Production Manager

Production Management:

• Plan equipment, material and manpower requirements to meet production daily schedule.
• Set plant layout & production process flow. 

• focus on in Inventory Planning, Forecasting, Customer Satisfaction, Controlling costs & Storage.
• Material requirement planning (MRP) Based on Identifying Requirements like Quantity in hand, Quantity on open purchase order, Quantity in/or Planned for Manufacturing & Sales forecast.
• Material requirement planning (MRP) Primary MRP Reports, Planned orders, Order release notices, Changes in due dates, Cancellations of open orders & Inventory status data.
• Analyzing sales data, trends, and customer demands to create inventory forecasts.
• Creating purchase orders for raw materials or components, based on production schedules and inventory levels Like RM (Raw Material), WIP (Work in Progress), SFG (Semi Finished Goods) & FG (Finished Goods).
• Monitoring inventory levels to ensure that they remain within set parameters at all times

• Transformation of Raw Material in Semi Finish products by mechanical process like sawing, hotwire cutting. Install related fixtures and tooling. 
• Assembly of Semi Finish products by gluing, screw and other manual process.
• To increase the production with minimum rejection ; it means optimize the cuts of small sizes from big raw material panels to have less waste of Raw Material.Minimize overall production costs while maximizing productivity. 
• Organizing Workflow: Planning and prioritizing production orders. Scheduling workers to meet production targets.
• Continuous Planning, scheduling and monitoring material movement in production cycle to ensure continuous operations. 
• Track material shortages on individual Customer and provide immediate resolution. 
• Plan and coordinate in process work distribution activities for each customer with teammates. 
• Supervising the manufacturing processes, ensuring quality work is done in a safe, efficient manner. 
• Develop and implement production processes for process enhancements

Vendor Identification & Selection

• Coordinating with suppliers to ensure timely delivery of raw materials or components to meet production schedules
• Communicating with suppliers about pricing changes or order status updates.
• Supplier Sourcing: Identify and evaluate potential suppliers based on quality, cost, and delivery capabilities.
• Negotiation: Negotiate prices, payment terms, delivery schedules, and contract terms with suppliers.
• Purchase Order Management : Create, issue, and track purchase orders (POs) to ensure timely procurement of goods/services.
• Vendor Relationship Management : Maintain strong relationships with vendors for smooth communication, problem-solving, and performance monitoring.
• Cost Management : Analyze and control procurement costs to achieve budget efficiency and savings.

Contract Management

• Draft and manage procurement contracts, ensuring legal compliance and risk mitigation.
• Coordinate with inventory and warehouse teams to align procurement with inventory needs and avoid overstock/stockouts.
• Procurement Reporting & Documentation
• Maintain accurate procurement records, supplier databases, and generate reports for audits or performance reviews.

 Skills  and experience required:

• Hands on experience as  Production Manager in production department of a packaging industry. Should have at 3-4  years experience  as Production manager 
• Most preferred if experienced in production of  temperature-controlled packaging systems.
• Should have had experience in a small production unit. (where we one has to manage the team , production and quality ) 
• Experience in planning and scheduling manufacturing projects.
• Experience in Organizing Workflow: Planning and prioritizing production orders. Scheduling workers to meet production targets.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced and changing environment
• Managing the production and quality activities .
• Ability to set up new machine on production
• Should be able to operate machines when required
• Ability to use Forklift or stackers
• Experience in contract management.
• Experience in Inventory ,  stores Management and relevant procurement. 
• Hands on experience in Supply chain management 
• Prior experience in Alternate vendor selection and  development. Well versed in maintaining relationship with vendors/suppliers.
• Hands on experience in New product /project development.
• Hands on experience in  CAD (AutoCAD) and graphic design software (CorelDraw) 
• Good experience using Microsoft Office . Especially, Handson experience using Excel to do Bill of Material(BOM)
• Advanced skills in ERP system . Preferred experience in using  Odoo project (On-Demand Open Object )
• Must have Good ENGLISH communication skills : Both spoken and writing  skills

Knowledge of French will  be an added advantage