Production Planning Executive (immediate joiners only)

The Health Factory; Mumbai; On-site; INR 450,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

The Health Factory is seeking an Executive – Production Planning in Mumbai to join our fast-growing team. You will transform real-time demand signals from quick-commerce and retail into precise production orders for multiple plants, balancing short shelf-life products in a high-velocity environment.

In this role, you will continually forecast demand, finalize orders, and allocate production across plants while driving data-driven process improvements to minimize wastage and maintain a >99% fill

Qualifications

• Graduate/Post-Graduate in SCM, Operations, Statistics, or Mathematics.
• 1-3 years of experience in Demand Planning / Supply Planning within FMCG, Dairy, Q-Commerce, or Commercial Bakery.
• Experience with short shelf-life goods is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Dynamic Demand Forecasting & Estimation: rolling initial supply estimates, intraday PO monitoring, and two revised rolling estimates daily.
• Final Order Finalization & Plant Allocation: reconcile POs by daily cut-off, allocate by plant capacity and SKU efficiency, share final matrices with plant heads.
• Data Analytics & Process Improvement: maintain forecast models, analyze forecast vs. actual variance, and aim for high fill rates and minimal wastage.

Skills

Demand planning

Supply planning

Forecasting

Stakeholder management

Education

Graduate/Post-Graduate in SCM/Operations/Statistics/Math

Tools

Excel

SQL

ERP (Odoo/Zoho)

Job description

The Health Factory is a fast-growing Indian food brand redefining everyday staples through healthier alternatives such as zero-maida, high-protein, and clean-label bakery products. We operate across retail, D2C, e-commerce, and leading quick commerce platforms, with a mission to make healthy eating accessible, convenient, and scalable across urban India.

Role Overview

We are looking for a highly analytical, agile, and detail-oriented Executive – Production Planning to join our Supply Chain team. Given the short shelf-life and high-velocity nature of our products, our planning cycle operates on a tight, & dynamic rolling window.

As the Production Planner, you will be the nerve centre of our operations—transforming volatile, real-time demand signals from quick-commerce and retail partners into precise, actionable production orders for multiple manufacturing plants. If you thrive in fast-paced environments where data meets real-time execution, this role is for you.

Key Responsibilities

1. Dynamic Demand Forecasting & Estimation

• Initial Benchmarking: Generate and roll out the initial supply estimates every evening to give the manufacturing plants a baseline visibility.
• Intraday Mid-Course Corrections: Closely monitor real-time, incoming Purchase Orders (POs)
• Predictive Adjustments: Formulate and release at least two revised rolling estimates throughout the day. You will use historical data, day-of-the-week trends, weather patterns, seasonality, and upcoming festivals to accurately predict the final order quantum.

2. Final Order Finalization & Plant Allocation

• Hard Cut-off Management: Reconcile all incoming POs exactly by the daily cut-off time.
• Plant-Wise Allocation: Convert the aggregated final order quantities into plant-specific production schedules based on individual plant capacities, geographical proximity, and SKU-wise efficiency.
• Order Dispatch: Ensure the final error-free order matrices are shared with respective plant heads and production teams immediately after the cut-off to kickstart the night production shift.

3. Data Analytics & Process Improvement

• Maintain and update the master demand-forecasting models to improve accuracy and minimize stock-outs or dump/wastage.
• Post-facto analysis of forecasting vs. actual variance to identify patterns in quick-commerce (Blinkit, Zepto, Instamart) and modern trade behaviour.
• Forecast Accuracy: Minimizing variance between each estimate and the final PO quantum.
• Fill Rate / OTIF (On-Time In-Full): Ensuring plants receive exact data on time to maintain a >99%+ fill rate for all dispatches.
• Wastage/Dump Reduction: Balancing supply precisely to avoid overproduction of all SKUs.

Qualifications & Skills Required

Experience & Education:

• Education: Graduate/Post-Graduate in Supply Chain, Operations, Statistics, Mathematics.
• Experience: 1-3 years of experience in Demand Planning / Supply Planning within the FMCG, Dairy, Q-Commerce, or Commercial Bakery sectors (handling short shelf-life goods is highly preferred).

Technical & Analytical Skills:

• Advanced Excel Skills: Must be highly proficient in data manipulation, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, and building forecasting models. Knowledge of SQL or ERP systems (Odoo/Zoho) is an added advantage.
• Predictive Mindset: Strong understanding of how external factors (festivals, weekends, promotional events, seasonality) impact daily consumer buying patterns.
• Thrives Under Pressure: Ability to stay calm, focused, and mathematically accurate during the critical daily cut-off window.
• Excellent Communication: Strong stakeholder management skills to coordinate seamlessly between the Sales/Category teams and Plant Operations.
• High Availability: Comfort with a planning schedule that demands high availability.