Job Description

Job Description

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Senior Manager Supply Chain – Production Planning & 3P Manufacturing

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Location: Pune, Maharashtra

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Function: Supply Chain & Operations

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Department: SCM

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Experience: 6–10 years

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Employment Type: Full time

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*Candidates having worked in a D2C environment preferred*

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About Frido

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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.

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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 .

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The Role

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

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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 .

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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 .

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Key Responsibilities

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1. Production Planning & Scheduling

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- Own the monthly, weekly and daily production planning for 3P manufacturing partners.
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- Translate demand forecasts and inventory requirements into executable production plans.
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- Develop SKU-level production schedules based on:
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- Demand
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- Inventory levels
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- Manufacturing capacity
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- Lead times
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- Material availability
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- Customer service requirements.
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- Ensure adherence to production plans and proactively identify deviations.
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- Drive production plan revisions based on changes in demand, supply constraints or business priorities.
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2. 3P Manufacturing Management

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- Manage production planning and execution across a portfolio of third-party manufacturers.
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- Establish production commitments and timelines with manufacturing partners.
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- Track Plan vs Actual (PVA) production performance.
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- Identify bottlenecks and drive corrective actions with vendors.
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- Build strong operating rhythms with 3P partners through regular reviews and performance dashboards.
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- Work with manufacturers to improve capacity utilization, productivity and adherence to committed schedules .
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3. Capacity Planning

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

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

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

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Work closely with:

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

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to ensure seamless execution of the supply plan.

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

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

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Production Adherence

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Plan vs Actual Production %

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Schedule Adherence

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Production Schedule Adherence %

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Service Level

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OTIF / Fill Rate

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Capacity

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Capacity Utilization %

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Inventory

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Inventory Days / Inventory Turns

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Availability

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Stock-out % / Material Availability

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Planning

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Forecast-to-Production Alignment

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Vendor Performance

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3P Vendor OTIF & Production Adherence

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Efficiency

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Production Lead Time / Changeover Time

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Working Capital

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Excess & Slow-moving Inventory

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Planning Excellence

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Planning Accuracy / Schedule Stability

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Continuous Improvement

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Cost & Lead-time savings

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What We're Looking For

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Must Have

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

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- Experience in D2C / consumer products / retail / e-commerce .
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- Experience with fast-moving SKU portfolios .
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- Exposure to footwear, apparel, lifestyle, consumer durables, furniture, plastics, accessories or other consumer product manufacturing .
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- Experience working in a startup / high-growth environment .
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- Experience setting up planning processes from scratch.
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- Exposure to Lean / Six Sigma / Continuous Improvement .
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Interested candidates must email their CVs along with a brief about themselves to [email protected] and [email protected].

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