Executive / Sr.Exectuive – PPIC (API Manufacturing)

Position Title: Executive / Sr.Executive

Department: Production Planning & Inventory Control (PPIC)

Industry: Pharmaceutical API Manufacturing

Experience: 10 Years (API Pharma Mandatory)

Location: Visakhapatnam

Key Responsibilities:

Production Planning

• •Prepare monthly, weekly, and daily production plans based on sales forecasts, customer orders, and capacity availability.
• •Coordinate with Manufacturing, QC, QA, Engineering, and Purchase departments to ensure adherence to approved production schedules.
• •Monitor plan vs. actual production and initiate corrective actions for deviations.
• •Optimize batch sequencing to minimize changeovers, cleaning validation impact, and downtime.
• •Ensure planning aligns with regulatory commitments and approved manufacturing processes.

Material Planning & Control

• •Plan and monitor raw materials, intermediates, solvents, packing materials , and consumables to support uninterrupted production.
• •Generate MRP / material requirement plans and track lead times to avoid shortages or excess inventory.
• •Coordinate with Purchase for timely procurement and follow-up with vendors.
• •Ensure compliance with approved vendors and material qualification status.

Inventory Management

• •Maintain optimum inventory levels to balance cost control and production continuity.
• •Monitor aging, slow-moving, non-moving, and obsolete inventories , and initiate timely disposition.
• •Control inventory accuracy through periodic stock verification and reconciliation.
• •Support cycle counts, physical verification, and audit requirements.

Systems & Documentation

• •Prepare and maintain PPIC-related SOPs, formats, and records in compliance with cGMP requirements .
• •Generate MIS reports related to production, materials, inventory, and capacity utilization.

Coordination & Compliance

• •Act as a single point of contact for cross-functional coordination related to planning and scheduling.
• •Support internal audits, customer audits, and regulatory inspections (USFDA, EU, WHO, etc.) related to PPIC activities.
• •Ensure data integrity, traceability, and documentation readiness.

Continuous Improvement

• •Identify opportunities for inventory optimization, cost reduction, and process improvement .
• •Support implementation of best practices in production planning and supply chain management.
• •Participate in cross‑functional projects and capacity expansion activities.

Preferred Attributes:

• •Exposure to regulatory audits related to planning and inventory.
• •Knowledge of Lean / Inventory optimization techniques .
• •Experience in managing multiple products and capacities.
• •Strong knowledge of API manufacturing processes and cGMP requirements .
• •Expertise in production planning, inventory control, and MRP .