Job Description – Yarn Planning, Purchase & Quality Checking
Department : PPC
Reporting to : PPC Head
Designation : Manager
Location :Erode
Min 200 to 300 Looms Handing, Quality checking,yarn counts, blends, and textile raw materials
Job Purpose
To ensure uninterrupted yarn availability for production through effective planning, purchasing, quality verification, and inventory control with zero stagnation. The role requires close coordination with operations, marketing, and quality teams, ensuring accurate data management and proactive stock monitoring.
Key Responsibilities
1. Yarn Planning & Requirement Forecasting
- Assess daily/weekly/monthly yarn requirements based on production schedules.
- Coordinate with the operations team to understand yarn counts, no of cones, blends, and consumption patterns.
- Forecast demand to prevent shortages or excess inventory.
- Selection of yarn based on the technical parameters and loom efficiency.
2. Yarn Purchasing
- Raise purchase requirements and coordinate with approved suppliers.
- Ensure timely delivery of yarn as per required quality, count, and blend specifications.
- Maintain strong vendor communication for order follow-up, delivery planning, and resolving discrepancies.
- Arranging and maintain all traceability related documents.
3. Inventory Management & Stock Control
- Monitor stock levels to maintain optimum inventory—ensure no stagnation and no stock-outs.
- Implement FIFO and conduct regular stock audits to eliminate aging inventory.
- Maintain accurate inward/outward tracking of all yarn lots in ERP.
- Order-to-order reconciliation, monitoring excess consumption, tracking wastage, and managing costing.
4. Data Management & Reporting
- Maintain detailed purchase, stock, and consumption reports in Excel and ERP.
- Prepare daily/weekly/monthly MIS on consumption, closing stock, order status, and age analysis.
- Analyse data to identify slow-moving and fast-moving yarns.
5. Cross-Functional Coordination
· Work with the marketing team to understand and achieve customer required deliveries.
- Coordinate with production/operations teams for smooth alignment of yarn availability with production planning.
- Support costing and product development teams with yarn-related technical inputs.
6. Yarn Quality Checking
- Ensure quality verification of every yarn lot before issuance to production.
- Conduct or coordinate all required yarn quality tests such as:
§ Count checking
§ Strength/CSP
§ Elongation
§ U% / Hairiness / Imperfections
§ Moisture regain /Moisture % / Moisture check
§ Any other technical tests as per process requirements
- Ensure the yarn lot meets technical parameters and quality standards by visiting the loom shed and verifying loom performance and efficiency.
- Reject or hold non-conforming yarn and coordinate with suppliers for replacement/credit notes.
- Maintain proper documentation of test reports and approvals.
- Work closely with the QC/QA team to ensure consistent yarn performance in production.
7. Team Management
- Lead, guide, and supervise the yarn planning, purchase, and quality teams.
- Allocate responsibilities and ensure timely execution of tasks across team members.
- Monitor team performance and provide regular feedback, training, and skill development.
- Ensure discipline, accountability, and adherence to process standards within the team.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance team efficiency and productivity.
- Act as a point of escalation for operational challenges and resolve issues effectively.
Key Skills Required
- Strong knowledge of yarn counts, blends, and textile raw materials.
- Experience in yarn quality checks and understanding technical parameters.
- Proficiency in Excel and ERP (VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, MIS preparation).
- Effective inventory management and planning skills.
- Vendor negotiation and communication abilities.
- High attention to detail and strong follow-up skills.
Qualifications
- Diploma/Degree in Textile Technology / MBA or relevant field.
- 8–14 years’ experience in yarn planning, purchasing, quality checking, or textile supply chain preferred.
Pay: ₹36,896.76 - ₹56,607.97 per month
Benefits:
- Food provided
- Provident Fund
Work Location: In person
