Role Overview (Position Summary)

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

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.

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.
- Should have experience of handling 6 – 7 down the line team members.

📌 Senior Distribution Manager (Mumbai)
🏢 Glenmark Pharmaceuticals
📍 Mumbai