Role Purpose

Own and lead end-to-end order management for components business-from demand intake through SAP order execution, providing order confirmations with delivery date,  tracking reviews, delivery adherence, and cross-functional closure-while ensuring production feasibility (takt time, capacity,

sequencing) and driving resolution of quality/technical issues impacting customer delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Order Management Ownership (E2E)

• ·       Own order entry, validation, prioritization, and fulfilment for components business.
• ·       Run daily/weekly SAP-based order tracking reviews, highlight risks (capacity, shortages, quality holds), and drive closure.
• ·       Ensure OTD (On-Time Delivery) through proactive expediting, promise-date governance, and exception management.

SAP Execution & Governance (Operational Excellence)

• ·       Ensure robust SAP transaction discipline for: order creation/release, material availability checks, pick/issue alignment, and order confirmations aligned to production orders.
• ·       Drive clean master/transactional data practices for planning & execution (BOM/routing/work center/capacity fundamentals as relevant to the role).
• ·       Lead improvement of dashboards/reports for backlog, adherence, shortages, WIP, and delivery performance.

Production Planning Interface (Takt Time | Capacity | Feasibility) .

• ·       Translate demand into executable plans with PPC/Production: takt time, line loading, bottleneck management, and finite capacity alignment.
• ·       Review and challenge production plans with capacity reality; drive sequencing and prioritization based on customer/penalty/criticality.
• ·       Coordinate material readiness and constraints resolution with SCM/Procurement.

Technical & Quality Problem Resolution . Use strong technical understanding to triage and support closure of quality issues/non-conformances impacting dispatch (MRB holds, rework loops, deviations).

Lead cross-functional containment and recovery plans with Quality/Engineering/Production/Suppliers; ensure recovery dates are committed and tracked in reviews.

Autonomous Business Leadership

• ·       Act as an autonomous business owner for components order book: own results, drive governance, and influence without authority.
• ·       Lead stakeholder communication with internal teams and (as applicable) customers on status, risks, and recovery plans.

Key Interfaces

• ·       Manufacturing
• ·       Production / PPC / Industrial Engineering . Quality, Engineering (Manufacturing/Design), Supplier Quality . Procurement, Warehouse/Logistics, Finance

Required Skills & Competencies

Must-Have

• ·       Experience:  9-10 years (manufacturing / components / industrial
• ·       environment)
• ·       Education: B.E./B.Tech - Mechanical Engineering (Mandatory)
• ·       Strong Order Management in manufacturing/components environment . SAP proficiency (order execution & tracking; exposure to SD/MM/PP is
• ·       preferred)
• ·       Strong understanding of production systems: takt time, capacity, constraints, sequencing .
• ·       Ability to connect technical/quality issues with delivery impact and recovery planning .
• ·       Drive collaboration to resolve issues in a CFT environment.
• ·       High ownership mindset; able to lead independently with minimal supervision

Success Metrics (KPIs)

• ·       Order confirmation to orders
• ·       OTD / Delivery Adherence for components business .
• ·       Backlog health (aging, critical backlog, promise-date stability) .
• ·       Order cycle time (release-to-ship) and schedule adherence .
• ·       Reduction in delivery losses due to quality holds/material shortages .