Job Description
Manager – Supply Chain Planning & Supplier Operations Department: Supply Chain Management

Location:
As per business requirement

Experience:
15+ Years Position Summary Lead end-to-end supply chain planning for overseas direct materials and CKD kits, ensuring seamless supplier onboarding, production ramp-up, order planning, material availability and cross-functional execution. The role requires strong experience in supply planning, supplier coordination, ERP systems, advanced Excel-based data management, and analytical reporting.

Key Responsibilities
• Own supply chain planning for overseas direct materials, CKD kits and critical components.
• Drive supplier onboarding, qualification and readiness in collaboration with Quality, Engineering and Manufacturing.
• Lead supplier production ramp-up and capacity planning to support new product introductions and volume scale-up.
• Manage demand planning, supply planning, purchase order planning and order execution to ensure uninterrupted production.
• Monitor supplier schedules, shipment readiness and material flow to ensure on-time availability.
• Coordinate closely with Planning, Manufacturing, Logistics, Finance and Quality teams.
• Track purchase orders, inventory, open orders and supply risks; proactively resolve shortages and delays.
• Manage import coordination, shipment tracking and documentation with logistics partners.
• Maintain accurate ERP master data and supplier records.
• Develop MIS dashboards and reports using advanced Excel, including data consolidation, pivot tables, lookups and large dataset analysis.
• Present supply chain performance updates to leadership using PowerPoint.



Required Qualifications
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain or Operations.
• MBA (Operations/Supply Chain) preferred. Experience
• Minimum 15 years of experience in Supply Chain Management, Supply Planning or Procurement Operations.
• Solid experience in supplier onboarding, supplier ramp-up and production readiness.
• Experience managing order planning, purchase order management, material planning and supply execution.
• Experience working with international suppliers, preferably across China, Southeast Asia or similar manufacturing hubs.
• Experience in automotive, EV, industrial manufacturing or high-volume assembly operations. Technical Skills
• Supply chain planning and material planning
• Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP;) exposure
• Supplier onboarding and supplier performance management
• Order planning and purchase order management
• Inventory planning and replenishment
• Import coordination and shipment tracking
• ERP systems (SAP/Dynamics or equivalent)
• Advanced Microsoft Excel (Pivot Tables, Power Query, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, dashboards, large data management)
• PowerPoint and Microsoft Word Key Competencies
• Analytical and data-driven decision making
• Strong planning and execution capability
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Attention to detail
• Problem solving
• Ownership and accountability
• Excellent communication skills KPIs
• Material availability
• Supplier On-Time Delivery
• Order fulfilment adherence
• Planning accuracy
• Inventory optimization
• Open PO ageing
• MIS accuracy and timeliness
• Supplier ramp-up readiness

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