Purpose of the Job: The Supply Chain Head leads the supply chain management strategy to meet the product delivery needs of the students, teachers, parents and school owners of affordable private schools. Key Responsibilities: - Manage the Planning function to ensure that it delivers against agreed objectives, respecting current Good Manufacturing Practice, Good Distribution Practice, quality considerations, budgets, manufacturing and shipping constraints and market requirements. - Ability to visualize supply chain for larger scale; build & execute supply chain strategy for future. Develop and innovate LEAD School's pan-India supply chain to drive cost, risk management and excellent customer satisfaction. - Manage LEAD School Supply Chain P&L for current and future growth. - Drive consumer and customer location understanding to develop a robust last-mile supply chain. - Inventory forecasting & management. Define inventory policy, manage distribution to prevent sales loss/delivery delays and minimize write-offs. - Manage the procurement & distribution of Finished goods (Books, TVs, Tablets, etc.) for schools and other IT Products for internal usage via 3rd party partners and network optimization. - Collaborate with Expansion and Excellence to get the detailed product specifics needed. - Lead the SCM team to execute our strategy by maintaining high standards of on-time-every-time and zero-damage delivery. - Agree on inventory policy and planning parameters. - Ensure appropriate reporting of key KPIs (On Time in Full & Delivery TATs) are disseminated to the business. - Alert the business to supply risks and manage mitigation and action plans. - Implement in line with company processes development plans to ensure that the team has the required skills, performance, behaviors, motivation, and focus to deliver the business plan. - Support new product launch management and provide supply chain services to enable the on-time launch of new products. - Vendor and partner negotiations and vendor optimization to maximize cost efficiency at scale. Should: - Post graduate qualifications specializing in Operations & Supply Chain from Premier Institutions such as NITIE/Premier B-school with 12+ years of directly relevant work experience. - Experience across FMCG, Logistics, Supply Chain, and E-commerce preferred. - Proven working experience in pan-India procurement, warehousing strategy, and logistics management. - Proven experience in supply chain P&L management. - Proven experience in sourcing, negotiation, vendor, and project management. - Excellent leadership and analytical skills. - Open to Travel as needed. - Excellent interpersonal skills: outstanding in teamwork, ability to work successfully with teams across the org. - Strong problem solving, Detail orientation, execution excellence & entrepreneurial spirit. - Experience in leading a team of people. - Contributions to the Education industry are desirable. - Proven ability to meet deadlines in a high-paced work environment. Nice : - Information Technology and Automation Knowledge - A Grasp of Economics and Market Dynamics - Understanding Cost-to-serve - The Skill of Flexibility - Project Management Skills - The Ability to Get the Best from People Department: Supply Chain Location: Mumbai

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LEAD School - Head - Supply Chain Management 

LEAD School - Head - Supply Chain Management  ,Job Description for LEAD School - Head - Supply Chain Management  in Lead School in  Mumbai for (15-18) years of experience. Apply Now!

Job Description for LEAD School - Head - Supply Chain Management  in Lead School in  Mumbai for (15-18) years of experience. Apply Now!