Head - Manufacturing/Operations & Supply Chain

Key Responsibilities:

1. Manufacturing & Capacity Leadership:

• Own and manage:
• In-house & third-party manufacturing
• Production planning
• Quality & compliance
• Ensure capacity is built ahead of growth across core and new SKUs
• Drive cost per unit reduction while improving quality consistency

2. Demand Planning & Forecasting:

• Build a robust S&OP and demand planning engine - Translate:
• Sales plans
• Marketing campaigns
• Channel launches into accurate production and procurement plans
• Reduce:
• Stock-outs
• Obsolescence
• Working capital lock-up

3. Supply Chain, Warehousing & Logistics:

• Own:
• Inbound raw materials
• Finished goods warehousing
• Distribution logistics (GT, MT, E-com, EBOs)
• Design scalable national distribution architecture
• Drive OTIF (On-Time In-Full) and service-level excellence

4. New Product & R&D Enablement:

• Work closely with R&D and Marketing to:
• Industrialise new formulations
• Ensure launch readiness
• Scale winning products rapidly
• Own tech transfer from lab to factory

5. Cost, Quality & Risk Management:

• Own:
• BOM cost optimisation
• Vendor performance
• Quality audits
• Ensure regulatory compliance and zero-defect mindset

Ideal Candidate Profile:

Experience & Background:

• 6-10 years in manufacturing, operations, or supply chain in:
• FMCG
• Personal Care
• Beauty / Pharma / Consumer products

Strong experience in:

• Demand planning
• Production planning
• Multi-plant or 3P manufacturing
• Warehousing & logistics

- Exposure to new product launches is a strong plus