| Detail | For this role |
|---|---|
| Department | Production |
| Level | Manager |
| Reports to | General Manager Production |
| Direct reports | PPC Engineer, Production Planner, Material Planner |
| Experience | 10 to 15 years in manufacturing, of which 5 or more are in production planning and control |
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Job title: PPC Manager
Department: Production
Reports to: General Manager Production
Location: [City], [office, branch or site]
About the role
A PPC Manager heads production planning and control. They convert sales orders and forecasts into a feasible production plan, schedule machines and lines, plan materials and capacity, and track execution so customer orders ship on time with sensible inventory. The PPC manager is the link between sales, purchase, stores and production. A good one cuts last-minute changes, shortages and excess stock at the same time, which is harder than fixing any one of them.
Key responsibilities
- Receive sales orders and rolling forecasts, check capacity and material cover, and commit realistic delivery dates to sales.
- Prepare the monthly master production schedule and freeze the weekly plan for each line, machine group or reactor.
- Run MRP in the ERP and release purchase requisitions and work orders for materials, components and packaging.
- Plan capacity by machine and shift, find the bottlenecks, and propose overtime, subcontracting or extra shifts to close gaps.
- Track daily production against schedule and reschedule quickly after breakdowns, quality holds or late materials.
- Hold inventory targets for raw materials, work in progress and finished goods, and lead the monthly slow-moving stock review.
- Control job work and subcontracting, including challans, material issue and return, and delivery follow-up.
- Chair the weekly planning meeting with sales, purchase, production, quality and stores to settle priorities.
- Publish reports on schedule adherence, order backlog, inventory days and plan changes to plant leadership.
- Lead the team of PPC engineers and planners, and keep bills of material and routings in the ERP accurate.
Requirements
- BE or BTech in Mechanical, Production or Industrial Engineering
- MBA in Operations or Supply Chain is an advantage
- APICS CPIM or a similar planning certification is an advantage
- 10 to 15 years in manufacturing, of which 5 or more are in production planning and control
KRAs and KPIs for a PPC Manager
Key result areas for the appraisal form, each with a KPI you can measure every month or quarter.
| Key result area | How to measure it |
|---|---|
| Delivery performance | On time in full delivery for at least 95 percent of customer orders each month |
| Schedule stability | Changes to the frozen weekly plan kept within the agreed number per week |
| Inventory | Raw material and finished goods stock within target days of consumption and sales |
| Material availability | Line stoppages caused by material shortage below the monthly limit |
| Plan adherence | Weekly schedule adherence of 90 percent or more by line |
| Master data accuracy | Bill of material and routing accuracy of 98 percent or more in quarterly audits |
Skills and tools
Tools used day to day: SAP PP and MM modules, Excel planning sheets, Power BI, Finite scheduling software where used, Gantt charts.
Reporting line and career path
Next roles: Supply Chain Manager, Materials Manager, Plant Manager
Interview questions for a PPC Manager
- Sales wants a large urgent order inserted into a frozen week. How do you respond?
- How do you decide how long the frozen period of your weekly plan should be?
- Walk me through how MRP decides what to buy and when.
- Inventory is high, yet lines still stop for shortages. What is going on, and how do you fix it?
- How do you plan capacity for a machine that is the bottleneck for three product families?
- What would your monthly report to the plant head contain?
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What is the role of a PPC manager?
A PPC manager plans and controls production. They turn sales orders and forecasts into a production schedule, run MRP to plan materials, check capacity, release work orders and track execution. When breakdowns or shortages occur they reschedule. The goal is on time delivery with sensible inventory, and the role usually reports to the GM production or plant head.
What does PPC stand for in manufacturing?
PPC stands for production planning and control. Planning decides what to make, when and on which machine, with the materials needed. Control tracks what was actually produced and adjusts the plan when reality differs. In Indian factories PPC usually sits within production or supply chain and links sales, purchase, stores and the shop floor.
What is the difference between a PPC manager and a production manager?
The PPC manager decides the plan: what to produce, in what sequence and with which materials. The production manager executes it on the shop floor with people and machines. PPC owns delivery commitments and inventory levels, while production owns output, quality and productivity. Both must agree the weekly plan for either to succeed.