RAHUL THORAT

Accomplished management professional with more than 18 years of experience, learned to work with different levels of granularity which helped to perform smoothly & with integrity. Specializing in Production Planning & Control, possess good communication & teamwork skills being Strong as a learner, stimulating as a co-worker, Proactive as a team member, and Dynamic & Creative as a professional to act as a good planner through my professional experience over the years. Seeking a suitable position to contribute & grow along with the organization.

Core Competencies:

Project Co-ordination, Production Scheduling, Production Forecasting, Inventory Monitoring & review, Raw Material Indenting, Production Operations, Demand Planning & Forecasting, MRP, Order Execution, Order Management, Outsourcing, Demand Generation, Capacity Planning, Inventory Control & Optimization, Master Planning & Scheduling, Production Planning Control, Team Management, Functioning in SAP PP & MM module, Structural Fabrication, Galvanizing, Polymer Processing, Injection Moulding, Vacuum Forming SPM, Thermoforming Extrusion

Manager-Production Planning & Control (PPC) Since- 2022

Sunbeam Infratech, Pune (Manufacturer of Prefab Structures, E-Houses, and Portable Cabins) 

• Leading the team ensuring departmental functions are in line with the strategies of the organization Ensuring the schedules and other key performance indicators of projects are progressing as planned
• Managing Production processes to reduce outages & incidents 
• Recommending process improvements for optimum quality, cost-effectiveness and the on-time delivery of the product & services 
• Reviewing system performance & expedition of needful changes for smooth functioning of the production functions 
• Leading & motivating the team with ownership & delegation of authority Coordinating with the customers & prioritizing the production schedules to adhere supply schedule 
• Coordinating with the departmental team leaders to contribute & develop organization policies, objectives & targets 
• Reviewing availability of the resources to meet the schedules & commitments Managing & optimizing the inventory in line with the production processes for timely delivery as per schedule

Team Leader- Executive- Production Planning & Control (PPC) 2020-2021

Karamtara Engineering Pvt. Ltd., Boisar, Mumbai Region (Engineering & Manufacturer of Power Transmission Towers)

• Led the team ensuring departmental functions are in line with the priorities 
• Ensured that the inventory batch sizes & set-up times are optimized 
• Ensured that planning master data (static and dynamic) remains accurate & particular regard should be made to planning realistic production output using actual / proven rather than theoretical capacities Ensured visibility at strategic (annual), tactical (quarterly), and operational (monthly) levels of granularity. 
• Communicated appropriately between functions supported by facts to enable improved decision-making on scenarios, opportunities, and constraints. 
• Managed the planning team to ensure communication between functions within the plant is continuously improved. 
• Ensured the safety stock of key components & raw material availability does not disrupt the production. 
• Prevented the recurrence of the deviation from the plan initially made visibly & agreed upon by the recovery plan followed by the root cause analysis. 
• Developed and implemented new process improvement initiatives to drive operational efficiencies. 
• Reviewed material availability to MRP demand & managed orders to support customer demand while delivering against monthly performance targets 
• Ensured scheduled delivery sizes and frequency are optimized to achieve lower costs and reviewed closure of customer complaints.
• Minimized obsolete/aged inventory. 
• Managed Inventory and Capacity enabling the integration of production requirements. 
• Liaised closely with each department for review & removal of bottleneck hurdles for the completion of projects within the pre-decided time frame. 
• Being a team leader coordinating with each team member for the smooth functioning of departmental activities. 
• Prepared & reviewed master project forecasting & execution schedule considering running, upcoming & expected projects, also coordinating for the same between SCM & Marketing. 
• Prepared billable lots of various projects according to the supply schedule to meet the customer requirements as per the commitments.

Officer-Production Planning & Control (PPC)        2008-2020

Jyoti Structures Ltd. (An EPC Company, Manufacturer of Power Transmission towers, Substation structures & Distribution Structures)

• Monitored individual order execution at fabrication, galvanization, inspection and dispatch stages. 
• Prepared master production & supply schedule as per the latest quantity chart & AOP (Annual Operating Plan) Forecasted demand, prepared requirements and raised purchase indents for raw materials based on the optimum cutting plan, bolts & nuts and accessories. 
• Followed up with the Procurement department for raising the Purchase Orders, Rolling plan and raw material dispatches against respective indents of RM, Hardware & Accessories for timely delivery as per schedule. 
• Coordinated with Engineering, Projects, Construction and Sub-station departments for general, contractual & technical matters. 
• Prepared synopsis based on LOA (Letter Of Award) & AT (Acceptance of Tender) for the assigned projects. 
• Initiated corrective and preventive actions based on internal & external audit reports and maintained IMS records of the Planning Department. 
• Audited various departments as an internal auditor for IMS standards. Functioned with SAP for maintaining data, reconciliation & tracking of various projects. 
• Planned the resolution of customer’s complaints & reviewed their closure. 
• Released the Job Cards on a daily basis for the manufacturing of proto and mass production based on the supply schedule along with the update of the DPR & MIS report. 
• Organized customer inspection for offered semi-finished & finished material Followed up with the commercial department for raising bills. 
• Monitored & reviewed the consumption of raw materials at the factory. 
• Reviewed & ensured timely execution of orders on a weekly basis. 
• Prepared month-wise production plan by plotting under execution orders, new orders, and expected orders considering spare capacity. 
• Reconciled customer-supplied material for discrepancies & coordinated the same with marketing & customer.

Engineer- Service & Maintenance   2006-2008

Wonderpack Industries Pvt. Ltd. (Manufacturer of Thermoforming machines)

• Installed various thermoforming machines like SPM (special-purpose machines), Vacuum Forming Machines, Extruders, Blow Molding Machines and Injection Molding Machines and also provided training to its operators. 
• Resolved technical problems comprising its process and mode of operation at the customer end. 
• Suggested must need changes in machines regarding the design & logic of operations at the manufacturing end. 
• Coordinated with Engineering, and Production departments regarding design & logic of operations for various machines during manufacturing & installed the same at the clients. 
• Familiar with QMS ISO 9001-2000 & completed course as an internal auditor.

Engineer-Production       2004-2006

Samsonite South Asia Pvt. Ltd. (Manufacturer of world no.1 travel luggage)

• Made quality production and operated the machines like Vacuum Forming machines, SPM (Special Purpose Machine), Injection Molding and Extruder. 
• Coordinated at the vendor ends for the production requirements for improvements in terms of quality & quantity. 
• Set the new vacuum forming machine for trial and its development from the point of view of production and trained its operators for the continual process & handed it over to the vendor.

MBA (Production & Operations Management -Pursuing from 2022) SGVU, Rajasthan 

BSc (Physics) 2003-2004, Pune University, Maharashtra

HSC 1999-2000, Nashik, Maharashtra 

SSC 1997-1998, Nashik, Maharashtra 

MS-Office (Swift India) 2002, NIIT, Nashik, Maharashtra