Assistant Manager - Supply Chain

Role Profile – Assistant Manager - Supply Chain

Location - Panoli, Gujarat

Role Purpose

To oversee and manage the entire supply chain operations, including coordination with planning, order management, and warehouse operations through effective collaboration with key stakeholders from Manufacturing, Procurement, Central Planning, Quality, and HR. The objective is to ensure exceptional customer service, achieve targeted inventory levels, reduce slow-moving and obsolete inventory (SLOB), enhance labor productivity, drive cost savings, and maintain health, safety, and compliance standards.

Principal Accountabilities and Key Activities

• Deliver service KPIs (OTIF, SOLT, Strike rate) and analyze improvement opportunities.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to achieve targeted inventory levels for raw materials, finished goods, packaging materials, dyes, and chemicals; reduce SLOB.
• Coordinate with manufacturing, central planning, procurement, and other stakeholders to deliver plant-specific KPIs based on S&OP (Sales & Operations Planning) inputs.
• Oversee the end-to-end movement of raw materials, semi-finished, and finished goods within the plant, ensuring timely transfer to distribution centers or other production units.
• Ensure the availability of raw materials, packaging materials, dyes, and chemicals.
• Manage customer deliveries for domestic and export markets via distribution centers.
• Implement and adopt best practices in warehouse operations with a focus on health & safety, labor productivity, and cost optimization.
• Ensure compliance with ISO requirements and support certification audits (ISO and customer audits).
• Foster team growth, development, and capability building.

Education, Qualifications, and Experience

Essential:

• Postgraduate in Operations Management with broad supply chain experience in planning processes, systems, tools (SAP environment), warehouse, and 3PL management.
• 5–7 years of experience in Supply Chain Manager roles.
• Experience implementing continuous improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, DMAIC, Change Management).
• Strong Excel, analytics, judgment, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to interpret financial data, estimate costs, and ensure adherence to safety policies/regulations.
• Demonstrated ability to promote teamwork and coach team members.
• Proven capability to meet tight deadlines and prioritize workloads.
• Superior communication skills – written and verbal (Fluency in English and Hindi).

Desirable:

• Relevant supply chain and management qualifications.

At Coats Group, we are committed to innovation, excellence, and fostering a diverse and collaborative environment where every team member can thrive. If you are passionate about making an impact in the textile industry and eager to join a global leader with a rich heritage and a forward-thinking approach, we invite you to take the next step in your career with us.

Apply now to be part of our dynamic team and help shape the future of textiles.