▷ Urgent : Supply Planning Manager

Role : Manager – Supply Planning

Location : Corporate Office (Mumbai)

Reports to : Head - Planning

Team size : IC

About 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 centres

Role & 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

 Inventory Management & Policy

 Optimization of Dispatch & Stock Flow

 Replenishment & Fill Rates

1. Establish replenishment mechanisms across all inventory nodes.

2. Ensure stock availability and fill rate ownership for all customer channels –

3. distributors, EBOs / MBOs, Modern Trade chains, and e-commerce platforms.

 Slow-Moving & Obsolete Inventory Management

 Stakeholder Management & Warehouse & Logistics Coordination

 Reporting & Continuous Improvement

Preferred Candidate Profile / Competencies :