About Palmonas /n Palmonas is one of India's fastest-growing demi-fine jewellery D2C brands, founded in 2022 by Amol Patwari and Pallavi Mohadikar, with actor Shraddha Kapoor as co-founder. Known for its 18k gold vermeil, tarnish-proof, hypoallergenic jewellery, Palmonas has delivered over 6.5 lakh orders and raised ₹55 crore in Series A funding led by Vertex Ventures SEAI. The brand is now scaling aggressively — targeting 100+ new offline stores over the next year alongside continued e-commerce growth and international expansion.

As order volumes, SKU complexity, and channels (online, quick-commerce, offline retail) multiply, Palmonas is building a Control Tower function to give leadership real-time, data-driven visibility and control over the end-to-end order-to-delivery lifecycle. /n Role Summary /n The Head / Deputy General Manager – Control Tower will own the design, build-out, and day-to-day running of Palmonas's operations Control Tower — the central nervous system that monitors orders, inventory, logistics, vendor SLAs, and customer experience metrics across all channels in real time. This is a hybrid role combining hands-on data analysis, dashboarding, and process control with people and stakeholder leadership. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable writing a SQL query, building a Power BI dashboard, and presenting an escalation-and-resolution plan to the leadership team. /n Key Responsibilities /n Control Tower Design & Operations /n /n

- Build and own the Control Tower framework — real-time monitoring of order lifecycle, fulfillment SLAs, courier/logistics performance, inventory health, and returns/RTO across D2C, marketplaces, quick-commerce, and offline retail.

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- Define and track the key operational KPIs (on-time dispatch, delivery TAT, NDR/RTO %, inventory accuracy, stock-outs, fill rate, first-response and resolution time) and set alert thresholds for proactive issue detection.

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- Run daily/weekly control rooms to flag anomalies, bottlenecks, and SLA breaches,



and drive root-cause analysis with cross-functional teams (warehouse, logistics, customer experience, retail, category, and tech).

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- Design and maintain dashboards (Power BI / Tableau / Looker Studio) and automated reporting pipelines that give leadership a single source of truth on operations health.

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- Perform deep-dive analysis on order, logistics, inventory, and store performance data to identify trends, leakages, and improvement opportunities.

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- Partner with data engineering to ensure clean, reliable data pipelines from OMS, WMS, ERP, courier partners, and POS systems into the Control Tower.

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- Translate data into clear, actionable business narratives for founders and leadership — not just charts, but recommendations.

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- Act as the escalation point for operational exceptions — delayed shipments, stock mismatches, vendor non-compliance — and drive them to closure with the right teams.

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- Work closely with logistics/courier partners, 3PL warehouses, and offline store operations teams to enforce SLAs and continuously improve turnaround times.

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- Identify automation opportunities (alerts, workflows, exception-handling bots) to reduce manual monitoring and improve response times as order volumes scale.

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- Support new store and market launches by setting up Control Tower visibility and processes from day one.

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- Build, mentor, and manage a small team of data analysts / control tower executives as the function scales.

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- Collaborate closely with founders, COO, and functional heads (Supply Chain,



Customer Experience, Retail, Tech) to align on priorities and drive operational excellence.

/n /n Requirements /n Experience /n /n

- 6–10 years of experience in operations analytics, supply chain control tower, business intelligence, or D2C/e-commerce operations roles.

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- Prior experience setting up or running a Control Tower / NOC-style function in a D2C, e-commerce, quick-commerce, retail, or logistics organization is strongly preferred.

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- Experience working with omni-channel operations (online + offline retail) is a plus given Palmonas's expanding offline footprint.

/n /n Skills /n /n

- Strong hands-on proficiency in SQL and Excel; working knowledge of a BI tool (Power BI, Tableau, or Looker).

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- Familiarity with Python/R for analysis is a plus, not mandatory.

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- Understanding of OMS/WMS/ERP systems, courier/logistics operations, and inventory management concepts.

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- Excellent problem-solving skills with a bias for root-cause analysis over firefighting.

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- Strong communication skills — ability to present data-backed insights crisply to founders and leadership.

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- High ownership, comfort with ambiguity, and the ability to operate in a fast-scaling startup environment.

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- Bachelor's degree required; MBA or equivalent in Operations/Analytics preferred but not mandatory for the right experience profile.

/n /n What Palmonas Offers /n /n

- A high-ownership, leadership-track role at one of India's fastest-growing D2C jewellery brands, working directly with founders and senior leadership.

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- The chance to build a critical function from the ground up during a phase of rapid scale (100+ new stores, international expansion).

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- A fast-paced, data-driven, and collaborative culture.

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- Competitive compensation benchmarked to industry and experience.

/n /n Location : Koregaon Park, Pune /n Interested candidates can share their CV via mail : [email protected]

📌 Deputy General Manager - Control Tower (Pune)
🏢 Palmonas
📍 Pune