Background

BURN designs, manufactures, and distributes aspirational fuel-efficient cooking products that save lives and forests in the developing world.BURN has revolutionized the global cookstove sector by proving the business case for selling a high quality, locally manufactured and unsubsidized cookstoves.Since 2013, BURN has sold 200,000+ high quality, locally manu...

Responsibilities

Strategic Planning & Production Control

• Own the overall production planning and scheduling process for the factory.
• Ensure that the Inventory Plan (IP) is feasible and executable across all assembly lines.
• Monitor production performance and line capacity, adjusting plans to achieve throughput, efficiency, and cost targets.
• Implement process improvements to enhance production flow, reduce bottlenecks, and optimize resource utilization.

Team Management & Leadership

• Manage, mentor, and develop the Production Scheduling Manager and Production Manager.
• Set performance objectives and review KPIs for both roles, ensuring alignment with factory and organizational goals.
• Provide guidance on decision-making related to schedule adjustments, resource allocation, and operational priorities.

Coordination Between Planning & Execution

• Ensure tight alignment between the Production Scheduling Manager (planning) and Production Manager (execution).
• Facilitate regular PPC meetings to review schedules, throughput targets, material availability, labor readiness, and operational constraints.
• Resolve conflicts between planning and execution teams, balancing capacity, resource limitations, and delivery commitments.

KPI Ownership & Performance Management

• Own factory-level PPC KPIs, including: Production schedule adherence, Throughput vs target per line, Cost per unit, Line efficiency and labor utilization, On-time completion of Inventory Plans.
• Monitor performance trends and implement corrective actions to meet operational targets.

Cross-Functional Stakeholder Management

• Collaborate with: Inventory Planning (IP) Team, Operations Manager, Quality, Maintenance, and Warehouse Teams.
• Ensure smooth communication and escalation of issues between factory operations and planning teams.
• Act as the escalation point for all major production planning, scheduling, and execution challenges.

Continuous Improvement & Best Practices

• Introduce standardized planning, scheduling, and reporting processes.
• Identify and implement efficiency improvements across planning and production execution.
• Promote a culture of accountability, operational discipline, and proactive problem-solving across PPC teams.

Qualifications

Skills and Experience

• Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in factory operations, preferably with at least 5 years in a leadership or managerial role overseeing production planning and execution.
• Strong preference for candidates with experience in sheet metal manufacturing, appliances, or similar industrial production environments.

Technical Expertise:

• In-depth understanding of production planning, scheduling, and factory operations.
• Strong knowledge of capacity planning, throughput optimization, WIP and inventory management, and operational KPIs.
• Experience with ERP/MRP or advanced planning systems.

Leadership & Management Skills:

• Proven ability to manage cross-functional teams, including production, scheduling, maintenance, and quality.
• Skilled in coaching, mentoring, and developing high-performing teams.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to make operational decisions under pressure.

Operational Excellence:

• Demonstrated ability to meet throughput targets, optimize cost per unit, and improve operational efficiency.
• Strong focus on quality, safety, and delivery commitments.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related field preferred. Advanced degrees or certifications in operations management is an advantage.

Personal Attributes:

• Strong analytical and planning skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Proactive, results-oriented, and capable of driving change and continuous improvement.

• Own the overall production planning and scheduling process for the factory.
• Ensure that the Inventory Plan (IP) is feasible and executable across all assembly lines.
• Monitor production performance and line capacity, adjusting plans to achieve throughput, efficiency, and cost targets.
• Implement process improvements to enhance production flow, reduce bottlenecks, and optimize resource utilization.
• Manage, mentor, and develop the Production Scheduling Manager and Production Manager.
• Set performance objectives and review KPIs for both roles, ensuring alignment with factory and organizational goals.
• Provide guidance on decision-making related to schedule adjustments, resource allocation, and operational priorities.
• Ensure tight alignment between the Production Scheduling Manager (planning) and Production Manager (execution).
• Facilitate regular PPC meetings to review schedules, throughput targets, material availability, labor readiness, and operational constraints.
• Resolve conflicts between planning and execution teams, balancing capacity, resource limitations, and delivery commitments.
• Own factory-level PPC KPIs, including: Production schedule adherence, Throughput vs target per line, Cost per unit, Line efficiency and labor utilization, On-time completion of Inventory Plans.
• Monitor performance trends and implement corrective actions to meet operational targets.
• Collaborate with: Inventory Planning (IP) Team, Operations Manager, Quality, Maintenance, and Warehouse Teams.
• Ensure smooth communication and escalation of issues between factory operations and planning teams.
• Act as the escalation point for all major production planning, scheduling, and execution challenges.
• Introduce standardized planning, scheduling, and reporting processes.
• Identify and implement efficiency improvements across planning and production execution.
• Promote a culture of accountability, operational discipline, and proactive problem-solving across PPC teams.

• In-depth understanding of production planning, scheduling, and factory operations.
• Strong knowledge of capacity planning, throughput optimization, WIP and inventory management, and operational KPIs.
• Experience with ERP/MRP or advanced planning systems.
• Proven ability to manage cross-functional teams, including production, scheduling, maintenance, and quality.
• Skilled in coaching, mentoring, and developing high-performing teams.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to make operational decisions under pressure.
• Demonstrated ability to meet throughput targets, optimize cost per unit, and improve operational efficiency.
• Strong focus on quality, safety, and delivery commitments.
• Strong analytical and planning skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Proactive, results-oriented, and capable of driving change and continuous improvement.

• Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in factory operations, preferably with at least 5 years in a leadership or managerial role overseeing production planning and execution.
• Strong preference for candidates with experience in sheet metal manufacturing, appliances, or similar industrial production environments.
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related field preferred. Advanced degrees or certifications in operations management is an advantage.