Production Planning And Control Manager

Roles & Responsibilities

• Production Planning: Translate confirmed orders into weekly/daily plans; load work by capacity, manpower, material readiness, and product route; schedule change constraints.
• WIP & Shop-floor Control: Track every active order/bag through its route; run daily control reviews (plan, actual, gap, recovery time); escalate bottlenecks effectively.
• Delivery & Coordination: Provide evidence-based delivery dates; coordinate with Production, Quality, Design, Inventory, Procurement, and Dispatch; maintain a delivery-risk list until closure.
• Systems, Data & Reporting: Own ERP data accuracy (order opening, routing, promise dates, status); reconcile plan vs. actual, WIP ageing, and TAT using ERP/Excel; build trackers and dashboards.
• Team & Process Improvement: Set roles, reviews, and escalation rules for the PPC team; investigate recurring schedule errors; standardize SOPs for order opening, planning, processing, and closure.

Desired Candidate Profile

• At least 5 years of experience in production planning, order management, or production coordination
• Experience in jewellery manufacturing
• Proficiency in working with ERP systems and production/order tracking tools
• Strong hands-on skills in Excel, including lookups and pivot tables
• Solid understanding of the end-to-end jewellery manufacturing process, from order booking to dispatch
• Proven ability to coordinate with cross-functional teams (Sales, Quality, Design, Inventory, Dispatch)
• Strong communication skills in English, Telugu, and Hindi