchase orders for suppliers, arranging prompt deliveries and meeting the time targets to a maximum extent for packaging and other consumables.
• To develop mid-term to long-term strategies, and to translate ideas into plans for Management team’s approval.
• To streamline and optimize high mix production.
• To secure mid-term to long-term capacity forecast and cost-competitiveness from global suppliers.
• Planning of required materials as per production plan, forecast & BOM.
• Controlling inventory through inventor control methods and maintaining appropriate level of inventory, identification of surplus, obsolete & scrap materials & disposal of scrap materials.
• Managing the inventory levels thereby ensuring optimum use of inventory as per BOM.
• To forecast inventory costs, establish inventory policies based on changing environments, and to balance between available raw materials and inventory costs.
• Responsible for identifying and developing team members for succession planning.
• Review and plan for training & development of staff after identification of training gaps.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

High volume-high mix manufacturing

Production planning

People management

Clear communication

Analytical/problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Technical Engineering/ Business/ Supply Chain

Tools

SAP PP

MS Excel

PowerPoint

MES

ERP knowledge

Job description

Role/ Job Summary

The Manager, Production Planning Cells will be responsible for managing the Companys and customers production targets and expectations amidst a highly disruptive supply chain environment. He/ she will need to have strong interpersonal skills and be able to connect the dots to ensure smooth supply chain from start to end. He/ she shall be highly motivated with experience in a dynamic manufacturing environment to lead the Company’s Planning Team.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Deliverable and Purchase Management

• To analyse supply and global sales forecast as well as Company’s in-house demand to optimize production supply while ensuring highest profitability.
• Sustaining existing network & managing supply chain, ensuring timely distribution. Monitoring availability of stock,making appropriate arrangements to ensure on time deliveries
• Interfacing with cross functional departments for ascertaining procurement plans for packaging materials, raw

materials & production consumables.

• Developing and implementing key strategies for the purchase of materials from sources; achieving cost reduction in procurement.
• Processing the requisitions, price comparison statement, releasing purchase orders for suppliers, arranging prompt deliveries and meeting the time targets to a maximum extent for packaging and other consumables

Continuous Improvement

• To develop mid-term to long-term strategies, and to translate ideas into plans for Management team’s approval.

Product-mix Optimization

• To streamline and optimize high mix production.

Cost and Efficient Supply Chain

• To secure mid-term to long-term capacity forecast and cost-competitiveness from global suppliers.
• Planning of required materials as per production plan, forecast & BOM.
• Controlling inventory through inventor control methods and maintaining appropriate level of inventory, identification
• of surplus, obsolete & scrap materials & disposal of scrap materials.
• Managing the inventory levels thereby ensuring optimum use of inventory as per BOM.

Inventory Management

• To forecast inventory costs, establish inventory policies based on changing environments, and to balance between available raw materials and inventory costs.

Mentor

• Responsible for identifying and developing team members for succession planning.
• Review and plan for training & development of staff after identification of training gaps.

Other

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications, Competence & Skills

Technical/ Professional

• Bachelor’s Degree in Technical Engineering/ Business/ Supply Chain
• Minimum 5 years related industry experience in high volume-high mix manufacturing and production planning background
• Minimum 2 years of experience in a managerial role
• Proficient in an ERP system, preferably SAP system (PP module) with good knowledge of supply chain, materials flow concepts and production planning reporting/ metrics

Technological

• Excellent knowledge of M.S. Excel and PowerPoint
• Knowledge of PV value chain
• MES (Manufacturing Execution System) and ERP knowledge

General

• Must be able to multi-task and able to communicate clearly all goals to all levels
• Highly organized and hands-on
• Highly fluent in both written and spoken English
• Team leader, self-driven and able to work under pressure with a sense of urgency
• Ability to adapt to a fast-paced work environment
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills

People/ Relations

• Energetic team leader with strong sense of responsibility and integrity
• Strong presentation skills – Prepare aesthetically-pleasing presentation slides and present to Management

Additional Advantageous Skills

• Interpersonal effectiveness – Build and maintain relationships at all levels of the organization and outside the organization that are based on mutual trust and respect
• Dynamic & committed with proactive working attitude
• Strong passion for improvement, organizational, analytical and interpersonal & people skills