Role: Senior Manager - Inventory

Location: Gurgaon/ Mumbai

Purpose of the Role: The team aims to deliver an exceptional customer experience by maximizing On-Time In-Full (OTIF) deliveries through a cost-efficient and optimized supply network, robust system automation, and strong vendor partnerships. The team plays a pivotal role in achieving our aspiration of reaching millions of students while building a future-ready, scalable, and responsive operations backbone.

As a Manager / Senior Manager – Inventory & Analytics, you will be responsible for maintaining inventory accuracy across multiple locations and ensuring alignment across inventory platforms. Your focus will be on operational excellence, data-driven decision-making, inventory reconciliation, and performance visibility. You will support the Warehouse Head in driving key performance metrics, resolving escalations, and identifying continuous improvement opportunities.

This is a strategic and execution-focused role requiring strong operational understanding and data analytics capabilities.

Roles & Responsibilities:

- Inventory Management: Regularly monitor and reconcile inventory across multiple platforms such as ORP, OMS, WMS, and ERP systems. Identify inventory gaps against demand plans, support necessary stock adjustments, drive cycle counts, and monitor stock availability against open orders.
- Data Analytics and Reporting: Develop and publish regular inventory-related reports and dashboards, identify trends and operational risks at the warehouse level, and convert raw data into clear, actionable insights for management decision-making.
- Warehouse Performance Analysis:



Track and analyse cycle count variances, order fulfilment ratio, OTIF performance, inventory gaps, return inventory, scrap sales, and end-of-academic-year title pulping.
- Process Improvement: Identify process and control gaps, establish clear and standardized processes, and drive automation of recurring reports and inventory analyses.
- Collaborate closely with Finance, Operations, Technology, and Audit teams to ensure inventory accuracy, process compliance, and timely closure of identified gaps.

Experience:

- Bachelor's degree in Logistics, Supply Chain, Operations, or a related field.
- 6–8 years of experience in warehouse, inventory, or supply chain operations.
- Hands-on experience in inventory and warehouse analytics, KPI tracking, inventory reconciliation, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Competencies Required:

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to leverage data insights to structure problems and enable informed decision-making.
- Ability to set clear expectations, drive accountability, and ensure timely delivery with focus and composure.
- Strong understanding of inventory and warehouse workflows, KPIs, reconciliation processes, and performance tracking.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, SAP, and WMS; exposure to Power BI or similar analytics tools will be an advantage.
- Experience in driving process improvement, automation, and cost-optimization initiatives across large-scale operations.
- Strong analytical and documentation skills, with the ability to translate complex data into explicit and actionable business insights.

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