Supply Planning Manager

Role: Manager – Supply Planning Location: Corporate Office (Mumbai) Reports to: Head - Planning Team size: ICAbout VIP:Established in 1968, VIP is amongst the world’s leading manufacturers and retailers of luggage, backpacks and handbags. With a legacy built over the years, we take pride in launching marketleading brands, including our flagship brand 'VIP’, which has become synonymous with the luggage category in India. Our brands reflect our commitment to understanding consumer preferences and driving quality and innovation that meets their expectations. Our operational success is attributed to our stellar brand portfolio, state-of-the-art manufacturing plants in India and Bangladesh, and a robust distribution network that ensures easy accessibility to our products.Through our diverse portfolio of brands, we cater to a wide range of consumers with varying needs and preferences. Whether it’s the stylish and youthful offerings of Skybags or the premium and sophisticated designs of Carlton, range of chic and fashionable handbags designed for the modern woman, the high-quality, and highly functional flagship brand of VIP Industries to durable and practical luggage solutions at an affordable price point by Aristocrat. We have a solution for every traveler be it everyday travel, business trips, or outdoor adventures.VIP Industries Limited is an equal opportunity employer. We value talent and believe everyone deserves the opportunity to succeed. We value the diversity of our workforce and the unique perspectives that each one of us brings, and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination on the basis of nationality, race, colour, religion, caste, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, age, or marital status and allow for equal opportunities for all our team members.Qualifications/ Experience: Bachelor’s degree required; MBA preferred (from premium institutes like NITIE/SP Jain/IIT Mumbai/ IIT Kgp/ IIT Chennai/SIOM etc.) 2+ years in Supply Chain Planning / Distribution Planning Preferred industry - Consumer Products / FMCG with experience in product-level distribution across mother warehouse and branch warehouses / distribution centresRole & Responsibilities:Distribution Planning & Execution Lead and drive the distribution plan from Mother Warehouse to 20 Branch Warehouses across multiple product categories. Align planning with business numbers, customer channels, and frequency of distribution.Product Availability & Planning Frameworks Own availability of 1,500–2,000 SKUs by designing robust distribution frameworks, prioritization models, and scenario-based planning to manage constraints. Ensure product availability for billing across all channels.Inventory Management & Policy Define and monitor inventory holding policies and norms, based on network lead times, SKU classification, and channel priorities. Drive replenishment planning using rolling inventory norms.Optimization of Dispatch & Stock Flow Optimize dispatch plans considering FTL loads, promotional priorities, seasonality, and inter-branch transfer reduction. Ensure effective stock distribution across the network with focus on cost optimization and availability.Replenishment & Fill Rates Establish replenishment mechanisms across all inventory nodes. Ensure stock availability and fill rate ownership for all customer channels – distributors, EBOs/MBOs, Modern Trade chains, and e-commerce platforms.Slow-Moving & Obsolete Inventory Management Identify and monitor slow-moving / obsolete stocks. Design and execute mitigation and liquidation plans to minimize risk.Stakeholder Management & Warehouse & Logistics Coordination Act as a single point of contact for sales teams on product availability and predictability. Manage demand-supply balancing for institutional channels and MTO orders. Work closely with warehouse teams to measure and redefine SLAs, ensuring dispatch compliance and reprioritization as needed. Collaborate with logistics teams for efficient vehicle planning and load optimization. Manage and guide the operational distribution planning team on overall improvementsReporting & Continuous Improvement Own key functional deliverables: S&OP files, stock availability reports, fill rate analysis, dispatch compliance and rolling inventory projections. Contribute to network optimization frameworks and overall efficiency improvements.Preferred Candidate Profile/ Competencies: Supply Chain Planning, Distribution Planning & Inventory Planning Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) Strong proficiency in Excel & Advanced Excel Ability to manage complexity of large SKU base and multi-channel distribution. Excellent cross-functional collaboration (Sales, SCM, Finance, Logistics). Proactive mind-set with ability to balance cost, availability, and service levels.