{"id":3510621,"url":"https://alion.io/job/vpg-planner","title":"Planner","company":{"id":2332389,"name":"VPG","domain":"vpgsensors.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/vpgsensors","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Comeet","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":100,"open_postings":13,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":11,"computed_at":"2026-11-02T06:13:15Z"}},"role":"Operations","role_family":"Operations","seniority":"middle","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Chennai, India"],"countries":["IN"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":7000,"max_usd":14500,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":9},"experience_years_min":3,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-30T06:01:59Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-30","last_verified_at":"2026-11-03T02:16:47Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":3,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":3},"description":"Description\nAs a global leader in precision measurement sensing technologies, VPG addresses an expanding array of applications in which accuracy, reliability, and repeatability make the difference. Whether it is in the design and safety of new generations of cars, trucks and planes, or optimizing advanced medical equipment and consumer products, VPG’s deep engineering expertise is making the world safer, smarter, and productive.\nWe are seeking a highly motivated Engineer to join thePlanning Team withinOur Foil Division on a full-time basis.\nMajor Responsibilities :\n Generate and communicate Daily, weekly and monthly production schedules.\n Ensure raw materials, components, and consumables are available as per the production plan.\n Maintain inventory levels to meet customer requirements while minimizing excess stock.\n Coordinate with suppliers and provide the material and ensure the availability and delivery schedules.\n Analyze production data and prepare reports on plan adherence, capacity utilization, and delivery performance.\n Support continuous improvement initiatives to improve planning accuracy and operational efficiency.\n Coordinate with Production, QA, Stores, Procurement, and Engineering teams to ensure smooth material flow and production execution.\n Track daily production output against the plan and identify gaps or delays.\n Ensure on-time delivery of customer orders through effective production planning and coordination.\n Customer Delivery Performance\nGood to have Competencies:\n Advance Excel / PPT\n SAP / ERP / QAD Systems Knowledge\n Inventory Management\n Production Planning and Scheduling\nISO 9001:2015\nTechnical Competencies:\n Production Planning and Scheduling\n Material Requirement Planning (MRP)\n Inventory Management\n Demand Forecasting\n Capacity Planning\nSupply Chain Management\nEssential Competencies:\n SAP / ERP / QAD Systems Knowledge\n People Handling\n Failure analysis capability\n Customer handling\n EMS Product knowledge\n Advance Excel / PPT\nRequirements\nAcademic/Professional Education: Bachelor's Engineering Degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Production Engineering, or related discipline.\nRelevant Experience: 3 to 8 years in Production Planning, Supply Chain, Manufacturing Operations, or a related field.\nTechnical Skills/Knowledge\nProduction Planning and Scheduling\nMaterial Requirement Planning (MRP)\nBenefits\nBest in industry","description_format":"text","description_chars":2381,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":3,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Sensors & Transducers","Passive Components & Connectors","Test & Measurement Instruments"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-30T07:50:15Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":90,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.903,"p_room":1,"age_days":3,"expected_fill_days":11,"reasons":["conf:2","velocity","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-11-02T06:13:15Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/vpg-planner","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/vpg-planner.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-03T02:20:51Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":2997,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-04T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2332389},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2332389"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fvpg-planner"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fvpg-planner"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fvpg-planner"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/vpg-planner\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fvpg-planner"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3510621}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"vpgsensors.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3510621},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. Docs: https://alion.io/developers"}}