Assistant Manager - Planning & Procurement

Role Overview

This position supports planning and procurement activities for domestic OEM accessories within a manufacturing environment. The role focuses on stock monitoring, vendor coordination, planning alignment, and reporting to help maintain smooth production without shortages.

Key Responsibilities

• Create accessories planning for domestic OEM requirements based on the bill of materials.
• Prepare planning sheets for accessories at the level of each manufacturing unit.
• Track accessory stock daily using the MIS system and keep watch on inventory movement.
• Raise purchase orders for accessories to vendors according to the planning sheet.
• Coordinate with vendors every day to ensure timely accessory supply and prevent any material shortage.
• Work with the warehouse in-charge and vendors whenever invoice-related mismatches or discrepancies arise.
• Coordinate closely with IQC, logistics, procurement, and costing teams.
• Maintain minimum stock levels for all accessories as per the defined standards.
• Generate reports on vendor performance.
• Prepare vendor report cards based on PDC.
• Update accessory MSL records in the F9 system and maintain accountability for the updates.
• Respond to supplier questions and follow-ups through email.
• Share reports on excess, slow-moving, and dead accessory inventory with the HOD.
• Review weekly production progress with vendors, SKU by SKU.
• Combine the supplied data with the production and procurement planning sheet.

Key Competencies

• Ability to contribute to business growth through effective planning and execution.
• Strong understanding of production planning and operational execution.
• Capability in strategic sourcing, including vendor identification, assessment, and onboarding against cost, quality, and delivery expectations.
• Experience in team handling and shift-related coordination.
• Skill in capacity planning to match supplier capability with internal manufacturing or retail needs.
• Strong stakeholder coordination abilities.
• Comfort with data analysis and reporting.

Qualifications and Experience

• Education requirement: MBA, B.Tech, or B.E. in Mechanical or any related field; additional product certification is preferred.
• Required experience: 7 to 10 years in the building materials sector, with exposure to sales and network expansion.
• Practical experience in planning and procurement, along with process improvement.
• Working knowledge of MS Office, ERP or production software, and data-led decision making.
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.