Manager, Supply Chain

Job Summary

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Own adherence to organizational safety policies across supply chain operations.
• Manage inventory, capacity, KPIs, tactical raw material purchasing, and production material availability.
• Coordinate suppliers and production teams to resolve shipment issues and meet customer delivery requirements.
• Oversee materials and inventories for all plants in India, including slow-moving and aged stock resolution.
• Enforce warehouse processes for 6S, FIFO, binning, labeling, traceability, cycle counting, and stock segregation.
• Manage domestic inbound and outbound transportation for timely, safe, compliant, and efficient material movement.
• Evaluate technology, forecasting, reorder point, reporting, and operational improvement opportunities.
• Lead international trade transactions in compliance with statutory, customs, and DGFT requirements.
• Lead customer service improvements focused on global delivery performance.
• Supervise teams responsible for procurement and planning, logistics and warehousing, international trade, and customer service.
• Coordinate with suppliers, customers, production, management, and other relevant stakeholders.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or equivalent experience.
• Seven years of supply chain planning experience.
• Four years of budget management and leadership experience.
• Seven years of data management, purchasing, and manufacturing industry experience.
• Four years of experience managing direct reports.

Skills and Systems

• SAP Materials Management, SAP Production Planning, and SAP.
• Relational databases, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel.
• Quantitative, statistical, analytical, negotiation, and time and priority management skills.
• Training and mentoring, teamwork, multitasking, self-motivation, and stress management.

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