Purchase Planning & Control (PPC) Executive

Key Responsibilities

Material Requirement Planning (MRP)

• ✓ Demand Forecasting: Analyzing sales orders and production schedules to predict exactly what raw materials are needed.
• ✓ BOM Management: Reviewing the Bill of Materials (BOM) to ensure every nut, bolt, and liter of oil is accounted for before production starts.
• ✓ Lead Time Management: Tracking how long it takes for a vendor to deliver and planning orders so they arrive just in time.

Inventory & Cost Control

• ✓ Stock Optimization: Ensuring the company doesn’t tie up too much cash in excess stock (Inventory carrying cost).
• ✓ Shortage Prevention: Identifying critical items that are running low and expediting their purchase to prevent a line stop.
• ✓ Ageing Analysis: Monitoring slow-moving or near-expiry materials to ensure they are used or liquidated.

Coordination & Reporting

• ✓ Cross-Functional Link: Acting as the middleman between the Production team (who uses the material) and the Purchase team (who buys the material).
• ✓ MIS Reporting: Preparing reports on inventory variance, supplier performance (on-time delivery), and procurement costs.