: Supply Chain Manager for Children’s Personal Care Brand (Inventory and Distribution Planning)

Location: Bangalore, India

Employment Type: Full-time

Target Start: End of this year

About Nest

Nest creates gentle, natural personal care for Gen Alpha, starting with deodorants and expanding into everyday essentials. Our refillable, dermatologist-tested products are designed for young skin and made in India for families everywhere.

Role Overview

We are looking for a self-starting Supply Chain Manager with at least five years of experience to own inventory and distribution planning for Nest from day one. You will run everyday supply chain operations end to end, with support from an external strategy consultant who helps set long-term direction. This is a hands-on role for someone who takes initiative, makes sound decisions without waiting for direction, and grows into an integral team member as the business scales.

Key Responsibilities

- Own day-to-day inventory planning, including stock levels, reorder points, and SKU-level forecasting for deodorants and upcoming personal care categories.
- Manage distribution planning across D2C, marketplaces, eco-retail partners, and export channels.
- Coordinate inbound supplier and manufacturing schedules, with attention to batch timelines, quality checks, and refill formats.
- Oversee warehousing, stock accuracy, cycle counts, and dispatch operations.
- Negotiate and manage courier, 3PL, and freight partners to balance cost, speed, and reliability.
- Build and maintain SOPs for inventory, packaging, dispatch,



and returns, including reverse logistics for refillable containers.
- Track KPIs such as fill rate, stockout rate, inventory turns, cost per order, and on-time delivery.
- Work with the founders, the strategy consultant, marketing, and finance to plan launches and forecast demand.
- Ensure compliance with FSSAI, BIS, and other regulatory requirements relevant to personal care products.

Qualifications

- Minimum five years of experience in supply chain, inventory, or distribution planning, ideally in beauty, personal care, FMCG, or D2C.
- Hands-on experience with demand forecasting, inventory management, and distribution planning.
- Experience with ERP, WMS, or inventory tools, plus strong Excel or Google Sheets skills.
- Working knowledge of Indian logistics networks, courier partners, and import or export documentation is a plus.
- Proven self-starter with a strong ownership mindset.
- Comfortable working in an early-stage, quick-moving environment and collaborating with external consultants.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to build relationships with vendors and internal teams.

What We Offer

- Full ownership of supply chain operations in a mission-driven brand.
- Direct access to founders and a strategy consultant.
- Clear growth path into a senior operations or leadership role as Nest scales.
- Opportunity to shape the operating model for a new category with a sustainability focus.

Compensation

Compensation will be competitive and based on experience.

📌 Supply Chain Manager (Bengaluru)
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