PPC Head (Production Planning and Control)

Job Description Head PPC (Production, Planning & Control)

1Industry: Pressing & Stamping / Sheet Metal Components
2Department: Production Planning & Control (PPC)
3Position: Head PPC
4Reports To: Plant Head / Operations Head / Director
5Location: Chakan

Job Purpose
To lead the Production Planning & Control function for pressing and stamping operations, ensuring optimum utilization of machines, manpower, dies, materials and capacity while achieving production targets, on-time delivery, inventory control and cost objectives.

Key Responsibilities
Production Planning
Material Planning & Control
Capacity Planning
Die & Tool Planning
Inventory & WIP Control
Customer Delivery
MIS, Systems & Performance Monitoring
Establish PPC dashboards and daily/weekly/monthly MIS.

Monitor key KPIs such as:
Plan vs. Actual Production
Schedule Adherence
On-Time Delivery
Machine Utilization
Capacity Utilization
OEE
Changeover Time
WIP Inventory
RM Inventory
Production Lead Time
Scrap & Rejection
Ensure accurate ERP/MRP transactions and master-data discipline.
Use production data for forecasting, planning and continuous improvement.
Cross-Functional Coordination
Continuous Improvement

Required Qualifications
Diploma/B.E./B.Tech. in Mechanical, Production, Industrial Engineering or related discipline.
8+ years of relevant experience, preferably in pressing, stamping, sheet-metal components, automotive components or precision engineering.
Strong experience in production planning, capacity planning, material planning and shop-floor coordination.
Experience with ERP/MRP systems such as SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics or equivalent is preferred.
Strong knowledge of Excel, production MIS and data analysis.

Technical Competencies
Press/stamping production processes
Sheet-metal manufacturing
Press capacity and loading calculations
Die/tool planning
Production scheduling
MRP/MPS
BOM and routing management
Inventory and WIP management
Capacity planning
OEE and productivity analysis
Lean manufacturing
Cost and waste reduction
ERP/MRP systems
Leadership Competencies
Strong team leadership and people-management skills
Decision-making under production pressure
Excellent coordination and communication
Analytical and problem-solving ability
Ability to manage multiple priorities
Strong customer-delivery orientation
Data-driven approach to planning and control

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
The Head PPC will primarily be measured on:
KPI
Production Plan Achievement
Schedule Adherence
Customer On-Time Delivery
Capacity Utilization
Machine Utilization/OEE
RM & WIP Inventory
Production Lead Time
Changeover Loss
Material Shortage Downtime
Emergency Production Planning
Inventory Accuracy
PPC-related Customer Escalations

Team & Scope
The position will lead the PPC function and coordinate closely with:
Production | Stores | Purchase | Tool Room | Quality | Maintenance | Dispatch | Sales/Customer Service | Finance

Ideal Candidate: A strong PPC leader who understands both ERP-based planning and actual shop-floor realities of presses, dies, materials, changeovers and production constraints, and can convert customer demand into an executable, cost-effective production plan.