Position Summary
Lead a team of planners to manage material & production planning and scheduling across all value streams, balancing product complexity, component lead times, line capacity and spanet demand. Serve as the primary liaison between customers, sales, manufacturing and logistics to ensure supply continuity and on-time delivery. Additionally, work closely with customer service operations—interpreting customer requirements, monitoring delivery performance, resolving complaints etc.
Responsibilities
Planning & Scheduling
Lead a team of value-stream planners to develop and manage an integrated master schedule across all value streams, projects and operations, accounting for dependencies, constraints, line capacity, component lead times and resource availability.
Prepare production and customer plans aligned to demand, capacity and supplier delivery schedules; maintain short‑term shop schedules and master production plan and adjust as required to meet commitments.
Identify and assess schedule risks, issues and conflicts; develop and implement mitigation and contingency plans.
Materials & Inventory Management
Own materials planning (MRP/requirements planning) and track material requirements to ensure availability for running production lines while minimizing stockouts and excess inventory.
Coordinate with Procurement, suppliers and 3PL partners to expedite critical parts and manage inbound logistics.
Maintain inventory rotation and working-capital optimization.
Order Fulfilment
Act as the primary liaison with Manufacturing, Quality, Warehouse and Logistics to align demand, capacity and fulfilment plans.
Facilitate planning with the Operations team based on the order intake shared by the CRM team.
Executive S&OP preparation and facilitation.
Performance Monitoring, MIS & Reporting
Manage MIS reporting (inventory, forecast accuracy, on‑time delivery, fill rate, schedule adherence, etc.) and provide timely analysis and recommendations.
Monitor KPIs, drive corrective actions, and escalate persistent issues to senior management.
Process, Systems & Continuous Improvement
Implement, optimize and standardize planning processes, tools and methodologies (ERP/JD), ensuring data accuracy, standard work and automation where applicable.
Drive continuous improvement and Lean/Kaizen initiatives to enhance planning efficiency, reduce lead times and lower working capital.
Establish and maintain SOPs, work instructions and documentation for planning.
Commercial & Contract Support
People Leadership & Development
Recruit, train, mentor and performance‑manage planning staff.
Build team capability by sharing best practices for schedule management and adherence.
Qualifications
Qualifications
BE in Mechanical or equivalent. MBA would be an added advantage.
Minimum of 12-15 years’ experience in planning / procurement / purchase function of Engineering product.
Proven experience as a Master Scheduler or similar role.
Parker Hannifin
Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies. For more than a century, we’ve enabled engineering breakthroughs that make energy cleaner, transportation safer, medical treatments more effective, and manufacturing more efficient.
With empowered team members in more than 40 countries, Parker serves customers across aerospace & defense, energy, HVAC & refrigeration, in-plant & industrial equipment, off-highway and transportation.
Our scale is global, but our purpose is personal. We enable breakthroughs that improve lives, strengthen communities and create a brighter future.
Our Purpose — Enabling Engineering Breakthroughs that Lead to a Better Tomorrow — comes to life through our people-first culture where teamwork drives performance, inclusion fuels innovation and growth is encouraged. This environment fosters collaboration and empowers team members from engineering and manufacturing to finance, supply chain, human resources, information technology and beyond.
By combining deep expertise with an entrepreneurial spirit, we help customers succeed in spanets that demand performance, reliability, and sustainability.
As we look to the future, Parker is advancing initiatives in energy efficiency and sustainability while developing the next generation of talent and leaders to engineer a better tomorrow.
