Director - Supply Chain - FMCG

Supply Chain Director

Position: Director of Supply Chain

Location: Mumbai

Reporting To: CEO (Dotted line to APAC Director)

Criteria:

- Education: Graduate/Postgraduate with MBA in Supply Chain Management or BE

- Experience: Minimum 10 years in Supply Chain activities, including 3 years in leading the SCM function in a 5000 Mio INR/year Consumer Goods company, ideally in FMCG with broad distribution and local production.

- Experience leading various SCM sub-functions (planning, warehousing, transportation) through full assignments.

Skills and Knowledge:

- Proficiency in Indian local logistics details, ERP systems, warehousing, transportation, and S&OP processes.

- Understanding of ERP concepts from a user's perspective.

- Strong network with logistics providers, SCM consultants, customer logistic resources, relevant authorities, and FMCG companies with production facilities.

- Ability to balance company's interests against functional ones.

- Strong English language skills.

- Understanding of Western parent company dynamics and effective communication.

- Financial acumen, including P&L and balance sheet analysis for business influence.

Competencies:

- Change management leadership.

- Planning and organization.

- Result orientation.

- Willingness to address logistic/planning/production issues when necessary.

- Effective communication (content, timing, relevance).

- Building confidence in the Supply Chain community as an equal partner for the commercial side.

Job Purpose: Ensure a robust, efficient, and responsive Supply Chain in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to provide excellent customer service efficiently. Process improvement is a key focus.

Interactions (Internal & External):

Internal:

- All functions, especially Sales, R&D, Marketing.

- Company Regional and Global SCM teams.

- Peers in Company sales and production companies.

External:

- Customer's logistic organizations.

- Logistic providers.

- FMCG companies worldwide.

- Authorities.

- Vendors/suppliers/job-workers.

Key Responsibilities:

- Review and adapt supply chain design elements for changing business needs.

- Oversee business needs identification, annual plan deployment, and implementation for service, cost, productivity, quality, and innovation.

- Define appropriate roles in Supply Chain and recruit/train/develop resources.

- Ensure information flow visibility through process flow installation and ERP integration.

- Co-Lead Sales and Operations Planning Process, optimizing supply chain cost, processes, inventory, and sales forecasting.

Additional Responsibilities:

- Coordinate and manage Finished Goods Vendors to meet Quality Assurance norms.

- Forecast inventory needs and production schedules, strategizing production and quality improvements.

- Ownership of the OP process from Supply Chain.

- Stay updated on Supply Chain Management trends relevant to the company.

- Support local, regional, and global projects.

- Regular business trips to vendors, warehouses, and Company Regional offices.