Factory Planner

1 week ago

Nehroli, India Integrated Personnel Services Full time ₹ 9,00,000 - ₹ 12,00,000 per year

Role Summary (Factory Planner)

Own the end-to-end planning flow from order intake to on-time, in-full (OTIF) dispatch.

Coordinate Design, Stores, Purchase, Production, NPD, Outsourcing Vendors and Maintenance

to:

  1. reserve and secure materials, 2) convert plans into firm production dates, 3) track all exceptions daily, and 4) publish reliable dates to Head Office

(Sales/Projects/Planning).

This is a hands-on, follow-up heavy role with clear daily rituals and SLAs.

Reports to: Factory GM

Key partners: Design Head (Tara), Purchase, Stores, Production Managers, NPD Lead,

Maintenance, HO Project Planning & Sales

Systems: Microsoft Dynamics NAV/Business Central (ICT/ICS/GRN/Production Orders),

Excel/Power BI, WhatsApp/email for escalations

Location Nehroli

Core Responsibilities

A. Order Intake & Master Planning

  • Pull confirmed orders from Design/HO; validate BOM version, finish, and special notes (ECN/changes).
  • Create/maintain the Master Production Schedule (MPS): sequence lots, capacity

buckets, color/changeover logic, and outsource dependencies.

  • Freeze a weekly build plan; publish committed delivery dates to HO.

B. Material Planning (NAV/BC)

  • Trigger reservation of available stock in Stores (ICT/Reservation).
  • Run MRP shortfall  raise Indent for balance items; push Purchase to convert to PO

within SLA.

  • For make-to-order parts (laser/press/bending), generate internal production/outsourcing

requests with due dates aligned to final assembly.

C. Purchase & Vendor Follow-up

  • Track all POs to acknowledged date, promised date, and risk flags (delay, partial).
  • Maintain a Shortage Board (daily): item, qty, ETA, responsible buyer, workaround plan.
  • For outsourcing: issue drawings/BOM, confirm capacity slot, follow kitting/return dates.

D. GRN/GRM Production Handover

  • On GRN/GRM by Stores, notify Production; update MPS to reflect materials

complete.

  • Confirm line availability; issue Firm Production Orders with start/finish dates.

E. NPD/Prototype &Tooling

  • For new designs: create a proto plan (materials, jig/fixture/tooling/mould timelines) and a trial run slot.
  • After proto approval, convert to standard with final BOM/routings, then launch main production.

F. Maintenance Dependencies

  • Track critical equipment uptime; when planned maintenance affects schedule, pre-pull or

resequence affected jobs.

  • Escalate breakdowns & 2 hours; communicate revised dates same day.

G. Date Communication & Reporting

  • Single source of truth for dates to HO (Sales/Projects/Planning).
  • Publish dashboards: OTIF, shortages, re-plans, proto status, outsource status, daily output vs plan.

H. Change Control & Version Hygiene

  • Enforce ECN control: no build without current revision; re-reserve and re-indent on

changes.

  • Keep NAV/BC system hygiene: reservations, indents, firm plan orders, GRN links

updated same day.

I. Continuous Improvement

  • Reduce lead time, color-change losses, kit shortages; standardize MOQ/EOQ and safety stock for A-class items.

Skills & Experience

  • 4-8 years in factory planning/production control in metal/board furniture or similar discrete manufacturing.
  • Strong working knowledge of ERP(reservations/indents/MRP/production orders).
  • Advanced Excel; Power BI basics; comfort with structured daily follow-ups and stakeholder management.
  • Traits: assertive communicator, bias for action, detail-oriented, escalation discipline.

Education: Engineering/Operations/Industrial preferred; APICS/CPIM nice to have.

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