Assistant Manager, Production Planning and Control - TJ / 1939061

Recruit AI; Karachi Division; Presencial; PKR 1.800.000 - 3.000.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da vaga

Recruit AI in Karachi seeks an Assistant Manager, Production Planning and Control to optimize the planning process across monthly, weekly, and daily horizons based on orders, forecasts, and capacity. You will develop schedules, respond swiftly to disruptions, and coordinate with purchasing, stores, sales, dispatch, quality, and engineering to ensure on-time delivery.

Ideal candidates will have ~3 years of experience in production planning or materials management, with strong analytical and

Qualificações

• Analytical thinking and problem solving for planning
• Strong communication and collaboration across departments
• Continuous improvement mindset and disciplined work
• Familiarity with ERP/SAP for data integrity and reporting

Responsabilidades

• Develop monthly, weekly, and daily production plans from orders, forecasts, and capacity.
• Create and maintain detailed production schedules and adjust for breakdowns or shifts in priority.
• Execute material requirements planning and coordinate with purchasing to ensure timely supply.
• Monitor inventory levels of raw materials, WIP, and finished goods to avoid stock-outs.
• Track progress against plans and address bottlenecks with production and maintenance teams.
• Coordinate with sales and dispatch to align delivery with production status.
• Prepare regular reports comparing planned vs. actual production and delivery performance.
• Maintain production data in ERP/SAP including routings, BOMs, lead times, and orders.

Conhecimentos

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Strong communication

ERP/SAP knowledge

Ferramentas

ERP/SAP

Descrição da vaga

Our client Recruit AI is looking for a Assistant Manager, Production Planning and Control in Karachi
The Assistant Manager Production Planning & Control at Recruit AI plays a pivotal role in managing and optimizing the production planning process to ensure efficient manufacturing operations. This role involves preparing comprehensive production plans on a monthly, weekly, and daily basis based on customer orders, forecast data, and available capacity. The professional will also develop and maintain detailed production schedules, rapidly adjusting them when disruptions occur, such as equipment breakdowns, material shortages, or changing priorities. The position requires close coordination with purchasing, stores, sales, dispatch, quality, and engineering teams to ensure material availability, on-time delivery, and smooth production flow. Maintaining accurate data in ERP/SAP systems and supporting continuous improvement initiatives are critical to successful performance.

The role demands a strong understanding of material requirements planning, production scheduling, inventory control, and production monitoring within a manufacturing environment. Candidates are expected to have around three years of practical experience in production planning or materials management, preferably in non-automotive manufacturing sectors such as capital goods, engineering products, FMCG, electrical, or process industries. The ideal Assistant Manager is analytical, disciplined, and adaptable, with excellent communication skills to work collaboratively across multiple departments. While this position does not include direct team management Responsibilities
, it requires effective cross-functional coordination to meet production goals and customer delivery commitments accurately and efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Develop monthly, weekly, and daily production plans based on customer orders, forecasts, and resource capacity.
• Create and maintain detailed production schedules, adjusting immediately for any breakdowns, shortages, or priority shifts.
• Execute material requirements planning by calculating inventory needs from BOMs and coordinating with purchasing and inventory teams to ensure timely supply.
• Monitor raw material, work in progress, and finished goods inventory to control excess stock, mitigate slow-moving items, and prevent stock-outs.
• Track progress against production plans and identify bottlenecks, collaborating with production and maintenance teams to implement corrective actions.
• Coordinate with sales and dispatch departments to ensure delivery schedules are aligned with production status and ability.
• Prepare and disseminate regular reports comparing planned versus actual production, on-time delivery performance, WIP status, material shortages, and capacity utilization.
• Maintain accurate production-related data in ERP/SAP systems, including routings, bill of materials, lead times, and work orders.
• Support continuous improvement processes such as reducing lead times, line balancing, and implementing lean manufacturing or related methodologies.
• Collaborate with quality assurance and engineering teams to integrate new product introductions and manage changes that affect production planning.
• Apply analytical skills to identify opportunities for process enhancements and proactively address challenges in production planning.
• Communicate effectively across departments to ensure smooth operations and timely resolution of issues impacting production schedules.