Location :   Ludhiana | Exp. 15-20 Years | Salary : 10,00,000-14,00,000 INR Per Annum

Position: Head –

Responsible for:- Purchase| PPC | BOP | RM | FG | Dispatch | NPD

Department: Operations

Experience: 15–20 Years

Industry: Export Bicycle / Auto Components

Qualification: B. Tech / MBA (Operations / Supply Chain preferred)

Reporting To: Plant Head

Key Responsibilities:

1. Procurement / Purchase & Strategic Sourcing

• Lead end-to-end procurement including strategic sourcing, negotiations, contracting, and supplier performance management.
• Develop and rationalize vendor base aligned with export quality and compliance standards.
• Drive Price & cost reduction, localization, dual sourcing, and value engineering initiatives.
• Establish long-term sourcing strategies for critical components and bought-outs parts.
• AI Implementation for coasting of product.
• Vendor Development.

2. Raw Material (RM), BOP & Inventory Management

• Plan and control RM, BOP availability in line with production and export commitments along with PPC team.
• Define safety stock, Benchmarking, and lead-time planning to optimize working capital.
• Drive reduction in inventory aging, obsolescence, and carrying cost.
• Ensure seamless coordination between Stores, PPC, Production, and Quality &NPD.

3. Finished Goods (FG) & Dispatch Operations

• Ensure strict adherence to customer-specific packing norms, barcoding, and compliance requirements.
• Overtime of stores is to be

4. Production Planning & Control (PPC)

• Lead PPC functions covering forecasting, capacity planning, line balancing, and sequencing.
• Align sales forecasts, RM procurement, production plans, and dispatch commitments.
• Monitor daily and monthly plan vs actuals and initiate corrective actions.
• Usage of AI for smooth PPC. 

5. Process Excellence & Digital Enablement

• Drive First Time Right product and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Establish SOPs and performance dashboards across functions with help of QMS department if required. 

6. Team Leadership & Governance

• Lead and develop multi-functional teams across Purchase & PPC, Stores, Dispatch, NPD coordination.
• Build strong second-line leadership and succession plans.
• Foster a culture of ownership, accountability and execution excellence.

7. Cross-Functional Leadership

• Align RM, PPC, Purchase, Production, Quality, NPD and Dispatch for seamless execution.
• Drive operational excellence initiatives across departments.
• Lead and mentor departmental heads for departmental issues.