Leader - Planning

Job ID: 5212

 Locations: Chennai

Newell Brands is a leading $8.3B consumer products company with a portfolio of iconic brands such as Graco®, Coleman®, Oster®, Rubbermaid® and Sharpie®, and 25,000 talented employees around the world. Our high-performance culture, unparalleled curiosity about the world around us, and talented people fuel our success. Our culture is enabled through our core values which guide all we do and how we win as One Newell. They are Integrity, Teamwork, Passion for Winning, Ownership & Leadership.

The Leader – Planning is responsible for aligning production operations with customer demand, inventory targets, and plant capacity. This role bridges production planning with demand forecasting to drive operational efficiency, ensure timely fulfillment, and minimize imbalances in material and capacity. The incumbent will play a key leadership role in coordinating across production, supply chain, and procurement to enable accurate demand visibility, optimal resource utilization, and on-time delivery.

This role is critical in supporting business growth, customer satisfaction, and operational excellence through strong planning practices and proactive cross-functional enagagement.

PRIMARY TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Production Scheduling: Develop and maintain daily, weekly, and monthly production schedules to meet customer demand while optimizing machine and labor utilization. Work closely with respective line leaders to review for Planning Vs Actual. Responsible for communicating and displaying the daily production line outcome. Conduct the Weekly production review meeting with cross functional team and will review the monthly plan
• Material Coordination: Coordinate with procurement and material planning teams to ensure timely availability of raw materials and components aligned with production needs. Work closely with Supply Chain and Quality teams to ensure right RM resources availability and ensure the gaps if any are addressed. Clear the non-conforming materials with closely working with Quality & ware house. Ensure the availability RM as per the BOM for  further production as per schedule at the respective production line. Move the FG items to warehouse from the Production line on daily basis. Posting the shift-wise output in the SAP daily
• Inventory Monitoring: Monitor inventory levels to avoid overstock or shortages, and ensure optimum levels of raw materials and finished goods. Inventory Management: Monthly Cycle count, ensuring the MUV gap, Stock adjustment with the co-ordination with Business Finance.
• Capacity Planning: Evaluate production capacity and constraints; identify bottlenecks and propose load balancing or capacity expansion strategies. Analyse the under usage of planned machines against demand. Communicate the Gap Analysis Report to respective line.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with supply chain, Quality, warehouse and operations teams to align production planning with business priorities.
• Performance Tracking: Track production performance against the plan; analyze variances and drive corrective actions to improve adherence. Generate OEE report for all the production process in alignment with the manager.
• S&OP Support: Contribute to the monthly S&OP process by presenting demand/supply alignment, risks, and mitigation strategies.
• Planning Tools Utilization: Use ERP systems (e.g., SAP), Excel, and other planning tools to manage and communicate plans effectively.

Newell Brands (NASDAQ: NWL) is a leading global consumer goods company with a strong portfolio of well-known brands, including Rubbermaid, Sharpie, Graco, Coleman, Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Yankee Candle, Paper Mate, FoodSaver, Dymo, EXPO, Elmer’s, Oster, NUK, Spontex and Campingaz. We are focused on delighting consumers by lighting up everyday moments.