Karthik Ks

Production and project planning professional with an MBA in Operations Management and 9+ years of experience in complex manufacturing environments. Skilled in Production Planning and Control (PP&C), Material Requirements Planning (MRP), Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), Capacity Planning, and Inventory Optimization within SAP S/4HANA. Proven record of improving On-Time-In-Full (OTIF) and On-Time Delivery (OTD) performance, reducing aged and excess inventory, and building Power BI dashboards that support data-driven planning decisions.

Experienced leading cross-functional coordination across Production, Procurement, Engineering, and Marketing.

Assistant Manager – Planning - Propel Industries Pvt Ltd

(2023-05)

• Lead end-to-end Material Requirements Planning (MRP) for a complex manufacturing operation, ensuring uninterrupted material availability and continuous production.
• Drive On-Time-In-Full (OTIF) performance by validating material readiness and production feasibility prior to releasing production orders.
• Balance customer demand against manufacturing capacity to achieve On-Time Delivery (OTD) targets while maximizing production efficiency and resource utilization.
• Monitor inventory levels and proactively resolve material shortages and schedule changes to minimize production disruptions.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Production, Procurement, Marketing, and Engineering to optimize production schedules and strengthen overall supply chain performance.
• Led inventory optimization initiatives that reduced excess and slow-moving inventory, including 180+ day aged stock across Semi-Finished Goods (SFG), Bought Out (BOU), Outside Processing (OSP), and Finished Goods categories.
• Maintain SAP planning master data — Lot Size, Planning Strategy (PD, ZC, ND, VM), Safety Stock, Lead Time, and Rounding Values — to improve planning accuracy and system reliability.
• Design and develop interactive Power BI dashboards for production planning, inventory management, material availability, and KPI monitoring, enabling data-driven decisions across the planning team.

Senior Engineer – Planning - Propel Industries Pvt Ltd

(2021-09 - 2023-04)

• Planned, monitored, and controlled end-to-end production processes to meet sales plan requirements.
• Reduced cost variance on production orders and bills of materials by implementing Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) that closed identified process gaps.
• Managed demand and sales order input in alignment with the sales plan; led Sales review and On-Time-Delivery (OTD) meetings on a regular cadence.
• Partnered with Production to conduct plan-vs-actual gap analysis by equipment, driving corrective actions for non-adherence.
• Enforced SAP data discipline across operational departments, improving planning data integrity.
• Ensured shop-floor material availability, proactively communicating and resolving line-stoppage risks.

Planning Engineer - Rabwin Industries Pvt Ltd

(2017-08 - 2021-09)

• Coordinated the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process, including supply/demand forecasting, inventory management, and on-time delivery performance.
• Built strong relationships with key customer personnel, identifying customer needs and influencing supply chain decisions.
• Forecasted production requirements using historical consumption data and past-consumption ratios.
• Placed raw material indents in SAP based on order receipts, improving purchase-cycle accuracy.
• Reduced raw material wastage through improved consumption management practices.
• Established and monitored KPIs to drive continuous performance improvement.
• Conducted monthly reviews of stock aged beyond 180 days to support inventory health.

Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Operations Management - Regional Campus of Anna University, Coimbatore (2020)

Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering - Maharaja Institute of Technology, Coimbatore (2017)

Diploma - Mechanical Engineering - Suguna Polytechnic College, Coimbatore (2013)