About Us :

In Alfa Laval, we are every single day contributing to a more sustainable future for our planet through engineering innovation. Our global team designs and implements the refining, recycling and purifying process that allow our customers to be better themselves. You will find our work in leading applications for water purification, clean energy, food production, waste processing, pharmaceutical development and much more. The people of Alfa Laval enjoy the freedom to pursue ideas and the resources to see those ideas to become reality, in an environment that welcomes drive, courage and diversity. The result is a company where we all can be very proud of what we do.

Our core competencies are in the areas of heat transfer separation, and fluid handling. We are dedicated to optimizing the performance of our customers' processes. our world-class technologies, our systems, equipment and services must create solutions that help our customers stay ahead. Please feel free to peruse our website www.alfalaval.com

Purpose of job:

• Build and manage forecasts for major components in collaboration with Business Units, Internal Customers, and Service Agreement Managers.
• Identify and mitigate risks related to parts availability and supply gaps.
• Reduce takt time on the manufacturing process by proper planning the material.
• Coordinate with order handling teams to ensure accurate, up-to-date information in the ERP system to support planning and execution.
• Lead improvement initiatives focused on optimizing supply chain performance, including controlling slow-moving, non-moving, and obsolete inventory.
• Analyze the cost implications of proposed measures and ensure cost-effective delivery.
• Oversee and manage exchange components to ensure availability and turnaround efficiency within service operations.

What you know :

We are seeking a proactive and analytical Central Material Planner – Service Operations to join our team. This role is critical in ensuring our Service Centre can meet forecasted demand over a 2–6-month horizon. You will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and optimizing supply chain activities to deliver expected volumes within agreed lead times, while maintaining cost efficiency.

• Education - B.E.(Preferred) / Any Grad

• Work Location - Pune

• Frequent Traveling

• Any ERP experience is must

• Hands on experience on Excel & Powerpoint

Physical & Environmental Factors :

Special physical, psychological and work life balance demands of the role

Market is very dynamic and has strong demands from customer for faster solutions and deliveries. It requires the manager to be alert to the market conditions and closely coordinate with all stake holders.

Travelling is essential, as the manager is responsible for covering a wide geographical region

Maximum time needs to be spent at the customer’s end.

Should be able to withstand work pressures.

Why should you apply:

• We offer you an interesting and challenging position in an open and friendly environment where we help each other to develop and create value for our customers.
• An exciting place to build a global network with different nationalities.
• Your work will have a true impact on Alfa Laval’s future success; you will be learning new things every day.

"We care about diversity, inclusion and equity in our recruitment processes. We also believe behavioural traits can provide important insights into a candidate's fit to a role. To help us achieve this we apply Pymetrics assessments, and upon application you will be invited to play the assessment games.