Role: Transformation Lead (S&OP; and APS)
Location: IBC, Bangalore
Reporting to: Digital Owner
Team name: Digital Transformation
About the Team and the Role:
The Digital Transformation (Factory / Manufacturing Digitalization) team at Ather is responsible for architecting and executing digital solutions across factory operations, bridging business planning needs with up-to-date technology platforms.
This role is for a Manager - Digital Transformation (S&OP; and APS) to lead the selection, design, implementation, and enterprise-wide adoption of an Advanced Planning & Scheduling System (APS) across raw material planning, production scheduling, and finished goods planning.
Responsibilities
- Lead the end-to-end selection, solution design, configuration, and phased implementation of an Advanced Planning & Scheduling System (APS) for factory operations.
- Translate S&OP;, demand planning, MRP/DRP, production scheduling, and finished goods planning requirements into detailed solution blueprints and system configurations.




- Partner with implementation vendors and system integrators to ensure deliverables align with scope, quality, timeline, and ROI objectives.
- Conduct process workshops and fit-gap analyses with S&OP;, planning, and factory operations teams to align current workflows with future-state digital capabilities.
- Drive change management, training programs, and operational adoption to ensure sustainable long-term platform usage across plants.
- Architect robust integrations between the APS platform and core systems including SAP S/4HANA, PLM, and SAP PI/PO middleware.
- Establish data migration frameworks, data readiness standards, and BI dashboards (Power BI, Tableau, Qlik) for tracking forecast accuracy and planning KPIs.
- Manage overall program execution, governance cadences, and risk mitigation strategies while building future roadmaps for AI-driven planning.

Experience and Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, or IT; MBA or Post Graduat

📌 P&S Transformation Lead (Bengaluru)
🏢 the Team and the Role
📍 Bengaluru