Associate Manager - PPC

Responsibilities:
Production Planning: Develop long-term and short-term production plans in line with sales demand and plant capacity.
Metal Balance and Tracking: Monitor the material balance across the smelter, refinery, and continuous cast rod (CCR) plants, ensuring minimal losses.
Inventory Management: Manage day-to-day inventory, tracking raw material (concentrate/scrap) levels, work-in-progress (WIP), and finished goods to prevent bottlenecks.
SAP/ERP Utilization: Utilize SAP (PP Module, S4HANA) for production orders, material requirement planning (MRP), and data analysis.
Process Efficiency: Analyze plant KPIs (OEE, cycle time, and takt time) to improve throughput and minimize waste.
Coordination: Act as a central link between the Production, Procurement, Logistics, and Sales departments.
Reporting: Prepare daily/monthly MIS reports, variance analyses, and performance dashboards for senior management.
Safety and Compliance: Ensure all operations comply with safety standards and labor laws.
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Engineering (B. E. /B. Techin Metallurgy, Mechanical, Electrical, or a related discipline.
5-8 years of experience in production planning, liaisoning, and 5S implementation within a manufacturing setup.
Mandatory experience in the copper industry (smelter, refinery, or CCR operations preferred).
Strong understanding of end-to-end production planning, metal balance, and inventory management.
Hands-on experience with SAP/ERP systems (preferably SAP PP module / S4HANA).
Good knowledge of plant KPIs such as OEE, cycle time, and takt time.
Ability to coordinate cross-functionally with production, procurement, logistics, and sales teams.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and reporting skills (MIS, dashboards, variance analysis).
Understanding of safety standards and regulatory compliance in manufacturing environments.

Experience
5-9 yrs