Assistant Manager - Material & Production Planning

About the Company

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) is a leading Indian multinational corporation with revenues of $27 billion, engaged across EPC projects, advanced manufacturing, and various service sectors worldwide. The company has maintained leadership for over 80 years through a customer-centric focus and uncompromising quality standards. L&T is expanding at a rate of 15% year-over-year with a current consolidated order book of $61 billion, of which 38% are from international projects. Approximately 66% of these orders are from the construction sector.

L&T operates in diverse sectors including infrastructure, energy, high-tech manufacturing, IT & technology services, financial services, realty, industrial valves, construction equipment & mining machinery, and rubber processing machinery. The company has diversified into modern sectors like green energy, semiconductor design, data centers, ecommerce, and digital technology.

Notable landmark projects completed by L&T include the Statue of Unity, Narendra Modi Stadium, Mumbai Trans Harbor Link (India's longest sea bridge), the Ahmedabad-Mumbai Bullet Train project, and the Lotus Temple, Delhi. L&T invests significantly in employee development, fostering wellness, trust, diversity, equity, inclusion, and mental health through counseling and financial planning workshops. Employee engagement through team-building, cultural, and sports events is prioritized, alongside continuous learning opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and update daily and weekly production schedules aligned with customer demand and production capacity.
• Execute Material Requirements Planning (MRP), generate purchase requisitions and release work orders without delays.
• Manage capacity and load balancing across SMT lines, assembly, testing processes, and manpower to meet production targets.
• Ensure complete material availability before production line start-up to prevent stoppages.
• Maintain optimal inventory levels for raw materials, work-in-progress, and finished goods; prevent excess, shortage, or obsolescence.
• Oversee store operations including coordination of inward inspection, adherence to FIFO/FEFO storage methods, binning, and material traceability.
• Monitor daily material shortages and collaborate with procurement for expediting critical components.
• Ensure dispatch schedules meet committed delivery timelines.
• Maintain accuracy in ERP and Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) such as goods receipt notes, issues, returns, and stock reconciliation.
• Track key performance indicators including on-time delivery, inventory turnover, and plan versus actual performance; implement continuous improvement measures to reduce lead times and minimize waste.