Manager – Supply Chain Planning & Supplier Operations

Department: Supply Chain Management

Location: As per business requirement

Experience: 15+ Years

Position Summary

Lead end-to-end supply chain planning for overseas direct materials and CKD kits, ensuring seamless supplier onboarding, production ramp-up, order planning, material availability and cross-functional execution. The role requires strong experience in supply planning, supplier coordination, ERP systems, advanced Excel-based data management, and analytical reporting.

Key Responsibilities

- Own supply chain planning for overseas direct materials, CKD kits and critical components.
- Drive supplier onboarding, qualification and readiness in collaboration with Quality, Engineering and Manufacturing.
- Lead supplier production ramp-up and capacity planning to support current product introductions and volume scale-up.
- Manage demand planning, supply planning, purchase order planning and order execution to ensure uninterrupted production.
- Monitor supplier schedules, shipment readiness and material flow to ensure on-time availability.
- Coordinate closely with Planning, Manufacturing, Logistics, Finance and Quality teams.
- Track purchase orders, inventory, open orders and supply risks; proactively resolve shortages and delays.
- Manage import coordination, shipment tracking and documentation with logistics partners.
- Maintain accurate ERP master data and supplier records.
- Develop MIS dashboards and reports using advanced Excel, including data consolidation, pivot tables, lookups and large dataset analysis.




- Present supply chain performance updates to leadership using PowerPoint.

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain or Operations.
- MBA (Operations/Supply Chain) preferred.

Experience

- Minimum 15 years of experience in Supply Chain Management, Supply Planning or Procurement Operations.
- Strong experience in supplier onboarding, supplier ramp-up and production readiness.
- Experience managing order planning, purchase order management, material planning and supply execution.
- Experience working with international suppliers, preferably across China, Southeast Asia or similar manufacturing hubs.
- Experience in automotive, EV, industrial manufacturing or high-volume assembly operations.

Technical Skills

- Supply chain planning and material planning
- Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP;) exposure
- Supplier onboarding and supplier performance management
- Order planning and purchase order management
- Inventory planning and replenishment
- Import coordination and shipment tracking
- ERP systems (SAP/Dynamics or equivalent)
- Advanced Microsoft Excel (Pivot Tables, Power Query, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, dashboards, large data management)
- PowerPoint and Microsoft Word

Key Competencies

- Analytical and data-driven decision making
- Strong planning and execution capability
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving
- Ownership and accountability
- Excellent communication skills

KPIs

- Material availability
- Supplier On-Time Delivery
- Order fulfilment adherence
- Planning accuracy
- Inventory optimization
- Open PO ageing
- MIS accuracy and timeliness
- Supplier ramp-up readiness

📌 Supply Chain Manager (Maharashtra)
🏢 SPIRO
📍 Maharashtra