Manager S&OP

About the Company

Godrej Agrovet Limited is a diversified agri-business focused on research and development, built around improving farm productivity in India through products and services that raise crop and livestock output in a sustainable way. Its businesses include Animal Feed, Crop Protection, Oil Palm, Dairy, Poultry, and Processed Foods.

Godrej Foods Limited, formerly known as Godrej Tyson Food Limited, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Godrej Agrovet Limited. The company provides safe, good-tasting, and affordable protein foods through brands such as Real Good Chicken and Yummiez. It serves the Indian food industry, quick service restaurants, and modern retail through food solutions tailored to local preferences and made to global quality standards. Its portfolio includes frozen vegetarian and non-vegetarian ready-to-cook products, such as nuggets, burger patties, salami, sausages, paneer pops, crispy fried chicken, kebabs, sweet corn, green peas, tikkas, and more.

Role Overview

This position reports to the Operations Lead and is responsible for driving supply planning and sales & operations planning across India. The role focuses on maintaining strong service levels, efficient inventory control, and cost performance by working closely with Sales, Marketing, Manufacturing, Procurement, Quality, and Finance teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the monthly India S&OP cycle and challenge demand and supply assumptions, analytics, and forecast inputs to improve accuracy through cross-functional collaboration.
• Own the supply-planning inputs for the S&OP process and support planning for third-party manufacturing locations, including volume planning, MOQ-based inventory management, and related administrative tasks.
• Create detailed production and capacity plans that balance service, inventory, cost, and write-off objectives.
• Act as the main supply-planning contact while partnering with factory production and procurement teams to ensure plans are executed properly.
• Manage smooth production changeovers and transitions for both existing products and new launches.
• Review raw material, packaging material, and finished goods inventory to improve working capital while protecting service levels.
• Set, implement, and periodically reassess stock policies for factories and warehouses.
• Coordinate inventory allocation and inter-warehouse transfers when there are shortages or surplus stock situations.
• Identify material shortages early and trigger procurement of raw and packaging materials to avoid sales loss.
• Support initiatives aimed at achieving zero or minimal sales loss and strong OTIF performance.
• Prepare and track supply-planning budgets and ensure cost targets are met.
• Build and maintain dashboards and reports covering forecast accuracy, run-rate, inventory health, OTIF, ageing, expiry, and service metrics.
• Collaborate with teams across Sales, Marketing, Procurement, Manufacturing, Quality, and Finance to ensure alignment and flawless execution.
• Contribute to company-wide initiatives such as new product introductions, supply chain cost reduction, digitization, and process improvements.
• Use reporting, forecasting, and presentation tools such as SAP, Power BI, MS PowerPoint, and Anaplan effectively.

Required Profile

• Postgraduate qualification in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, or a related field.
• B.E. or B.Tech, preferably from a premier institute, or MBA from a top-tier Tier 1 institute.
• Proven experience in supply planning, inventory management, and S&OP processes.
• Practical hands-on experience with SAP modules relevant to planning and operations.
• Strong analytical ability and comfort working with data to support decisions.
• Good understanding of FMCG or processed food supply-chain operations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to engage senior stakeholders.
• Composed and effective under pressure, with a calm approach in demanding situations.
• Highly detail-oriented, structured, and data-driven in day-to-day work.
• Strong skills in multitasking, prioritization, execution, and quickly adapting to new tools and systems.

Preferred Industry Background

Experience from the food industry is preferred.

Additional Information

The role is based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It is a full-time, on-site position. No specific vacancy count, salary, notice period, start date, or application deadline was provided in the source.