Responsibilities & Key Deliverables

Lead Capacity Planning for the Automotive Division by ensuring long-term supply chain readiness, mitigating supplier capacity risks, enabling capacity creation, and strengthening business continuity for current and future programs. Act as the central interface between Sourcing, SCM, SQE, CDMM, Product Development, and suppliers for capacity planning and risk management.

1. Capacity Planning & Readiness

Drive long-term capacity planning aligned with production and business growth plans.
Establish supplier capacity mapping and readiness assessment across critical commodities and platforms.
Identify capacity constraints, risks, and bottlenecks; develop and execute mitigation plans.
Lead supplier capacity enhancement projects and monitor execution through launch and stabilization phases.
Govern capacity readiness for new product programs and growth initiatives.

2. New Project Capacity & Industrialization

Lead capacity assessments for new and carry-over parts during sourcing and project approval stages.
Ensure supplier manufacturing readiness, investment adequacy, and capacity feasibility.
Drive cross-functional reviews and track industrialization and capacity commissioning plans.

3. Supply Chain Risk Management & Business Continuity

Develop capacity risk dashboards and early warning mechanisms.
Identify vulnerable and single-source supply situations and drive alternate sourcing strategies.
Lead contingency planning and proactively manage supply chain risks to ensure business continuity.

4. Supply Disruption & Capacity Challenge Resolution

Support resolution of critical supply issues arising from capacity constraints.
Drive debottlenecking and capacity improvement initiatives at supplier locations.
Lead reviews and closure of key supply chain and capacity-related issues.

5. Supplier Development & Stakeholder Management

Build strong partnerships with key suppliers and influence capacity investment decisions.
Support supplier evaluation from a scalability and capacity perspective.
Promote best practices in capacity planning, productivity, and manufacturing excellence.

6. Governance & Functional Leadership

Establish standard processes, tools, and governance mechanisms for capacity planning.
Drive leadership reviews on capacity readiness, risks, and mitigation plans.
Mentor teams and strengthen organizational capability in supplier capacity assessment and risk evaluation.

Key Deliverables

Capacity readiness for current and future business requirements.
Early identification and mitigation of supplier capacity risks.
Successful execution of supplier capacity enhancement initiatives.
Improved supply chain resilience and business continuity.
Effective governance of capacity planning across commodities and platforms.
Capacity readiness for new product launches and growth programs.

Preferred Industries

Automobile

Farm Sector

Education Qualification

Bachelors of Technology; Bachelor of Engineering; Bachelors of Technology in Mechanical; Bachelors of Technology in Electrical and Electronics; Bachelors of Technology in Electronics and Telecommunication; Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical; Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Electronics; Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Telecommunication

General Experience

15 - 20 years of experience in Automotive Sourcing, Supply Chain, Supplier Development, Manufacturing Excellence, Industrial Engineering, or Capacity Planning.

Critical Experience

Proven experience in leading supplier capacity creation and supply chain risk mitigation initiatives.
Experience in managing cross-functional teams and influencing senior stakeholders.
Exposure to new program management, supplier industrialization, and business continuity planning.

System Generated Core Skills

Analytical Thinking

Communication Skills

Influencing Skills

Project Planning & Execution

Risk Analysis

Supplier Selection

Pricing

Price Optimization

Supplier Risk Management

Sourcing

Strategic Sourcing

Benchmarking

System Generated Secondary Skills

Negotiation

Project Management

Supplier Management

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