Senior Manager- Distribution Planning The role involves leading network-wide inventory allocation and fulfilment optimization to ensure high product availability while minimizing operational costs and maintaining strict regulatory compliance
2. Overall, Job Responsibilities
- Plan the distribution of finished products from own plants / Central warehouses to Super Distributors.
- Work in conjunction with the Central Warehouse & Logistics to execute delivery of finished products Super Distributors in a timely and cost-efficient manner.
- Periodically review inventory at Super Distributors and balance inventory across locations by executing distributor to distributor transfers wherever necessary
- Execute orders of Up-to-date Trade, E-Commerce and export orders for Nepal
- Work in conjunction with the Central Warehouse to convert sales packs to physician samples or institutional packs as per requirement
- Review inventory ageing and work closely with Sales and Marketing team to liquidate slow moving products
- Support launch of new products as per schedule and post-launch replenishment in a timely manner
- Work with logistics team to reduce transportation cost by running cost saving initiatives in distribution planning & logistics domain.
4. Education, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Education
MBA/PGDBA or equivalent in Operations Management / Supply Chain Management
Knowledge & Skills (Functional and Technical)
- Candidate should have demonstrated capabilities of managing complex distribution landscape (large number of products / SKUs and source-destination matrix)
- Experience in designing & deploying optimization models R, Python or equivalent.
Desired Experience
- 8 - 10 years total experience in front end supply chain (distribution planning and demand planning).
- At least 3-4 years experience in distribution planning is desirable.
- Candidates who have worked in pharmaceutical, healthcare, FMCG or paints industry will be preferred.