Anirudho Rana
Sr. Manager – Production Planning & Supply Chain
Gurgaon
Summary
Experienced with strategic planning, team leadership, and operational management. Utilizes comprehensive business acumen to drive efficiency and innovation. Track record of fostering collaborative environments and achieving high-impact results.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Senior Manager Production Planning & Supply Chain
SRF Limited
04.2024 - Current
- Leading end-to-end production planning and supply chain strategy across two large manufacturing sites with approximately 75 active plants (50 and 25 plants running concurrently).
- Managing planning complexity involving over 300 raw materials and 30 to 40 annual production campaigns, ensuring seamless alignment between demand forecasts, plant capacity, and material availability.
- Driving integrated PPIC operations, including production scheduling, inventory control, and capacity optimization across multi-stage process manufacturing environments.
- Directing weekly production planning and raw material indenting across 10 or more upstream and downstream production stages to ensure uninterrupted manufacturing continuity.
- Translating demand signals into executable production schedules while balancing plant constraints, campaign efficiency, and delivery commitments.
- Implemented Oracle ASCP for advanced production planning and campaign scheduling, significantly improving planning accuracy and decision visibility.
- Developed strategic inventory management frameworks for raw materials, WIP, and finished goods, ensuring optimal stock levels while minimizing the working capital impact.
- Strengthened material planning processes aligned with supplier lead times, MOQ constraints, and campaign requirements.
- Led inventory optimization and material balancing initiatives to improve inventory turns, and reduce inefficiencies.
- Spearheading digitalization initiatives within planning functions to enable data-driven decision-making and operational transparency.
- Developed 20+ advanced dashboards, including: Production Planning Dashboards, Downtime Analytics Reports, Inventory Optimization Models, Energy Efficiency Dashboards, and Material Balancing Reports.
- Built self-service analytics (SSA) frameworks, enabling decentralized insights for production and supply chain teams.
- Delivered advanced Power BI reporting covering production plans, inventory visibility, downtime tracking, and energy optimization.
- Acting as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for planning transformation, bridging production planning, digital, and data science teams.
- Serving as the central coordination point between Production, Procurement, Sales, and Supply Chain to ensure alignment between demand and operational feasibility.
- Leading cross-functional initiatives across planning, digital, and operational teams to enhance planning maturity and responsiveness.
- Managing and mentoring planning teams while driving a high-performance culture and execution excellence.
- Driving energy optimization and campaign planning initiatives to improve cost efficiency and resource utilization.
- Leading the deployment of digital planning tools, including campaign planners and energy optimization platforms.
- Driving continuous improvement initiatives in planning processes, systems, and analytics to enhance forecasting reliability, and operational discipline.
Manager – Production Planning & Supply Chain
SRF Limited
04.2022 - 03.2024
Assist Manager Production Planning Control
SRF Limited
12.2019 - 03.2022
Assistant Manager – Production Planning
SRF Limited
04.2016 - 11.2019
Senior Executive – Production Planning
SRF Limited
01.2016 - 03.2016
Officer – Sales Coordination & Planning
SRF Limited
03.2009 - 12.2011
Education
MBA - Strategic Management
Sikkim Manipal University
Gurgaon 04.2001 -
Bachelor in Computer Application - Computer Application
Berhampur University
Berhampur 04.2001 -
Skills
Production planning
Optimized strategic planning
Advanced planning tool proficiency
Data visualization expertise
Multi-phase production management
Effective team collaboration
Project management expertise
Self-Service Analytics (SSA)
Campaign Planning
Business Analytics
Data-driven decision making
Inventory Management
Accomplishments
- Led the implementation of ASCP, enhancing planning accuracy by 30% and reducing operational downtime by 15%.
- Delivered a comprehensive suite of Power BI reports, enabling real-time monitoring of key performance indicators (KPIs) across production cycles.
- Managed cross-functional teams for energy projects, achieving a 1.5Cr. cost saving in energy costs through innovative optimization strategies.
- Successfully coordinated complex multi-step production workflows, ensuring timely delivery and quality output.
Certification
Capsim Management Simulation Programme ( Supply Chain Management )- IIT Roorkee
Technical Proficiency
- Tools: ASCP, Power BI, Campaign Planners, SSA
- Skills: Multi-Step Production Planning, Inventory Optimization, Data Visualization, Strategic Analysis
- Software: [Other relevant tools/software]
Timeline
Power BI Data Analytics Certification
11-2024
Professional Certificate in Supply Chain Management and Analytics- IIT Roorkee
05-2024
Senior Manager Production Planning & Supply Chain
SRF Limited
04.2024 - Current
Capsim Management Simulation Programme ( Supply Chain Management )- IIT Roorkee
01-2024
Manager – Production Planning & Supply Chain
SRF Limited
04.2022 - 03.2024
Assist Manager Production Planning Control
SRF Limited
12.2019 - 03.2022
Assistant Manager – Production Planning
SRF Limited
04.2016 - 11.2019
Senior Executive – Production Planning
SRF Limited
01.2016 - 03.2016
Officer – Sales Coordination & Planning
SRF Limited
03.2009 - 12.2011
MBA - Strategic Management
Sikkim Manipal University
04.2001 -
Bachelor in Computer Application - Computer Application
Berhampur University
04.2001 -