Production Planning Professional

Position : Production Planning Control

Location : Chatrapati Sambhajinagar , Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India

Job Summary

The role is responsible for planning, scheduling, and coordinating production activities to ensure timely delivery of products while optimizing resources, inventory, and manufacturing capacity. This role involves collaborating with production, procurement, quality, warehouse, and sales teams to meet customer requirements and improve operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

Develop daily, weekly, and monthly production plans based on customer orders, sales forecasts, and inventory levels. Prepare and monitor production schedules to ensure on-time completion of manufacturing orders. Coordinate with procurement to ensure the timely availability of raw materials for smooth production. Monitor production progress and adjust schedules to address delays, machine breakdowns, or material shortages. Analyze production capacity, resource utilization, and bottlenecks to improve productivity. Maintain optimal inventory levels of raw materials, work-in-progress (WIP), and finished goods. Coordinate with warehouse, logistics, and dispatch teams to ensure timely shipment of finished products. Prepare production planning reports, KPIs, and MIS reports for management review. Ensure compliance with quality, safety, and company policies throughout the production planning process. Work closely with cross-functional teams to support new product launches and process improvements. Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to enhance planning accuracy and operational efficiency. Maintain accurate planning data in MRP systems and ensure timely updates.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, Electrical Engineering, Production Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or a related field. 5–9 years of experience in production planning, manufacturing, or supply chain operations. Experience working with MRP systems such as SAP. Well versed with SAP PP and related systems.

Required Skills

Strong production planning and scheduling knowledge. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and SAP systems. Good understanding of inventory management and capacity planning. Strong communication and coordination skills. Ability to work under pressure and meet production deadlines. Knowledge of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement methodologies along with digitalization is an advantage.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Production schedule adherence. On-time order fulfillment. Production plan Vs Actual Inventory turnover and stock availability. Capacity utilization. Production downtime due to planning issues. Planning improvement projects completion timeline.

Siemens Energy India Limited (SEIL) has been a strategic partner in India for more than 100

years and is focused on being the most-valued energy technology company. Our large footprint spread across the entire region (India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives) with state-of-the-art facilities and

customers installations positively impacts the lives of hundreds of millions of people, helping the countries navigate their energy transition and achieve its net zero targets.

SEIL is a pure play energy technology company, offering a comprehensive portfolio of products, solutions, and services designed to support our customers along the entire energy value chain to go through their energy transition journey and achieve their net zero targets. Our portfolio offering includes low to zero emissions power generation, power transmission and storage, and decarbonization of the industry. More information on: www.siemens-energy-india.com

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