Associate Manager

What you will do

• Develop, manage, and maintain an accurate demand forecast across the medical product portfolio by analyzing sales trends, market conditions, and customer demand.
• Collaborate with sales, marketing, and finance teams to gather and incorporate market intelligence, promotional activities, sales funnel and new product launches into the demand plan & drive data driven forecasting process, identify trends, and support decision-making in supply chain operations. Drive Executive Demand Review (EDR) processes by providing data, reports, and insights that support short, medium and long term decision-making
• Develop and maintain supply plans that ensure product availability while optimizing inventory levels and minimizing excess stock & coordinate with suppliers, distribution centers and logistics to ensure supply chain efficiency and on-time delivery also to ensure optimal inventory levels at distribution centers, minimizing stockouts while balancing inventory costs.
• Manage safety stock levels, reorder points, and lead times based on demand variability and supply chain constraints.
• Develop and implement strategies to reduce excess and obsolete inventory, improving working capital.
• Identify supply chain bottlenecks and propose solutions for continuous improvement of Medica supply chain & coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure timely and successful project delivery. Manage change initiatives related to supply chain processes, technologies, and strategies & analyze data and supply chain performance metrics to identify trends, potential risks, and opportunities for optimization & preparing a detailed project plan to schedule key project milestones, workstreams & activities.

• Prepare and communicate Risk mitigation plan to all stake holders
• Improvement in Cost per Delivered Shipment (CPDS) and (or) improvement in customer focused SLAs with each executed project. Track orders through the entire order lifecycle, from entry to fulfillment, ensuring all steps are executed in a timely and accurate manner. Communicate with the warehouse, logistics, and inventory teams to ensure timely picking, packing, and shipping of orders
• Accurately manage customer orders into the order management system. Verify pricing, product availability, and terms of sales to ensure accuracy in all orders. Act as the primary point of contact for internal & external customers regarding order status, shipment updates, and any issues that arise during the order fulfillment process. Ensure all order-related data is entered and maintained accurately in the order management system. Verify that all orders are executed in compliance with customer requirements, including special instructions or custom packaging

What you need

• Graduate/Post-Graduate in Business Management, Engineering with 7 to 8 years of experience in Demand & Supply Planning, Inventory Management, Project Management & Process Excellence.
• Strong ability to lead discussions with the business to analyze, configure and model processes in Supply Chain Management (SCM) backed by strong data analysis.Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret data and translate insights into action plans & excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively across cross-functional teams.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple projects in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Able to communicate ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences & strong proficiency in data analysis and reporting tools (Excel, Power BI, or similar)
• Btech +MBA