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Head of Supply Chain Optimization

Michael Page
India
10-12 Years
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Job Description

  • Work with a growing marketplace company solving complex problems
  • Work directly with the CEO in a high impact role.

Job Description

You are accountable for the Objective Function of our supply chain. You will personally design and execute:

  • The Stock vs. Drop-Ship Logic: Use data to determine which SKUs earn the right to be stocked and which should remain drop-shipped based on margin, speed, and capital risk.
  • Replenishment & Policy Design: Design and run the models for safety stock, reorder points, and order frequencies while navigating real-world constraints like vendor MOQs and lead-time variability.
  • Capital Allocation & Service Tradeoffs: Explicitly decide where we should over-invest in service and where we should be lean, specifically aiming to maximize Gross Profit per Dollar of Inventory.
  • Inventory Health: Proactively manage perishables and high-risk inventory to minimize our annual write-off rate.
  • Operational Partnership: Interface directly with our Pricing/Demand team (to shape demand) and our Warehouse Ops (to ensure models are executable).
  • Pricing: Work closely with Pricing and Analytics to drive business forward.

The Successful Applicant

  • Hands on experience using Python/SQL to generate models, particularly with a focus on inventory optimization
  • 10+ Years of Scars: You have spent at least a decade in the trenches of high-SKU distribution, e-commerce, or industrial logistics.
  • Hands-on Builder: You are highly technical and a master of the relevant tech stack
  • Pragmatic Math: You have a background in Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, or Applied Math, but you know when a simple heuristic beats a complex optimal model that breaks in the real world.
  • Business Judgment: You understand that inventory is just frozen cash. You think in terms of working capital, MOQs, and expiry risk, not just fill rates and forecast accuracy.
  • Permanent IC: You have zero desire to manage a large team. You want to be the Principal who is valued for your individual output and the quality of your decisions.

What's on Offer

  • Direct Impact: You report to the CEO. Your decisions move the needle on the company's valuation and cash flow every week.
  • Authority: You own the replenishment policy. If the math says don't buy, we don't buy.
  • Complexity: Cold chain, 300+ manufacturers, and a scaling fulfillment network provide a rich, non-trivial playground for a supply chain scientist.
  • Remote working opportunity, working in Pacific timings

More Info

Job Type:
Permanent Job
Function:
E-Commerce
Employment Type:
Full time

About Company

Michael Page

Michael Page has five decades of expertise in professional services recruitment. We were established in London in 1976, and over this period we've grown organically to become one of the best-known and most respected consultancies, with an office network spanning six continents.
While size has its advantages, it doesn't define us - the nature of our organic growth means that each new office is integrated into the region that it serves. It also means that as an employer looking to hire, or as a candidate aiming to grow your career you have the best of both worlds&#x3B; a team that understands the market and geography you operate in, plus the resources and expertise of an international network at your disposal.

Job ID: 143587291

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