Planner

Position: Planner

Are you the kind of person who is always thinking, sketching, seeking, and adjusting? Who needs to understand how things work and then figure out how they can work better? Are you a passionate, tenacious solver who loves to work with others who share your drive? Are you positive, constructive, and ingenious?

Are you always solving?

Then we’d like to meet you and bet you’d like to meet us.

Ashland has an exciting opportunity for an Planner to join our Ambernath plant Mumbai team. This is a very visible, significant role within the Company. The position will report to the Plant manager.

This is an Onsite full-time position.

Key Responsibilities;

Production Planning

• Prepare weekly and monthly production plans based on customer forecasts, sales orders, inventory, and production capacity.
• Convert demand forecasts into executable production schedules.
• Monitor production plan adherence and coordinate with production teams to resolve scheduling issues.
• Optimize machine utilization and manufacturing throughput.
• Ensure timely availability of materials to support production schedules.

Demand & Sales Coordination

• Coordinate with Sales and Customer Service teams to understand customer requirements, forecasts, and delivery commitments.
• Review customer orders and prioritize production schedules to meet delivery timelines.
• Participate in S&OP (Sales and Operations Planning) meetings.
• Monitor demand fluctuations and update plans accordingly.

Procurement Coordination

• Work closely with Procurement to ensure timely availability of raw materials, packaging materials, and consumables.
• Generate material requirement plans (MRP) through SAP.
• Monitor material shortages and proactively initiate procurement actions.
• Follow up with suppliers and procurement teams regarding critical materials impacting production.

Inventory Management

• Maintain optimum inventory levels for raw materials, packaging materials, and finished goods.
• Analyze slow-moving, non-moving, and excess inventory.
• Monitor stock coverage and recommend inventory optimization initiatives.
• Coordinate with Warehouse to ensure inventory accuracy.

Dispatch & Logistics Coordination

• Coordinate with Warehouse and Logistics teams for timely dispatch of finished products.
• Ensure dispatch schedules align with customer delivery requirements.
• Monitor pending orders and shipment status.
• Support transportation planning and dispatch documentation.

SAP Management

• Utilize SAP for production planning, inventory management, MRP execution, and reporting.
• Maintain planning parameters, BOMs, routing data, and master data accuracy.
• Generate and analyze planning, inventory, and service-level reports from SAP.
• Ensure timely closure of production orders and inventory transactions.

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Coordinate daily with Production, Procurement, Warehouse, Quality Assurance, and Sales departments.
• Facilitate communication to minimize production disruptions and order delays.
• Escalate risks related to material shortages, capacity constraints, and delivery commitments.

Continuous Improvement

• Drive initiatives to improve forecast accuracy and planning efficiency.
• Identify opportunities to reduce inventory carrying costs and improve service levels.
• Support implementation of lean manufacturing and supply chain optimization projects.

In more than 100 countries, the people of Ashland LLC. (NYSE: ASH) provide the specialty chemicals, technologies and insights to help customers create new and improved products for today and sustainable solutions for tomorrow. Our chemistry is at work every day in a wide variety of markets and applications, including architectural coatings, automotive, construction, energy, personal care and pharmaceutical. Visit www.ashland.com to see the innovations we offer.

At Ashland our vision is to be a leading, global specialty chemicals company whose inspired and engaged employees add value to all we touch. In fact our people, employees, customers and vendors define who we are. They are the driving force behind everything we do.

Not only do we value our customers but we value our employees, and we work to offer them a dynamic and challenging environment. We hold ourselves to high standards at Ashland, and we value integrity and honesty.

Ashland has a history of attracting the best people and keeping them. The reasons are simple: industry competitive salary and benefits, pay-for-performance incentive plans and a diverse work environment where employees feel challenged and valued. People come to Ashland and stay. As a growing Fortune 500 specialty chemicals company, we offer opportunities for development and advancement throughout our global organization. Our values define who we are and what we care about as a company. If you are looking for a relationship with a company instead of simply a job, this may be a great fit.

Ashland is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/GenderIdentity/Sexual Orientation.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. NOTE: We do not accept resumes from external staffing agencies or independent recruiters for any of our openings unless we have a signed recruiting agreement in place to fill a specific position.