Head - Demand Planning & Logistics - FMCG/Healthcare

Job Responsibilities:

- Overall responsible for product availability, product freshness in the supply chain and outbound logistics cost.

- Operational Duties (Logistics)

- Managing the pan-India distribution network (Primary and Secondary) by leading a team of logistics in-charges

- Oversee the planning and development of Logistics' network (Primary and Secondary) by working with the national and regional teams, and engaging with Logistics Partners. identify optimal routes, route-days, and transport modes

- Identify and support reach-outs to new Logistics Service providers, in charge of tendering process; review SLA's for logistics partners and take corrective actions to enhance results

- Identify, evaluate, and appoint CFAs in existing or new locations as and when required

- Ensure cost is as per budget

- Ensure timely action and solution for transit damage, lost items, etc.

- Review logistics related performance metrics at periodic basis and identify scope for improvements

- Operational Duties (Demand Planning)

- Responsible for product availability by leading a team of demand planners

- Oversee demand planning process - collating demand forecasts by sales team, planning stock levels at CFAs and Plants, developing dispatch plan and production plan on a periodic basis

- Ensure that plan is modified basis market performance, marketing initiatives and supply constraints

- Ensure Inter-department coordination between sales, supply chain and production team for adherence to plan

- Ensure that instances of stock-out in CFAs or customer locations are minimal

- Responsible for FG stock availability, customer service level and freshness of stock

- Responsible for inventory levels at plants, CFAs, and customers; ensure reduction of obsolete stock

- Team Building Duties

- Lead a team of logistics in-charges (regional and national level) and demand planners, support performance improvement through trainings

- Ensure that the logistics team in HO and regional teams work seamlessly to provide the best customer service

- Strategic Duties

- Develop and implement cost-saving initiatives (warehouse efficiency, consolidation, transportation strategy, etc.) for primary and secondary logistics without impacting service levels

- Strive towards zero stock-outs by working with the sales team

- Reduce working capital requirement by optimising inventory levels

- Long horizon planning support to the management through simulations of expected Sales (based on existing and expected trends).

- Use of existing IT systems and identify IT tools to support planning and logistics process

- Increase visibility of logistics and planning process through systematic data flow and dashboards

Reporting Manager: Technical Head

Qualifications

Education:

- Master's Degree in Business Administration; specialization in operations/ supply chain preferred

Experience:

- 10 + years of experience in supply chain functions; with at least 5 years of experience in finished goods planning or logistics

- 3+ experience in team leader/ manager role

- Proven ability to implement process improvement initiatives

Knowledge Required:

- Highly adept with logistics and supply chain ecosystem

- Integrated Business Planning Process / Sales Operations Planning Process

- Understands warehouse and transportation capacity planning

- Experience in secondary distribution

Desired Skills:

- Demonstrated leadership and team management skills

- Demonstrated experience facilitating meetings and group processes

- Cross-functional collaboration

- Ability to establish and foster relationships with vendors, Strong negotiation skills

- Highly detail oriented and can effectively multi-task.