Job Description –Manager – Supply Chain Planning & Supplier OperationsDepartment: Supply Chain ManagementLocation: PuneAbout Spiro Spiro is building the operating system for electric mobility across Africa - spanning battery swapping infrastructure, fleet operations, energy commerce, and CRM - live across nine markets (Nigeria, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, Morocco, Benin, Togo, and Cameroon). Backed by $200+M in funding, we're working on top-notch, cutting-edge technology to solve problems at genuine IoT, fintech, and mobility scale - real-time data pipelines, connected hardware, and platforms that run physical infrastructure, not just dashboards. We build systems designed to scale to billions of events a day and over 1 million transactions a day, and engineered for 99.999% uptime.We're looking for exceptional engineers and leaders to join us in Pune or Bangalore to help build this platform. This isn't a "big company problems, big company headcount" environment - you'll own systems end-to-end, with a bar for technical rigor set by experience at top product tech companies, but a working style built for a company still being built.Position SummaryLead 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 new 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.- Robust 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 WordKey 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 skillsKPIs- Material availability- Supplier On-Time Delivery- Order fulfilment adherence- Planning accuracy- Inventory optimization- Open PO ageing- MIS accuracy and timeliness- Supplier ramp-up readinessWhy Spiro- Real infrastructure, real stakes: your systems run physical battery swap stations and vehicle fleets, not just dashboards.- We're looking for exceptional engineers and leaders - the technical bar of a top product tech company, without the bureaucracy - you'll make decisions and see them shipped in weeks, not quarters.- A genuinely hard, genuinely interesting problem space: distributed IoT, real-time data at scale, multi-market operations, and emerging-market infrastructure constraints all at once, built on top-notch, modern technology.Our Footprint: Nigeria, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, Morocco, Benin, Togo, Cameroon.Spiro is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate all candidates based on merit, without regard to race, gender, religion, nationality, or any other protected status.

📌 Manager – Supply Chain Planning & Supplier Operations (Solapur)
🏢 SPIRO
📍 Solapur