Production Planning Manager

Job Description : Production Planning Manager Location: Sharjah – United Arab Emirates Industry: FMCG / Personal Care / Perfumes Key Responsibilities Lead and manage the overall Factory Planning team. Develop daily and line-wise production plans based on inputs from the Demand Planning team. Coordinate detailed planning across work centres (injection moulding, printing, decoration, assembly, lacquering, metallizing, filling, bulk manufacturing) to ensure on-time, in-full delivery. Conduct daily meetings with work centres to align on production plans, material availability, and manpower. Adapt swiftly to high-frequency product changeovers and production variations. Create section-wise production plans for main and ancillary functions; release work orders after material verification. Integrate with production and ancillary departments to meet FG production & dispatch targets as per OTIF requirements. Collaborate with MRP/Purchase teams to ensure timely delivery of bought-out items. Participate in production review and S&OP meetings; drive achievement of service-level targets. Minimize WIP generation, reconcile WIP, identify & eliminate production bottlenecks. Reduce excess inventory of PM/RM; liquidate non-moving/slow-moving materials with MRP & MPS teams. Desired Qualifications Graduate / PG degree in Engineering (mandatory). Additional certifications in demand planning, factory planning, MRP, or inventory management (preferred). 8–12 years of experience in backward-integrated production planning. Proven track record handling >500 SKUs (in-house + bought-out items). Experience in high product-changeover environments and cost-reduction/inventory-control projects.

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