Assistant Manager/Deputy Manager - Product Process Excellence Management - Fashion Apparel - Contractual

Assistant Manager/Deputy Manager - Product Management (Interim Role)

Leading Indian Retail Apparel and Fashion manufacturing company headquartered in Bangalore. A market leader in the athleisure category with high-quality products coupled with an organized and extensive network of distributors pan India has created a paradigm shift in the way consumers perceive innerwear in the country.

Job Responsibilities:

1. Process Excellence:

- An understanding of their function AS-IS process and existing process gaps.

- Provide the BPR partner with an explanation on-ground process steps, current challenges & GAP, KPI's, Tech used, RACI, cross functional linkages etc

- Lead cross-functional process workshops to explain current controls, governance & inter-departmental linkages

- Co-ordinate with other CTMs to schedule cross-functional meetings.

- Share challenges faced by internal & external stakeholders in the current process

- Setting up meeting with relevant stakeholders to capture voice of customer/ channel/ vendor/ employees

- Brainstorm along with other stakeholders to arrive at best in Class "To-Be" Process

- Review the Final "To-be process" with process owner /functional head & Leadership.

- Schedule meetings & support in getting sign off from PAGE key stakeholders

- Support BPR partner in documentation of TO-BE processes within the BPM (ARIS) tool.

- Champion the BPR implementation for their process along with process Owner

- Be the first point of contact for functions, BPR partners and BE team to resolve issues

- Internal Change Agent - Communicating within a function how change benefits both the organization and employee

- Drive adoption of "To-be" process

2. Functional Understanding:

- Business Planning - Capacity Planning Input

- Product Strategy

- Product Development with PD Department

- Portfolio Management - Ideal Portfolio, Launch and Rationalization

- GTM Strategy and Execution

- Marketing Order (Sales Forecast) - Demand Planning

- S & Op participation for product availability

- Inventory Management

- Market Intelligence and Competition Tracking

- Sales Support

- Analytics and Reporting

- Product Training and PIM Handling

Education: MBA

Years of Experience: Minimum 10+years of Process Excellence Facilitation Management experience in a Reputed Corporate

Specialized Knowledge:

- Six Sigma practices and techniques is a Bonus.

- Expertise on Change Management would be a Bonus.

- Would prefer hands on experience in on implementing process improvement

- Hands on knowledge on process mapping and review methodologies.

Duration: 12 Months