About this role
Based at Noyon, Biyagama
We are looking for a proactive and detail oriented professional to manage production and capacity planning activities, ensuring the optimum utilization of resources and machine capacities. The successful candidate will collaborate with cross functional teams to drive on time delivery, enhance customer satisfaction, improve operational efficiency, and support continuous improvement initiatives across the manufacturing process.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate with Sales, Marketing, Merchandising, and Production teams to understand customer requirements, develop production plans, and reserve capacities to ensure timely order fulfillment.
- Prepare and maintain capacity plans to optimize machine utilization and support on time delivery commitments.
- Collaborate with sourcing teams by providing accurate material requirements and technical specifications required to meet production targets and delivery timelines.
- Monitor production progress against planned schedules and follow up with relevant stakeholders to ensure smooth execution and delivery performance.
- Analyze production performance, identify deviations from plans, and coordinate corrective actions to minimize delays and operational disruptions.
- Prepare and maintain planning reports, order tracking updates, production status reports, and other documentation to support operational decision making.
- Participate in pre production, production, and cross functional review meetings to address planning challenges and drive effective solutions.
- Support inventory management initiatives by monitoring Raw Materials, Work in Progress (WIP), and Finished Goods (FG) levels and recommending improvement opportunities.
- Contribute to continuous improvement projects, KPI initiatives, and planning system enhancements to improve operational efficiency and planning accuracy.
- Ensure compliance with organizational policies, procedures, governance requirements, and industry best practices.
Knowledge and Skills
- Degree in Textile Technology, Textile Engineering, Statistics, Industrial Engineering, Production Engineering, Operations Management, or a related discipline.
- 1-2 years of experience in Planning, Logistics or Supply chain.
- Strong analytical, planning, and problem solving skills.
- Sound understanding of production planning, capacity planning, and inventory management principles.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and coordination skills.
- Ability to analyze production data and translate insights into actionable plans.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and data analysis tools.
- Experience with SAP, ERP systems, or planning tools will be an added advantage.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast paced manufacturing environment while managing multiple priorities.
- Strong continuous improvement mindset with a focus on operational excellence and productivity enhancement.