Sr. Planner, Master Planning, FF, IN, SC
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Role Overview
The Senior Planner, Master Planning is responsible for developing and executing efficient production, raw-material and inventory plans for the Vadodara plant.
The role ensures high service levels, optimal inventory, strong manufacturing performance and reliable material availability in a fast-changing supply-chain environment.
About the Function
The India POLVANTIS Supply Chain team manages finished-goods planning, inventory management, distribution, process improvement, raw-material planning and master-data management.
This role works closely with Production, Procurement, Logistics and cross-regional stakeholders to deliver operational and business targets.
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Sr. Planner, Master Planning, FF, IN, SC
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Role Purpose
The Senior Planner, Master Planning is responsible for developing and executing efficient production, raw-material and inventory plans for the Vadodara plant. The role ensures high service levels, optimal inventory, strong manufacturing performance and reliable material availability in a fast-changing supply-chain environment.
About the Function
The India POLVANTIS Supply Chain team manages finished-goods planning, inventory management, distribution, process improvement, raw-material planning and master-data management. This role works closely with Production, Procurement, Logistics and cross-regional stakeholders to deliver operational and business targets.
Key Responsibilities
- Create efficient production plans based on demand, customer requested delivery dates (RDD) and plant capacity.
- Develop block plans that maximize yield and throughput while minimizing changeovers.
- Plan and replenish raw materials, including resins, packaging and masking materials, in line with production requirements and inventory targets.
- Manage end-to-end raw-material planning against S&OP forecasts and agreed target stock levels; ensure on-time material availability in partnership with Procurement.
- Track and manage finished-goods, raw-material and packaging-material inventory to maintain an optimized inventory position.
- Maintain APO-SNP planning master data, including all production-block-related master data.
- Coordinate production and logistics activities for cross-pole buy-sell items involving China, Europe and the Americas.
- Develop, implement and continuously improve planning processes to improve service, inventory and production-plan effectiveness.
- Monitor and sustain supply-chain performance metrics, including OT1S, OTS, MTS stockouts and DIOH.
- Lead or contribute to process-improvement initiatives and take ownership of assigned planning projects.
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering or an equivalent technical discipline.
- Five to seven years of experience in supply-chain planning operations.
- Strong Excel and data-analytics capability, including Power Query; Power BI experience, is an advantage.
- Working knowledge of SAP S/4HANA and APO, including APO-SNP planning processes.
Core Competencies
Ability to work independently and take accountability for delivery of business expectations in a rapidly changing environment.
Strong problem-solving capability and the ability to evaluate challenges from multiple stakeholder perspectives.
Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills in English, across all organizational levels.
Collaborative team player with a proactive, solution-oriented mindset.
Eagerness to lead process improvements and deliver practical, sustainable solutions.
About POLYVANTIS GmbH
Manufacturer of high-performance acrylic and polycarbonate film and sheet products.
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