Manager - Project Planning & Control

Prabha Industries; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,700,000; Full time

Job summary

Prabha Industries is seeking a Senior Project Planner to develop detailed plans for automotive tooling die development. You will manage schedules, milestones and resources, coordinating with engineering, procurement and manufacturing teams to ensure on-time delivery.

The role requires expertise in project management and planning tools to drive efficiency and accountability. The candidate should have extensive experience in stamping die development, tool-room processes and cross-functional

Qualifications

• B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical, Production, Industrial Engineering or related discipline.
• 812+ years of experience in automotive tooling/die development.
• Strong understanding of stamping die development and tool-room processes.
• Proficiency in MS Project / Primavera / Excel / Power BI or equivalent planning tools.
• Experience in project management, scheduling, capacity planning and management reporting.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed project plans, schedules, milestones and resource requirements for die development projects.
• Plan and control activities covering engineering, simulation, procurement, machining, assembly, tryout, correction and customer approval.
• Establish project WBS, critical path, milestones and interdependencies.
• Monitor progress against baseline plans and address deviations.
• Track deliverables including design release, procurement, machining, die assembly and tryouts.
• Identify risks, delays and bottlenecks and initiate corrective actions.
• Coordinate with Design, CAE, Manufacturing, Purchase, Tool Room, Quality, Logistics and Customer teams as single contact for customers.
• Maintain dashboards covering schedule, cost, capacity, manpower and risk status.
• Conduct regular project reviews and escalate critical issues to management.
• Analyse planned vs actual hours, cost and productivity and support corrective actions.

Skills

Project management

Scheduling

Capacity planning

Customer liaison

Education

B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical, Production, Industrial Engineering or related discipline

Tools

MS Project

Primavera

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Develop detailed project plans, schedules, milestones and resource requirements for complete die development projects.
• Plan and control activities covering engineering, simulation, procurement, machining, assembly, tryout, correction, inspection and customer approval.
• Establish project WBS, critical path, milestones and interdependencies.
• Monitor daily/weekly progress against baseline plans and identify deviations.
• Track key project deliverables including design release, steel procurement, machining completion, die assembly, T0/T1/T2 tryouts, dimensional approval and final delivery.
• Identify project risks, delays and bottlenecks and initiate corrective/preventive actions.
• Coordinate closely with Design, CAE, Manufacturing, Purchase, Tool Room, Quality, Logistics and Customer teams and serve as single point of contact for customers
• Maintain project dashboards covering schedule, cost, capacity, manpower and risk status.
• Conduct regular project review meetings and escape critical issues to management.
• Analyse planned vs. actual hours, cost and productivity and support corrective actions.
• Manage project changes and assess their impact on cost, capacity and delivery.
• Develop and maintain project-control systems, standard KPIs and reporting formats.
• Drive continuous improvement in project lead time, resource utilization and on-time delivery.
• Support management in capacity planning and order loading / resource allocation.

Preferred candidate profile

• B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical, Production, Industrial Engineering or related discipline.
• 812+ years of experience in automotive tooling/die development.
• Strong understanding of stamping die development and tool-room processes.
• Proficiency in MS Project / Primavera / Excel / Power BI or equivalent planning tools.
• Experience in project management, scheduling, capacity planning and management reporting.