Planning & Operations:
• Plan, prioritize, and coordinate production and dispatch activities to ensure on-time export and domestic shipments through third-party manufacturing partners, supporting global business requirements.
• Develop and monitor short and long-term production plans with suppliers; review weekly schedules to ensure alignment with demand and shipment timelines.
• Ensure end-to-end planning accuracy to avoid delays and disruptions across the supply chain.
• Planning paper part deliveries to plant for leftover toys or any other changes.
Cross-Functional & Stakeholder Coordination
• Collaborate closely with internal functions including Production, Engineering, Quality, Purchasing, Warehouse, Valving, and external manufacturing partners to meet operational and business needs.
• Conduct regular coordination with overseas teams, Indian suppliers, and contract manufacturers via virtual meetings, calls, and emails to clarify requirements, resolve issues, and drive timely execution.
Supplier & Partner Management
• Maintain strong working relationships with key manufacturing partners to ensure effective communication and smooth operations.
• Monitor partner’s production performance and weekly delivery schedules to meet requirements at Ferrero destination plants.
• Conduct regular visits to partner manufacturing locations to assess production processes, compliance, and plant operations.
Inventory Management
• Monitor and control toy inventory levels to ensure optimal coverage while managing working capital efficiently.
Reporting & Governance
• Prepare and present monthly performance reports, production updates, and management presentations highlighting risks, progress, and improvement actions.
• Manage weekly supply planning data updates within SAP-APO, BW.
Logistics :
• Own and execute end to end logistics operations covering import, export, and domestic movements, ensuring timely, compliant, and cost-effective deliveries.
• Lead coordination with freight forwarders and shipping lines for sea and air shipments, including bookings, delivery execution, and accurate documentation handling.
• Provide advance container volume forecasts based on production and dispatch plans to support capacity planning with logistics partners.
• Plan and manage FCL and LCL export shipments aligned with production output and business demand while optimizing logistics and freight costs.
• Conduct regular operational reviews with freight forwarders to align requirements, address issues, and ensure schedule adherence.
• Manage import and domestic mould shipments, including logistics planning, movement execution, and compliance documentation.
• Verify logistics, freight, and service invoices against source documents and coordinate with Finance for timely vendor payment processing.
• Creating PRs, POs, SOs, SAs and service entries as per operational and contractual requirements.