Position: SM \- Planning Location: Banglore Working Days: Monday to Friday Experience Required: 10\-15 years **Role Overview** We are seeking a senior leader with deep end\-to\-end supply chain, operations, and logistics planning experience to bridge the gap between commercial strategy and factory execution. This role is responsible for translating demand and commercial planning into a robust **Sales and Operations Planning (S\&OP)** framework, defining input/output KPIs per department, and driving key outcomes linked directly to company objectives. **Key Responsibilities** * **Design \& Institutionalize S\&OP:** Drive the end\-to\-end S\&OP process across Sales/Marketing, Operations, Procurement, Logistics, and Finance to align demand forecasts with supply execution. * **Executive Alignment:** Act as a strategic partner to the C\-suite, presenting risk mitigation plans, capacity bottlenecks, and margin optimization strategies. * **Advanced Planning:** Build robust forecasting models across categories and multiple fulfilment hubs to set production, sourcing, and logistics targets. * **Strategic Sourcing:** Identify and source new OEM / Contract Manufacturing partners to meet future company growth targets. * **Working Capital Optimization:** Own the company\-wide inventory policy (safety stock levels, target turnover, reorder points) to minimize working capital drag. * **Raw Material Availability:** Collaborate with procurement teams to establish clear requirements planning cycles, specifically for long\-lead\-time components. * **Team \& Leadership Reporting:** Directly manage the central planning team and report progress straight to the **SVP**/**Chief Operating Officer (COO)**. **Qualifications \& Requirements** * \*\*Education:\*\*E./B.Tech in Mechanical, Industrial, or Production Engineering. * **Post\-Graduation:** MBA in Operations or Supply Chain is preferred. * **Technical Skills:** Advanced skills in statistical forecasting, SQL, Power BI/Tableau, and ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, or startup\-native ERPs). Proficiency in Python/R is preferred. * **Environment Fit:** Ability to thrive in high\-ambiguity, fast\-paced setups where processes must be built from 0 to 1\. **Key Competencies** * Master\-level ownership of inventory health, allocations, and diverse distribution channels. * Demonstrated capability scaling enterprise S\&OP cycles from the ground up. * Exceptional negotiation and influence skills when dealing with external manufacturing partners and internal C\-suite leadership. * High analytical depth paired with data\-driven operational decision\-making. **What the Role Offers / Key KPIs** * **High Visibility:** Direct reporting lines to the COO and constant cross\-functional collaboration with business and finance senior stakeholders. * **True Scale Impact:** Opportunity to construct the planning architecture for a rapidly scaling appliance brand. * **Key Performance Metrics:** Evaluated against On\-Time In\-Full delivery (**OTIF \> 97%**), Inventory Turnover Ratio, Working Capital Drag reduction, and Forecast Accuracy metrics.