Deputy Manager - Material Planning

Job Summary


Position details

• Designation: Deputy Manager - Material Planning
• Function: Supply Chain Management - Centralised Material Planning
• Reporting to: Deputy General Manager - Supply Chain Planning
• Location: Gandhinagar, Gujarat
• Experience: 6 - 10 years

Key Responsibilities

Planning ownership

• Own the material plan end to end for assigned brands and strategic accounts.
• Build material requirement plans from sales orders, customer forecasts, and production schedules.
• Convert requirements into purchase requisitions and release them to Procurement with the correct priority and timing.
• Maintain planning parameters in the ERP - reorder levels, safety stock, lead times, and material master data.

Material availability and risk

• Ensure availability of all production inputs - textiles, printing media, inks, hardware, packaging, and consumables.
• Review material availability against the production plan daily and flag risks before they affect output.
• Track supplier lead times and escalate slippage to Procurement early enough to act on it.
• Identify shortages and build contingency plans - alternate material, alternate source, or re-sequencing with Production Planning.

Inventory management

• Hold inventory at agreed norms - neither short nor in excess.
• Analyse consumption trends and recommend stocking strategy for fast-moving and critical materials.
• Review inventory ageing and slow-moving or non-moving stock and drive corrective action.
• Lead inventory optimisation initiatives without compromising service levels.

Coordination and reporting

• Work closely with Sales, Production Planning, Procurement, Stores and Operations to ensure seamless material flow.
• Participate in the SOP cycle and support demand planning.
• Publish daily, weekly, and monthly planning reports and KPIs.
• Improve planning processes through data analysis and better use of the ERP.

Scope boundary

• This role plans, triggers and tracks material requirements. Purchase order placement, supplier negotiation and vendor follow-up sit with Procurement. The planner is accountable for raising the right requirement at the right time and for escalating risk; Procurement is accountable for the buy.

What success looks like in the first 90 days

• Material plans running for all assigned accounts without manual workarounds.
• A daily, published view of which materials are at risk and what is being done about them.
• Planning parameters in the ERP accurate, complete, and actively maintained.
• At least one measurable inventory improvement delivered and evidenced.

Key Performance Indicators

• Material availability for production (%)
• Production stoppages attributable to material shortage
• Inventory turns and inventory days of cover.
• Inventory record accuracy.

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