DGM/GM - Inventory/Supply Planning - QSR/FMCG/Retail

We are looking out at DGM/GM - (Andheri East, Mumbai)

We are looking out for someone with hands-on experience of 7+ years in Inventory, Supply Planning, demand forecasting, and Vendor Relationship Management. Preferably from QSR/FMCG/retail and consumer products

This position is overall responsible for managing the centralized planning function to ensure high customer service levels and build/strategize the supply network in line with the company's growth plans

Roles and responsibilities:

- Own the central planning function across food and non-food categories.

- Supply and Demand Planning, Inventory Planning, Warehousing

- Get insights on sales forecast at a gross level as well as the Product level.

- Planning of Limited Time Offers, New Product launches & the transition SKUs (Old SKU discontinuation & new product introduction

- Material requirement planning

- Conduct the Sales & Operations meeting every month to take the insights on the forecasted Sales for the subsequent months and present the sales forecast accuracy (at a gross level as well as at the Product level) to all the stakeholders

- Monitor the AUV (Product sold Per day per store) on a weekly basis and raise the flag if there is a major deviation between actual Vs forecasted consumption.

- Lead the implementation of the latest SCM technology solutions

- Lead the slow-moving and expiry threat-related discussions with the 3PL team & raise the flag if there is a risk of write off

- Build new processes and re-engineer existing processes to improve supply chain productivity

- Build governance mechanism to ensure process compliance at warehouses, suppliers, etc

- Ensure DC fill rates and supplier OTIFs are at the highest level.

- Supplier relationship management