PPC – Central Planning

About the Company

Tata Electronics is a prominent global player in the electronics manufacturing industry, with fast-emerging capabilities in Electronics Manufacturing Services, Semiconductor Assembly and Test, Semiconductor Foundry, and Design Services. Established in 2020 as a greenfield venture of the Tata Group, the company aims to serve global customers through integrated offerings across a trusted electronics and semiconductor value chain. https://www.tataelectronics.com/

Responsibilities:

Lead the end-to-end Central Planning function to ensure optimal demand-supply balance across the organization while maximizing customer service, Production Planning, inventory productivity, and operational efficiency. Drive planning excellence through integrated demand, supply, inventory, capacity, and S&OP planning processes. Responsible for ensuring supply continuity, working capital optimization, risk mitigation, digital transformation, planning governance, and leadership of the Central Planning team.

1. Integrated Planning & Supply Assurance

• Lead the end-to-end Central Planning process encompassing Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Inventory Planning, and Capacity Planning.
• Ensure uninterrupted product availability aligned with customer demand, production capability, and business objectives.
• Translate demand forecasts into executable supply, inventory, and replenishment plans.
• Balance demand, supply, capacity, and inventory across the network to achieve service and cost objectives.
• Anodizing and Assembly Manufacturing Process Planning, drill down to Capacity and Production Planning capabilities.
• Proactively identify and resolve supply-demand imbalances, shortages, and capacity constraints.
• Maintain planning master data, policies, parameters, and ERP system integrity.

1. Inventory Optimization

• Optimize inventory across raw materials, work-in-progress, finished goods, packaging materials, and critical operational consumables.
• Reduce excess, obsolete, and slow-moving inventory through proactive planning actions.
• Drive inventory segmentation, stocking policies, safety stock optimization, and replenishment strategies.

1. Digitalization & Process Excellence

• Drive automation, standardization, centralization, and transparency initiatives.
• Implement digital solutions using SAP, Power BI, Blue Yonder, MES, Tableau and analytics tools.
• Develop real-time dashboards, predictive planning models, and AI-enabled insights.
• Improve planning processes through automation and system enhancements.

1. Sales and Operations Planning

• Align demand, supply, inventory, capacity, and financial objectives through structured planning reviews.
• Provide executive-level visibility on risks, opportunities, constraints, and mitigation actions.
• Support strategic business decisions through scenario planning and what-if analyses.

Essential Attributes:

Strategic

• Customer Service Level (OTIF/ OTD) / Product Availability >99%
• Working Capital Reduction
• Supply Risk Mitigation Coverage
• S&OP
• Benefit Realization from Digital Initiatives

Operational

• Supply Plan Adherence >98%
• Demand Supply Alignment
• Capacity Utilization Efficiency
• Production Downtime due to Material Shortages
• Shortage Incidents and Recovery Performance

Digital Excellence

• Process Automation Rate
• Planning Master Data Accuracy
• Dashboard Adoption
• Planning Cycle Time Reduction 30–50%

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• MBA preferred.

Desired Experience Level:

• 2–10 years in Production Planning, Supply Planning, Inventory Management within manufacturing.
• Experience in automotive, industrial, precision engineering, or similar sectors preferred.
• Strong expertise in SAP/ERP, Blue Yonder or any planning tools for inventory optimization, planning analytics, automation, and cross-functional leadership.