Instock Manager (2-5 yrs)

Job Description

Instock ManagerJob Purpose : Udaan is looking for a smart, motivated, and self-driven Instock Manager to drive the availability of FMCG SKUs across its assets. This role will be responsible for ensuring availability via right PO placement as per lead times & Cycle times keeping Service levels & health of inventory is on top priority & debottlenecking the issues for short term as well for long term for Instock, Working Capital, Vendor Fill rates & Vendor TATs.- Timely follow ups with vendors for right prioritizations and appointments and ensuring right inwardings with distance to DoH.- Maintaining a regular whitelisting/blacklisting list available with stakeholders & city leads to ensure warehouse space availability is not compromised with non-required inventory.- He or she will have responsibility for ensuring all inventory systems and processes are meeting the needs of the business and implementing controls around these processes from procurement to inwarding and payments.- Key areas of focus include driving improvement in inventory availability, increasing inventory efficiency and improving product sourcing.Roles & Responsibilities :- Determining the availability metrics for the Category at City-Brand-SKU level wrt SKU norms & giving insights to replenishment teams for any gaps with short term/long term- Manage inventory availability and inventory health including improved in-stock, turns, vendor operational improvement (efficiency, fill rates, lead time) and forecasting- Integrate key Instock metrics with broader business metrics to deliver optimal customer experience- Have a complete understanding of end-to-end supply chain for Multiple Vendors and complex modelling of workflows, act as key point of contact between Retail, supply chain, and vendors- Responsible for defining Operational strategy & manage day-to-day operational relationships with vendors and distributors partners, including product lifecycle management, expanding selection and optimizing sourcing recommendations/decisions- Drive metrics to improve efficiency including inventory replenishment, managing overstock inventory, and operational processes- Maintain vendor relationships and work on vendor performance improvement through daily communication, training sessions, tracking purchase orders, investigating late deliveries, resolving order rejections, working with vendors on PO automation, etc- Demonstrate a deep understanding of Inventory Management tools and an ability to work with technical teams to advocate for tool enhancements- Be an Automation ChampionRole: Manager - Instock- Determining the availability metrics for the Category at City-Brand-SKU level wrt SKU norms & giving insights to replenishment teams for any gaps with short term/long term- Manage inventory availability and inventory health including improved in-stock, turns, vendor operational improvement (efficiency, fill rates, lead time) and forecasting- Integrate key Instock metrics with broader business metrics to deliver optimal customer experience- Have a complete understanding of end-to-end supply chain for Multiple Vendors and complex modelling of workflows, act as key point of contact between Retail, supply chain, and vendors- Responsible for defining Operational strategy & manage day-to-day operational relationships with vendors and distributors partners, including product lifecycle management, expanding selection and optimizing sourcing recommendations/decisions- Drive metrics to improve efficiency including inventory replenishment, managing overstock inventory, and operational processes- Maintain vendor relationships and work on vendor performance improvement through daily communication, training sessions, tracking purchase orders, investigating late deliveries, resolving order rejections, working with vendors on PO automation, etc- Demonstrate a deep understanding of Inventory Management tools and an ability to work with technical teams to advocate for tool enhancements- Be an Automation Champion,

Keyskills :
isomarketingqualitycreditdebitproduct lifecycle managementsupply chainpurchase ordersinventory managementoperational strategyperformance improvementoperational improvementretailsupplyvendorcapital