Head - Supply Chain - eCommerce/FMCG

Head of Supply Chain

Job Role and Responsibilities :

- Create the company's supply chain strategy

- Analyze data from shipping and delivering processes to find bottlenecks and other issues

- Evaluate and report on KPIs

- Monitor logistics to make sure they run smoothly

- Maintain supply chain inventory and records

- Train and guide employees

- Find cost-effective solutions for supply chain processes

- Resolve issues that come up (e.g., delays in delivery, accidents)

- Collaborate with other departments to create coordinated plans for business growth

- Develop and implement safety guidelines in all aspects of the supply chain (e.g., use of trucks, forklifts)

- Ensure supply chain processes meet legal requirements and standards

- Communicate and negotiate with suppliers and vendors to land more profitable deals

Other Details :

- Target Companies : Ecommerce, FMCG

- Building out the entire back-end infrastructure of building out fulfilment to our end consumers. (Everything not customer facing falls under the purview of this role.)

- Role will involve setting up departments of sourcing, seller management, cataloguing, logistics, verification, warehousing, store management, and then some

Mandatory Requirement :

- Previous experience as a supply chain manager or in a similar field

- Excellent knowledge of supply chain processes

- Working experience of relevant software (e.g. SAP MM)

- Strong communication skills

- Excellent organizational and project management skills

- Must have experience running and being responsible for entire back-end supply chain operations and designing such operations to maximize efficiency and handle growth to meet target metrics

- Degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, or similar field

Good to have Skills :

- Attention to detail

- Creative problem-solving

- A strategic and analytical mind