Sr.Manager - Purchase, Planning & Warehouse

Larsen & Toubro

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Coimbatore, India

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Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

Purchase, Planning & Warehouse Leadership
Lead end-to-end Purchase, Material Planning, Production Planning, Warehouseand Logistics functions for EMS operations.
Develop supply-chain strategies aligned with customer forecasts, production plans,NPI requirements, revenue targets, and working-capital objectives.
Establish robust S&OP / demand-supply planning processes to balance customerdemand, material availability, capacity, and inventory.
Drive KPI governance through daily, weekly, and monthly reviews with clearownership and corrective actions.
Coordinate closely with Program Management, Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality,Finance, Sales, and Customer teams.
Purchase & Procurement Management
Own procurement of electronic components, PCB/PCBA materials,electromechanical parts, mechanical parts, cables/wire harnesses, packaging andconsumables.
Develop sourcing strategies for critical components including semiconductors, ICs,connectors, passives, displays, power electronics, and long-lead-time materials.
Ensure competitive sourcing through RFQ, price benchmarking, negotiation, costbreakdown and supplier comparison.
Drive Purchase Price Variance (PPV) improvement and year-on-year costreduction.
Establish supplier contracts, LTAs, rate agreements, MOQ/SPQ optimization,payment terms, and delivery agreements.
Manage AVL/AML compliance and ensure procurement only from approved andtraceable sources.
Control risks related to counterfeit components, allocation, obsolescence,EOL/PCN and supply shortages.
Develop alternate/local suppliers to improve localization, reduce lead time, andmitigate single-source dependency.
Ensure PO release, acknowledgement, delivery follow-up, escalation, and closurethrough ERP/SAP.
Material Planning & MRP
Own MRP execution based on customer forecast, firm orders, BOM, inventory, openPOs, lead times, MOQ/SPQ and production requirements.
Ensure material availability to achieve 100% production plan adherence andcustomer OTD.
Establish clear planning horizons: forecast, firm, frozen, and execution windows.
Monitor shortages through material shortage reports, exception messages andshortage dashboards.
Conduct daily shortage reviews for critical production requirements and drive supplierrecovery plans.
Optimize safety stock, reorder levels, lead times, and inventory parameters based ondemand variability and supply risk.
Control excess purchasing caused by forecast changes, MOQ, incorrect MRPparameters, or engineering changes.
Manage ECN/ECO-driven material changes, phase-in/phase-out, alternate parts,and revision control.
Ensure effective planning for customer-supplied, consigned, bonded, and locallyprocured materials.
Production Planning & Control
Prepare Master Production Schedule (MPS) based on customer demand, materialreadiness, capacity, manpower, and equipment availability.
Convert customer requirements into monthly, weekly, and daily production plans.
Ensure synchronization between SMT, THT/PTH, box-build, system assembly,testing and packing operations.
Conduct capacity planning considering SMT line capacity, cycle time, UPH,changeovers, shifts, tooling, test capacity, and bottlenecks.
Track Plan vs Actual production and initiate recovery plans for deviations.
Coordinate priorities across multiple customers and high-mix/low-volume or highvolume EMS programs.
Improve schedule stability and minimize frequent production changeovers caused bymaterial shortages or planning gaps.
Ensure NPI builds, pilot runs, ramp-ups, and mass-production requirements areproperly planned.
Inventory & Working Capital Management
Own inventory performance across Raw Material, WIP, Finished Goods, InTransit, Consignment and Non-Moving Inventory.
Define and achieve inventory targets in terms of inventory days/DOH andinventory turns.
Drive reduction of Excess & Obsolete (E&O), Slow-Moving and Non-Moving(SLOB) inventory.
Establish monthly E&O reviews with Program, Engineering, Purchase, Finance, andCustomer teams.
Identify inventory exposure caused by forecast reduction, cancellation, ECN/EOL,MOQ, NCNR commitments, and customer schedule changes.
Ensure timely customer recovery/claims for customer-driven excess and obsoleteinventory where contractually applicable.
Improve working capital through inventory optimization without affecting productioncontinuity.
Warehouse Management
Lead end-to-end warehouse operations covering Receiving, GRN, IQC staging,Storage, Kitting, Line Feeding, Return-to-Store, FG Storage and Dispatch.
Ensure proper segregation and storage of electronic, mechanical, ESD-sensitive,moisture-sensitive, hazardous and temperature-sensitive materials.
Implement FIFO/FEFO, lot control, date-code control, shelf-life management, andtraceability.
Ensure strict MSD/MSL control including dry cabinet storage, floor-life tracking,baking requirements, and exposure control.
Maintain ESD-compliant storage and material-handling practices.
Ensure accurate bin locations, barcode identification, labeling, and system-to-physicalinventory matching.
Establish cycle counting and perpetual inventory systems to achieve >99.5%inventory accuracy.
Control material issuance, return, scrap, rejection, MRB, and quarantine processes.
Optimize warehouse layout, storage density, material movement, and spaceutilization.
Digital Supply Chain
SAP / ERP / MES / WMS
Ensure disciplined use of SAP/ERP for MM, PP and warehouse/inventorytransactions.
Drive integration of SAP/ERP
MES
WMS
Barcode/Traceability systems.
Ensure BOM, routing, lead time, MOQ, safety stock, reorder parameters, andplanning master data accuracy.
Develop real-time dashboards for shortages, supplier OTD, inventory, production planadherence, E&O, and warehouse accuracy.
Promote paperless material transactions, barcode/RFID scanning, e-Kanban, andautomated replenishment.
Support implementation of ASRS, AGV/AMR and smart warehouse systems wherebusiness cases justify automation.
Drive data analytics and predictive planning for improved material availability andinventory optimization.
Supplier Performance & Risk Management
Establish supplier scorecards covering Quality, Cost, Delivery, Responsiveness andService.
Monitor Supplier OTD, PPM, lead-time adherence, shortage frequency, premiumfreight and responsiveness.
Conduct periodic supplier business reviews jointly with SQE/Quality andEngineering.
Develop Business Continuity Plans for critical and single-source materials.
Map Tier-1/Tier-2 supply-chain risks for strategically important components.
Develop alternate sourcing strategies for geopolitical, logistics, semiconductorallocation, and capacity risks.
Ensure supplier capacity is aligned with customer forecast and future ramprequirements.
NPI & Customer Program Support
Support RFQ and NPI programs through BOM costing, supplier quotations, leadtime analysis and material-risk assessment.
Ensure NPI material readiness before prototype, EVT/DVT/PVT, pilot, and massproduction builds as applicable.
Identify long-lead-time and high-risk components during the early NPI stage.
Drive procurement of samples, tooling, MOQ materials, and production quantitiesaccording to project milestones.
Support Design-to-Cost and Value Engineering initiatives through alternate sourcingand localization.
Ensure smooth transition from NPI procurement/planning to mass-production supplychain processes.
Logistics, Import/Export & Dispatch
Manage inbound and outbound logistics to ensure timely and cost-effective movementof materials.
Optimize freight through consolidation, mode selection, routing, and logisticscontracts.
Control premium freight/expedite costs caused by shortages or planning deviations.
Coordinate import/export documentation, customs clearance, freight forwarders, andregulatory compliance.
Ensure Finished Goods dispatch aligns with customer delivery schedules and OTDcommitments.
Monitor logistics KPIs, freight cost as a percentage of sales, transit lead time, andshipment performance.
Compliance & Governance
Ensure procurement and warehouse processes comply with company policies,customer requirements, statutory regulations, and audit requirements.
Support ISO 9001, IATF 16949 where applicable, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ESDand customer audits.
Ensure material traceability and compliance with RoHS, REACH, conflict-mineraland customer-specific requirements, as applicable.
Maintain strong internal controls for purchase approvals, inventory adjustments, scrapdisposal, and supplier selection.
Prevent unauthorized procurement, inventory leakage, duplicate purchases, andtransactional discrepancies.
Team Leadership & Continuous Improvement
Lead and develop teams across Purchase, Buyers, Material Planning, ProductionPlanning, Warehouse, Inventory Control and Logistics.
Define clear roles, KRAs, KPIs, competency matrices, and succession plans.
Build multi-skilled teams capable of supporting high-mix EMS operations and rapidcustomer ramp-ups.
Drive Lean Supply Chain initiatives including Kanban, JIT, VMI, supermarketconcepts, milk-run and pull systems.
Lead continuous improvement projects focused on inventory reduction, lead-timereduction, warehouse productivity, and procurement cost savings.