Supply Chain Manager

Our Client:

Role: Supply Chain Manager

Location: Bengaluru

Education: B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical, Aerospace or Industrial Engineering or

MBA/PGDM in Supply Chain or Operations preferred.

Experience: 810 Years

About the Role:

Roles & Responsibilities:

Procurement, Planning, Logistics & Program Execution:

• Manage end-to-end procurement, material planning, inventory control, logistics, and supplier coordination to ensure timely availability of materials, components, tooling, equipment, and services required for R&D, prototyping, testing, production, and field operations.
• Translate engineering BOMs, project schedules, and production plans into sourcing, inventory, and material requirement plans while managing engineering changes and their impact on suppliers, inventory, costs, and schedules.
• Develop and maintain forecasting, MRP, inventory optimization, replenishment, warehousing, transportation, import/export, customs, freight, and material traceability processes to support efficient and uninterrupted operations.
• Support prototype builds, system integration, qualification activities, flight testing, production ramp-up, and manufacturing scale-up through effective supply chain planning and execution.
• Collaborate with engineering, production, quality, finance, and program teams to align supply chain activities with project milestones, manufacturing priorities, budgets, and customer commitments.
• Provide procurement, lead-time, sourcing, logistics, and cost-planning inputs during project planning, proposal development, and program reviews.

Team and Co-ordination:

• Work closely with engineering, manufacturing, quality, finance, and program management teams.
• Participate in program review meetings and provide supply chain status updates.
• Support proposal preparation by providing sourcing and cost estimates.
• Ensure procurement and inventory plans align with project milestones.
• Build and lead the procurement and supply chain team as the company scales.
• Establish procurement SOPs, supplier onboarding processes, and inventory control procedures.
• Develop KPIs, dashboards, and reporting systems for leadership review.
• Drive continuous process improvement initiatives.

Strategic Functions:

• Develop and execute supply chain strategies aligned with organizational growth, product roadmaps, and manufacturing plans.
• Establish, qualify, and manage a robust supplier ecosystem for aerospace, defense, mechanical, electrical, avionics, propulsion, payload, manufacturing, and testing requirements.
• Lead supplier identification, evaluations, audits, negotiations, onboarding, performance management, and long-term relationship development.
• Identify supply risks, single-source dependencies, obsolescence concerns, and long lead-time items, implementing appropriate mitigation and business continuity plans.
• Drive localization and indigenization initiatives wherever commercially and technically feasible.

Experience & Industry Requirements:

• 8-10 years of experience in supply chain management, procurement, sourcing, materials planning, manufacturing operations, or industrial logistics.
• Mandatory experience in hardware product development or manufacturing industries such as aerospace, defense, automotive, electronics, industrial equipment, robotics, machinery, heavy engineering, or similar engineering-driven sectors.
• Candidates whose experience is primarily in software development, IT services, consulting services, business process outsourcing (BPO), staffing, or non-product service industries shall not be considered suitable for this role.
• Demonstrated experience managing physical components, manufacturing supply chains, engineering BOMs, production planning, supplier qualification, inventory control, and hardware procurement.
• Experience supporting prototype development, engineering builds, testing programs, or production environments.
• Startup experience in deep-tech, aerospace, defense, robotics, or advanced manufacturing organizations is highly desirable.

Technical Skills & Competencies:

• Procurement and strategic sourcing
• Inventory management
• Material requirement planning (MRP)
• Vendor development and qualification
• Contract negotiation
• BOM management
• ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, Odoo, Zoho, or similar)
• Import/export logistics
• Cost analysis and procurement planning

Preferred Certifications:

• APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP)
• APICS Certified in Planning and Inventory Management (CPIM)
• ISM Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM)
• CIPS Certifications
• Certified Logistics, Transportation and Distribution (CLTD)
• Postgraduate Diploma/MBA in Supply Chain Management or Operations Management
• Equivalent recognized Supply Chain Management certification programs

Tools & Software:

• ERP Systems (SAP, Oracle, Odoo, Zoho or similar).
• MS Office / Office 365.

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