Group Lead

Roles & Responsibilities

• Lead Materials, MRP & Production Planning for manufacturing operations.
• Drive material availability, inventory optimization and working capital reduction.
• Manage material shortages, production schedules and capacity planning.
• Coordinate with Procurement, Engineering, Production, Projects and Suppliers for timely material delivery.
• Drive supplier performance, PO follow-up and schedule adherence.
• Improve planning accuracy, inventory turns, material flow and on-time delivery.
• Lead and develop the Materials & Planning team and drive continuous improvement

Preferred candidate profile

• 15 - 20 years of experience in Materials, Supply Chain, Production & Material Planning within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong hands-on experience in MRP, material planning, production planning, inventory optimization and working capital management.
• Experience managing material shortages, production schedules, capacity planning and end-to-end material flow.
• Strong exposure to procurement, vendor management, supplier coordination and PO management.
• Candidates from ETO/MTO, capital equipment, boiler, process equipment, heavy engineering or industrial products manufacturing preferred.
• Strong SAP/ERP, S&OP, BOM and inventory management knowledge with proven team leadership experience.