Udaan - Inventory Manager

Job Purpose :

Udaan is looking for a smart, motivated, and self driven Regional Inventory Manager - Staples to drive the availability of Staples SKU's across its assets. This role will be responsible for ensuring availability via right PO placement as per lead times & Cycle times keeping Service levels & health of inventory is on top priority & debottlenecking the issues for short term as well for long term for lnstock, Working Capital, Vendor Fill rates & Vendor TATs.

- Maintaining right availability as per smart selection available with stakeholders & city leads to ensure warehouse space availability is not compromised with non-required inventory.

- He or she will have responsibility for ensuring all inventory systems and processes are meeting the needs of the business and implementing controls around these processes from procurement to inwarding and payments.

- Key areas of focus include driving improvement in inventory availability, increasing inventory efficiency

Roles and Responsibilities:

- Inventory availability: determining the availability metrics for the Category at City-vertical/sub vertical-SKU levels with respect to SKU norms & giving insights to replenishment teams for any gaps with short term/long term

- Manage inventory availability and inventory health including improved in-stock, turns, vendor operational improvement (efficiency, fill rates, lead time) and forecasting

- Integrate key lnstock metrics with broader business metrics to deliver optimal customer experience

- Have a complete understanding of end-to-end supply chain for Multiple Vendors and complex modeling of workflows

6/29/2021 lnstock Manager - Google Docs

https://docs .google.com/document/d/1oxNfhxgaWUNhOfOdhtRGXM 1MUCQmBsrYIUi1WYSk0q8/edit 2/2

- Act as key point of contact between Retail, supply chain, and vendors

- Responsible for defining Operational strategy including product lifecycle management and optimizing sourcing recommendations/decisions.

- Drive metrics to improve efficiency including inventory replenishment, managing overstock inventory, and operational processes

- Demonstrate a deep understanding of Inventory Management tools and an ability to work with technical teams to advocate for tool enhancements

- Be an Automation Champion

Job Specifications :

Education: Graduate/MBA

Experience: 3-6 years

Relevant Profile:

- 3+years of experience and proven track record of managing and executing large projects from start to finish, including project management, data gathering and modeling, problem solving, and communicating recommendations

- Professional experience in operations, inventory planning, demand forecasting, and/or product life

- Possesses strong analytical and numerical skills with strong experience of Excel, including Macros, V-Lookups and Pivot Tables.

- Experience working with high performing teams.

- The ideal candidate will be a self-starter with a high level of flexibility and commitment Proven influencing abilities.

- Proactive attitude and willingness to roll up sleeves and dig deep to achieve goals. Ability to think and react in a high-energy, fast-paced environment

- Good organizational skills including prioritizing, scheduling, time management, and meeting deadlines.

- The position requires an individual who can work autonomously in a demanding and often ambiguous environment, with strong attention to detail and effective prioritization