Senior Manager - Supply Chain - Online Store

About role :

- It's a leadership role within Supply Chain team of Our Client India person would be responsible for driving multiple initiatives in the area of supply chain planning for existing and new businesses, strategic supply chain projects, processes and system improvements.

- Role would also encompass responsibility related to Forecasting, Sales and Operations Planning, Inventory management and Storage capacity planning

- Role would play a key role in managing customer & supplier experience from supply chain perspective by managing variability, planning resources, clear communication and analytics

- Role would assist leadership team in developing long-term function (supply chain) strategies and significantly influences the cross-functional project development and delivery processes/standards.

- It's pivotal role and person would be required to manage multiple stakeholders across the organization category teams, finance, fulfillment centers, transportation, seller teams etc.

- Role will require managing various high impact technology led supply chain initiatives

- Role will also require to interact with multiple stakeholders based in other Our Client geographies (North America, Europe etc)

- Will have direct people management responsibilities, Mentoring individuals for overall performance and effectiveness in specific situations

The Basics :

- At least 10 years of experience in a top tier company driving programs or projects

- If you have a MBA from a top tier institute (IIM A/B/C/L, NITIE/JBIMS/ISB/SPJMR/XLRI/Symbiosis), 6 years of experience is a minimum

- Supply Chain background preferable but not mandatory.

- Exposure to supply chain system & tools, proficiency in SQL/Microsoft Excel and basic programming skills is preferred.

What are we really looking for :

- Should be able to manage cross-functional project teams, plan and organize, and execute complex projects across multiple organizations and stakeholders to enable the launch of new projects and processes.

- Should be able to deal with a high degree of ambiguity

- Should be able to find practical and simple solutions to complex problems without sacrificing quality or core functionality. Should be able to take a complex problem and break it down to smaller digestible chunks

- Should be able to define projects, collect requirements, design processes and system solutions, write detailed functional specifications, coordinate efforts to scope, schedule; as well as analyze cost/benefit of options/solutions and communicate results throughout the organization

- Should be very analytical and be able to justify decisions by using data & facts

- Should have the ability to influence even without authority by using appropriate data/analysis or information