SM - Planning

Position: SM - Planning

Location: Banglore

Working Days: Monday to Friday

Experience Required: 10-15 years

Role Overview

We are seeking a senior leader with deep end-to-end supply chain, operations, and logistics planning experience to bridge the gap between commercial strategy and factory execution. This role is responsible for translating demand and commercial planning into a robust Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) framework, defining input/output KPIs per department, and driving key outcomes linked directly to company objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Design & Institutionalize S&OP: Drive the end-to-end S&OP process across Sales/Marketing, Operations, Procurement, Logistics, and Finance to align demand forecasts with supply execution.
• Executive Alignment: Act as a strategic partner to the C-suite, presenting risk mitigation plans, capacity bottlenecks, and margin optimization strategies.
• Advanced Planning: Build robust forecasting models across categories and multiple fulfilment hubs to set production, sourcing, and logistics targets.
• Strategic Sourcing: Identify and source new OEM / Contract Manufacturing partners to meet future company growth targets.
• Working Capital Optimization: Own the company-wide inventory policy (safety stock levels, target turnover, reorder points) to minimize working capital drag.
• Raw Material Availability: Collaborate with procurement teams to establish clear requirements planning cycles, specifically for long-lead-time components.
• Team & Leadership Reporting: Directly manage the central planning team and report progress straight to the SVP/Chief Operating Officer (COO).

Qualifications & Requirements

• **Education:**E./B.Tech in Mechanical, Industrial, or Production Engineering.
• Post-Graduation: MBA in Operations or Supply Chain is preferred.
• Technical Skills: Advanced skills in statistical forecasting, SQL, Power BI/Tableau, and ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, or startup-native ERPs). Proficiency in Python/R is preferred.
• Environment Fit: Ability to thrive in high-ambiguity, fast-paced setups where processes must be built from 0 to 1.

Key Competencies

• Master-level ownership of inventory health, allocations, and diverse distribution channels.
• Demonstrated capability scaling enterprise S&OP cycles from the ground up.
• Exceptional negotiation and influence skills when dealing with external manufacturing partners and internal C-suite leadership.
• High analytical depth paired with data-driven operational decision-making.

What the Role Offers / Key KPIs

• High Visibility: Direct reporting lines to the COO and constant cross-functional collaboration with business and finance senior stakeholders.
• True Scale Impact: Opportunity to construct the planning architecture for a rapidly scaling appliance brand.
• Key Performance Metrics: Evaluated against On-Time In-Full delivery (OTIF > 97%), Inventory Turnover Ratio, Working Capital Drag reduction, and Forecast Accuracy metrics.