Manager / Senior Manager - S & OPI

Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP)

•    Lead and drive the end-to-end S&OP process for Cables and associated businesses. 
•    Align demand forecasts with manufacturing capacity, material availability, and dispatch planning. 
•    Prepare annual, quarterly, monthly, and weekly business plans aligned with organizational objectives. 
•    Ensure synchronization between Sales, Production, SCM, Finance, and Customer Support teams. 
•    Monitor order booking, production planning, dispatch schedules, and customer delivery commitments. 

Production Planning & Control

•    Drive production planning and machine scheduling to achieve optimum plant utilization. 
•    Monitor daily production performance against planned targets and initiate corrective actions. 
•    Ensure timely availability of raw materials and coordination with procurement and stores teams. 
•    Optimize manufacturing throughput while maintaining quality and cost targets. 
•    Review production bottlenecks and implement process improvement initiatives. 

Working Capital & Inventory Optimization

•    Drive inventory rationalization and working capital optimization initiatives. 
•    Monitor inventory levels, receivables, dispatches, and cash-flow alignment. 
•    Ensure optimum stock levels for raw materials, WIP, and finished goods. 
•    Improve demand forecasting accuracy and reduce excess inventory. 

Cross-Functional Coordination

•    Collaborate closely with Sales, SCM, Production, QA, Finance, and Logistics teams. 
•    Facilitate monthly S&OP review meetings and management reporting. 
•    Support business leadership with MIS, dashboards, analytics, and strategic planning inputs. 
•    Coordinate with multiple plant locations for seamless operations execution. 

Process Improvement & Digitization
•    Lead digital transformation initiatives related to planning and operational processes. 
•    Drive SAP, CRM, and automation initiatives to improve operational visibility and efficiency. 
•    Develop analytical dashboards and performance-monitoring tools. 
•    Identify opportunities for productivity improvement and conversion cost reduction. 

Customer Support & Commercial Coordination

•    Ensure timely execution of customer orders and adherence to dispatch commitments. 
•    Coordinate with commercial and customer support teams for issue resolution. 
•    Monitor key customer service metrics and improve order fulfillment efficiency. 

Compliance & Governance

•    Ensure adherence to company policies, quality standards, audit requirements, and statutory compliance. 
•    Support internal and external audits related to planning and operations processes.