Job Description

Senior Manager Supply Chain – Production Planning & 3P Manufacturing

Location: Pune, Maharashtra

Function: Supply Chain & Operations

Department: SCM

Experience: 6–10 years

Employment Type: Full-time

*Candidates having worked in a D2C environment preferred*

About Frido

Frido is a consumer-focused D2C product company building innovative products that make everyday life more comfortable. With a strong focus on design, manufacturing excellence, and a D2C-led business model, Frido operates across product development, manufacturing, supply chain, retail and e-commerce.

We are looking for a Senior Supply Chain / Production Planning professional who can take ownership of production planning and execution across Frido's 3P (third-party manufacturing) ecosystem .

The Role

The role will be responsible for end-to-end production planning, capacity planning and manufacturing coordination across Frido's 3P manufacturing partners .

This person will act as the bridge between Demand Planning, Procurement, 3P Manufacturers, Quality, Warehousing and Business teams , ensuring that the right products are manufactured at the right time, in the right quantities and at the right cost .

The ideal candidate should be highly data-driven, comfortable working with multiple manufacturing partners and capable of balancing forecast, inventory, capacity, material availability and service levels .

Key Responsibilities

1. Production Planning & Scheduling

- Own the monthly, weekly and daily production planning for 3P manufacturing partners.
- Translate demand forecasts and inventory requirements into executable production plans.
- Develop SKU-level production schedules based on:
- Demand
- Inventory levels
- Manufacturing capacity
- Lead times
- Material availability
- Customer service requirements.
- Ensure adherence to production plans and proactively identify deviations.
- Drive production plan revisions based on changes in demand, supply constraints or business priorities.

2. 3P Manufacturing Management

- Manage production planning and execution across a portfolio of third-party manufacturers.
- Establish production commitments and timelines with manufacturing partners.
- Track Plan vs Actual (PVA) production performance.
- Identify bottlenecks and drive corrective actions with vendors.




- Build strong operating rhythms with 3P partners through regular reviews and performance dashboards.
- Work with manufacturers to improve capacity utilization, productivity and adherence to committed schedules .

3. Capacity Planning

- Build and maintain SKU/category-wise and vendor-wise capacity plans .
- Map available vs required manufacturing capacity based on demand forecasts.
- Identify future capacity constraints and initiate mitigation plans.
- Work with vendors on:
- Capacity augmentation
- Line balancing
- Shift planning
- Outsourcing opportunities
- Alternate manufacturing arrangements.
- Support onboarding and capacity assessment of new manufacturing partners.

4. Material & Supply Readiness

- Coordinate closely with Procurement and suppliers to ensure RM/PM availability for planned production.
- Identify material shortages that could impact production schedules.
- Develop a clear view of material readiness vs production requirements .
- Escalate and resolve supply constraints proactively.
- Work with Procurement and vendors to reduce material-related production downtime.

5. Inventory & Supply Planning

- Balance production requirements against inventory health and working capital objectives .
- Monitor:
- FG inventory
- WIP
- RM/PM inventory
- Inventory cover
- Slow-moving inventory
- Stock-outs.
- Drive production decisions that minimize both stock-outs and excess inventory .
- Collaborate with Demand Planning to translate changing demand signals into production actions.

6. Cross-functional Coordination

Work closely with:

Demand Planning → Procurement → Product → Quality → 3P Manufacturing → Warehousing → Logistics → Finance → Sales/D2C

to ensure seamless execution of the supply plan.

- Participate in S&OP; / supply review meetings.
- Highlight supply risks and recommend mitigation plans.
- Ensure production priorities are aligned with business priorities.

7. Process Excellence & Systems





- Develop standardized production planning processes across 3P partners.
- Build dashboards and MIS for production and supply performance.
- Improve planning accuracy and reduce manual planning interventions.
- Identify opportunities for automation and digitization of planning processes.
- Establish SOPs for production planning, vendor scheduling and capacity management.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives across the manufacturing ecosystem.

Key KRIs / KPIs

Production Adherence

Plan vs Actual Production %

Schedule Adherence

Production Schedule Adherence %

Service Level

OTIF / Fill Rate

Capacity

Capacity Utilization %

Inventory

Inventory Days / Inventory Turns

Availability

Stock-out % / Material Availability

Planning

Forecast-to-Production Alignment

Vendor Performance

3P Vendor OTIF & Production Adherence

Efficiency

Production Lead Time / Changeover Time

Working Capital

Excess & Slow-moving Inventory

Planning Excellence

Planning Accuracy / Schedule Stability

Continuous Improvement

Cost & Lead-time savings

What We're Looking For

Must Have

- 6–10 years of experience in Supply Chain, Production Planning, Manufacturing Planning or Operations.
- Strong experience in production planning in a manufacturing environment .
- Hands-on experience managing 3P / contract / outsourced manufacturing is highly preferred.
- Experience handling multiple manufacturing partners/vendors .
- Strong understanding of:
- MRP
- Production planning
- Capacity planning
- Material planning
- Inventory management
- S&OP;
- Vendor management.
- Solid analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Advanced Excel skills and comfort working with large datasets.
- Experience with ERP/MRP systems such as SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, NetSuite or equivalent.

Preferred

- Experience in D2C / consumer products / retail / e-commerce .
- Experience with fast-moving SKU portfolios .
- Exposure to footwear, apparel, lifestyle, consumer durables, furniture, plastics, accessories or other consumer product manufacturing .
- Experience working in a startup / high-growth environment .
- Experience setting up planning processes from scratch.
- Exposure to Lean / Six Sigma / Continuous Improvement .

Interested candidates must email their CVs along with a brief about themselves to and

📌 Senior Manager SCM Production Planning and 3P Manufacturing (Kottayam)
🏢 Frido
📍 Kottayam