Manager - MP&L

Role & responsibilities

1**. Material Planning & Production Support**

• Develop and execute material plans based on production schedules, customer demand, MRP requirements, and inventory levels.
• Ensure timely availability of paints, pigments, solvents, thinners, chemicals, consumables, packaging materials, and other critical items.
• Coordinate closely with Production, PPC, Procurement, Quality, Maintenance, and Stores teams to prevent material shortages and production interruptions.
• Monitor daily material availability and resolve shortages on priority.
• Maintain appropriate safety stock and reorder levels for critical materials.
• Plan materials considering lead time, MOQ, shelf life, consumption trends, and supplier capacity.

2. Inventory Management

• Monitor and control raw material, WIP, consumable, and finished-goods inventory.
• Drive inventory reduction without affecting production continuity.
• Establish and monitor Min/Max, safety stock, reorder point, and inventory norms.
• Ensure FIFO/FEFO practices, particularly for paints, chemicals, and shelf-life-sensitive materials.
• Identify slow-moving, non-moving, excess, and obsolete inventory and develop action plans.
• Improve inventory accuracy through cycle counting and periodic physical verification.

3. Logistics Management

• Manage inbound logistics and ensure timely movement of materials from suppliers to the plant.
• Coordinate vehicle planning, route planning, delivery schedules, and transporter performance.
• Optimize transportation costs and improve vehicle utilization.
• Monitor delivery adherence and resolve delays, damages, shortages, and documentation issues.
• Develop contingency plans for critical material and logistics disruptions.
• Ensure effective material flow from receiving/warehouse areas to the Paint Shop.

4. Warehouse & Stores Management

• Manage warehouse and stores operations, including receiving, inspection coordination, storage, preservation, picking, and line feeding.
• Ensure proper storage conditions for paints, chemicals, solvents, and other hazardous/shelf-life-sensitive materials.
• Maintain accurate stock records and system transactions.
• Improve warehouse space utilization and material handling practices.
• Ensure proper identification, traceability, segregation, and labeling of materials.
• Drive 5S and visual management within warehouse and material handling areas.

5. Supplier Coordination

• Coordinate with Procurement and suppliers for delivery schedules and material availability.
• Monitor supplier delivery performance, shortages, quality issues, and lead-time adherence.
• Conduct regular supplier follow-ups for critical and long-lead materials.
• Support supplier development and corrective-action initiatives.
• Maintain supplier performance metrics such as OTD, shortages, lead time, and responsiveness.

6. Systems & Data Management

• Ensure effective utilization of SAP
• Maintain accurate master data, including lead times, MOQ, safety stock, and planning parameters.
• Develop daily/weekly/monthly MIS and management dashboards.

7. Cost Reduction & Continuous Improvement

• Identify and implement opportunities for material and logistics cost reduction.
• Reduce material handling, transportation, storage, and inventory carrying costs.
• Lead Kaizen, process improvement, and waste-reduction initiatives.
• Establish standard operating procedures and improve planning and logistics processes.

8. Safety & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with plant safety, environmental, and statutory requirements related to material storage and transportation.
• Ensure safe handling and storage of paints, solvents, chemicals, and hazardous materials.
• Maintain proper documentation, MSDS/SDS availability, labeling, segregation, and emergency-response practices.
• Ensure compliance with company quality and EHS standards.

9. Team Management

• Lead and develop the Material Planning, Stores, Warehouse, and Logistics team.
• Plan manpower and allocate responsibilities effectively.
• Train team members on planning systems, inventory control, Lean practices, safety, and material handling.

Preferred candidate profile

Automotive Company