FC&A (Accounts Payable)

Reliance Industries (RIL); Navi Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Reliance Industries (RIL) is seeking a Manager, Production Planning Cells in Navi Mumbai to lead the company’s planning team and align production targets with demand in a dynamic manufacturing environment.

The role requires strong stakeholder management, expertise in SAP PP and ERP, and a track record of improving supply chain performance through data-driven decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or Supply Chain.
• Minimum 5 years in high volume-high mix manufacturing and production planning.
• Minimum 2 years in a managerial role.
• Proficient in SAP PP module with strong supply chain knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Analyze supply and global sales forecast to optimize production and profitability.
• Sustain network, manage supply, and ensure on-time deliveries; monitor stock availability.
• Interface with cross-functional teams for procurement plans of packaging materials, raw materials and production consumables.
• Develop and implement procurement strategies to reduce costs.
• Process requisitions, compare prices, issue PO's, and ensure timely supplier deliveries.

Skills

Forecasting

Inventory management

Supply chain

Leadership

Excel

PowerPoint

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Business/Supply Chain

Tools

SAP PP

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 Companys 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