Key Role Overview:

The Planning Supervisor is responsible for ensuring efficient production scheduling, material availability, and capacity planning, while also overseeing new product planning from R&D to market launch and variation batches. This includes coordinating with the Registration Department and R&D Department to align with production capabilities.

Job Accountabilities:

 A. Production Planning & Scheduling 

• Develop and manage weekly and monthly production schedules based on demand forecasts, machine capacity, and raw material availability.
• Ensure balanced production loading across different machines to avoid overutilization or bottlenecks.
• Coordinate with Manufacturing, Engineering, and QA to ensure planned batches align with equipment availability and validation schedules.
• Monitor First Pass Yield & Batch Rejections to adjust planning and minimize rework.

B. Material Planning & Procurement Coordination

• Ensure raw materials and packaging materials are available before production to prevent stoppages.
• Collaborate with Procurement to optimize supplier lead times and prevent overstocking or shortages.
• Work on MRP (Material Requirements Planning) system for real-time tracking of material availability.
• Work on ROP (Re-Order Point) Ensure optimal inventory levels by continuously monitoring stock movement, calculating re-order points, and triggering purchase or production orders.
• Work with Quality Control (QC) to ensure incoming raw materials are released on time for production and release of finished products for market.

 C. Capacity Planning & Machine Utilization

• Monitor machine efficiency and downtime trends to adjust scheduling accordingly. 
• Align production plans with maintenance schedules to ensure minimal disruption.
• Support investment planning for new equipment based on capacity limitations and projected demand increases.

D. New Product Planning, Launch Coordination and variation batches

• Work closely with R&D, Regulatory Affairs, and Production to ensure smooth transition from development to commercial production.
• Track new product timelines with R&D Department and align production planning with regulatory approvals.
• Ensure production capacity is available for pilot batches, stability studies, and validation runs before full-scale launch.
• Monitor progress on CTD dossier submission, regulatory approvals, and bioequivalence studies with the Registration Department.
• Follow up variation batches with R&D, Registration, production and quality assurance departments to ensure it's achievement. 

 E. Cross-Functional Coordination & Issue Resolution

• Act as the main communication link between Production, R&D, Registration, Procurement, and QA to resolve scheduling conflicts.
• Work closely with Engineering & Maintenance to integrate preventive maintenance into the production plan.
• Participate in weekly New Product Development (NPD) meetings to track project milestones.
• Ensure real-time updates of production status to avoid last-minute schedule changes.