Zepto - Zonal Stock Manager

We're looking for a highly motivated and experienced Regional Instock Manager to lead our inventory availability efforts across 6 warehouses in the North and New Cities regions. In this critical role, you'll be responsible for ensuring high availability at MotherHubs/Warehouses for our customers. You'll lead a diverse team and collaborate closely with various internal stakeholders to achieve your goals.

Key Responsibilities:

- As Regional Instock Manager, your primary responsibility will be to maintain MH availability at all 6 designated warehouses. This involves a comprehensive approach, including:

1. Capacity Planning: Proactively assessing and managing warehouse capacity to accommodate incoming inventory.

2. Purchase Order Management: Analyzing available open purchase orders and conducting root cause analysis (RCA) to identify actions needed for maintaining availability, such as:

- Scheduling POs effectively with internal replenishment teams.

- Overseeing and optimizing the unloading process at warehouses.

- Maintaining optimal Inbound (IB) utilization.

- Minimizing hold and return percentages from warehouses.

3. Team Leadership & Development:

- Providing strong leadership, mentorship, and performance management to your direct reports and broader team.

- Fostering a collaborative and high-performing team environment.

4. Stakeholder Collaboration: Building and maintaining strong relationships with key internal stakeholders to drive results, including:

- Planning Team

- Replenishment Team

- Central MH Team

- Category Teams

- Product Team

- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Your success in this role will be measured by:

- Mother Hub(MH) Availability: Ensuring products are available at Warehouse.

- Inbound (IB) Utilization Percentage: Maximizing the efficient use of inbound warehouse space.

- Hold and Return Percentage: Minimizing inventory held up or returned from warehouses.

Qualifications:

- Proven experience in supply chain, inventory management, or logistics, preferably in an e-commerce or retail environment.

- Strong understanding of warehouse operations, inbound logistics, and inventory control principles.

- Demonstrated experience in people management and leading diverse teams.

- Excellent analytical skills with the ability to conduct root cause analysis and implement effective solutions.

- Proficiency in data analysis and reporting.

- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with various stakeholders.

- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.