Position: Production Planning Manager
Location: Sharjah– United Arab Emirates
Industry: FMCG / Personal Care / Perfumes

Key Responsibilities

Lead and manage the overall Factory Planning team at the Kheda, Gujarat facility.
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.
Improve planning accuracy, control material consumption vs standards, and focus on continuous process improvement.
Set team objectives & KPIs; conduct appraisals, provide feedback, and build talent.

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.
In-depth knowledge of raw/pack materials and production lines.
Excellent planning, analytical, communication, and leadership skills.
Proactive, innovative, hands-on manager with strong team-building ability.

Benefits

Hands-on leadership in a vertically integrated, high-complexity operation – shape end-to-end planning for a premium product portfolio.
Career springboard in a fast-paced FMCG/Pharma environment with exposure to global standards and continuous improvement culture.