Position Overview:
We are seeking an experienced Production Planner/Scheduler to join the Client’s operations team in India. This role is critical in ensuring seamless production planning, scheduling, and order lifecycle management—from initiation to shipping. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in demand planning, forecasting, and MRP systems, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced manufacturing/assembly environment.
Key Responsibilities
Issue and track work orders for assigned product lines based on MRP analysis and demand.
Organize and schedule all work orders and sales orders for the production floor.
Manage the master production schedule to align with customer deadlines and maintain sufficient stock levels.
Collaborate with Customer Service Representatives (CSR) to expedite orders, resolve issues, and provide order status updates.
Analyze backorder reports, adjust schedules, and take corrective actions to minimize delays.
Communicate all production schedule changes to relevant stakeholders and floor staff.
Resolve allocation issues preventing picklist generation and ensure accuracy of order execution.
Support execution of Engineering Change Requests (ECRs), re work, and special order processes.
Work closely with procurement/buyers to prioritize materials and ensure smooth production flow.
Qualifications & Skills
Education: Bachelor’s degree (preferred in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, or related field). Associate’s degree with strong experience will be considered.
Experience: Minimum 3–5 years in production planning/scheduling within manufacturing or light assembly industries.
Hands-on experience with MRP-based Planning Systems (Infor M3 preferred).
Strong knowledge of forecasting and demand planning systems.
Advanced proficiency in MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook).
Highly detail-oriented with strong organizational and time management skills.
Effective communicator with the ability to coordinate across teams and levels of the organization.
Capable of multitasking, problem-solving, and working under pressure to meet deadlines.
What We Offer
Opportunity to work with a global industry leader in eyewear and eye care solutions.
Exposure to international best practices in production planning and scheduling.
A collaborative and innovation-driven work environment.
Competitive compensation and benefits aligned with the Indian job market.
Shubham Vishwakarma
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About Techno Wise
About
Founded in 2008, Techno Wise is a bootstrapped company based in India. It has 6-50 employees currently and works in the domain of HR & Recruiting.
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Company: Fast-growing Indian retail sweet and snacks brand
Location: Lawrence Road Industrial Area, Delhi
Work Mode: Work From Office (Factory-Based)
Experience: 15+ years of hands-on factory floor experience
Industry Experience: Minimum 5+ years in Namkeens / Snacks / Indian Food Manufacturing
Work Schedule: 6 days a week
It is a fast-growing Indian retail sweet and snacks brand focused on nostalgic, homemade-style products with a strong emphasis on clean labelling, healthier alternatives, and authentic storytelling.
Our long-term vision is ambitious, to build a brand that achieves what traditional legacy brands accomplished over decades, but at a much faster pace.
- Role Overview
- The Senior Production Manager will lead and manage end-to-end manufacturing operations at the factory.
- This is a hands-on, factory-floor leadership role requiring deep experience in namkeens and snack production.
- The role will be critical in ensuring production efficiency, quality consistency, hygiene standards, and scalability as the business grows.
- The individual will work closely with founders, quality, supply chain, and operations teams to build robust production systems without compromising on taste, safety, or clean-label commitments.
- Key Responsibilities
- Oversee daily production planning and execution to meet volume, quality, and cost targets.
- Manage factory-floor operations, workforce planning, and shift management.
- Ensure inventory is readily available, both raw material & packaging material
- Ensure adherence to food safety, hygiene, and regulatory compliance standards.
- Optimize production processes to reduce wastage, improve yield, and enhance efficiency.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing operations.
- Ensure consistency in taste, texture, and quality across batches, especially for namkeens and snack products.
- Collaborate with procurement and supply chain teams to ensure raw material availability and cost efficiency.
- Train, mentor, and manage production staff, supervisors, and line managers.
- Build and sustain a strong, performance-driven factory culture.
Desired Skills & Qualifications
- Minimum 15 years of experience working on the factory floor
- At least 5 years of specialized experience in namkeens, snacks, or similar Indian food categories.
- Strong hands-on knowledge of production processes, machinery, hygiene standards, and food safety regulations.
- Proven experience in scaling production for growing brands and improving operational efficiency.
- Ability to manage large factory teams and solve real-time production challenges.
- Practical, execution-focused leadership style with strong on-ground presence.
- Degree in Food Technology, Food Processing, or equivalent
Why Join Us
- Be part of building a ₹1000 Cr consumer brand from the ground up
- Opportunity to work closely with founders and leadership
- Long-term wealth creation through ESOP participation
- High ownership, high impact role in a fast-scaling organization
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- Establish and lead execution of operation strategy; reduce supply chain complexities
- Manage all supply chain related activities to ensure accurate delivery of products in all sales channels
- Minimizes sales returns/damaged goods and short-expiry goods by monitoring returns, developing a depletion plan and avoiding overstocking the points of sales
- Develop and maintain an excellent rapport with key stakeholders such as clients, suppliers, community organisations, regulatory bodies etc
- Making inventory plans, monitoring current stock and FG level, resource allocation as per budget etc.
- Supervise logistics from the plant to each city warehouse to ensure in-time deliveries
- Supervise intra-city day-to-day logistics as per the distribution plan which includes creating a daily dispatch plan, transportation of FGs to retail stores and ensuring timely delivery to retail stores
- Overseeing warehouse Management, ensuring statutory compliances are met and optimizing warehouse operations
- Monitoring performance of SCM & logistics operations by analyzing parameters like transportation costs, damages, TAT, order fulfilment rate etc.
- Proactively identify process gaps in SCM & logistics operations and find opportunities for optimization by continuously monitoring SCM Metrics
- Liaising and convincing external stakeholders like transportation service providers, dealers etc. about the terms of engagements.
Experience, Qualification, and Skills required:
- Minimum 2-3 years of experience in the Supply chain management department
- Any Graduate
- Strong analytical ability, Proficient in advanced MS Excel, able to build analytical models
- Ability to understand business problems and convert that into data analytic problems
- Understanding of inventory management and planning
Our client is a producer of superior quality products. Our client is the largest single location manufacturing facility in India with certifications of ISO 9001, 14001, OHSAS 18001 along with other product specific certifications.
- Ensuring strategic product-mix plan deliver Profitability
- Generating raw material requirements in line with production forecast and monitor Working capital
- Identifying and implementing opportunities for optimizing cost, time and quality for the supply & material
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- Developing production plans in coordination with Demand Planner driven S&OP process.
- Participating in capacity planning and analysis, highlighting constraints & excess capacity, Product mix-profitability matrix analysis enhancing business growth
- Working closely with Procurement on forward buying, production-exigency controls, etc., in case of shortage of materials/ products Long term visibility for high lead time/ critical raw materials
- Monitoring and continuously striving to improve OTIF levels
- Providing support for ongoing and new automations/ process improvements planned in the supply chain processes. Monitoring accuracy of production plans and variance
- Providing feedback to all concerned teams to ensure greater efficiency of the planning process and minimizing deviation from plans.
- Managing inventory targets (including safety stock levels) for raw materials in close coordination with Demand Planner and Procurement organization
- Developing inventory strategies on existing items, new products, and product phase-outs.
- Identifying & leading implementation of optimization opportunities to manage the cost of RM inventory lying at factory, depots, etc
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- Ensuring the Master data correctness in ERP
- Providing appropriate training to users to ensure timely MRP runs with proper results
- Planning & monitoring performance of subordinates & team & coaching them on how to improve the same in order to meet departmental goals
- Identifying and planning for requisite training & development requirements for subordinates & team to help bridge skill gaps
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- Qualifications - B.Tech /B.E.;MBA / PGDM
- At least 5+ years experience working in a plant
- Have experience as Supply Chain Manager
- Team handling experience
- Should be well versed with Supply Planning, Procurement, Production and Logistics functions
- Excellent handling of respective functional plans and adherance monitoring
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