Assistant Manager - Supply Chain

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Date: 13 Aug 2025

Location: IN

Company: Coats

Position Title: Assistant Manager – Supply Chain
Division: Supply Chain
Location: Panoli

 

Role Purpose

To oversee and manage end-to-end supply chain operations, including coordination with planning, order management, and warehouse activities. The role involves effective collaboration with key stakeholders from Manufacturing, Procurement, Central Planning, Quality, and HR to ensure:

  • Exceptional customer service

  • Targeted inventory achievement

  • Reduction of slow-moving and obsolete inventory (SLOB)

  • Enhanced labor productivity

  • Cost savings

  • Compliance with health, safety, and quality standards

 

Principal Accountabilities & Key Activities

  • Deliver service KPIs (OTIF, SOLT, Strike rate) and analyze opportunities for improvement.

  • Collaborate with stakeholders to achieve targeted inventory levels for raw materials, finished goods, packaging, dyes, and chemicals, while reducing SLOB.

  • Coordinate with manufacturing, central planning, procurement, and other teams to meet plant-specific KPIs aligned with S&OP inputs.

  • Oversee the movement of raw materials, semi-finished, and finished goods within the plant, ensuring timely transfers to distribution centers or production units.

  • Ensure raw material, packaging material, dye, and chemical availability.

  • Manage customer deliveries for domestic and export markets through distribution centers.

  • Implement best practices in warehouse operations, focusing on health & safety, labor productivity, and cost optimization.

  • Comply with ISO requirements and support certification audits (ISO and customer).

  • Foster team growth, development, and performance.

 

Education, Qualifications & Experience

Essential:

  • Postgraduate in Operations Management with broad supply chain experience (planning processes, systems, SAP, warehouse, and 3PL management)

  • 5–7 years’ experience in Supply Chain Manager roles

  • Experience in continuous improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, DMAIC, Change Management)

  • Strong Excel, analytics, problem-solving, and decision-making skills

  • Ability to interpret financial data, estimate costs, and comply with safety regulations

  • Demonstrated leadership and coaching skills

  • Ability to work under tight deadlines and manage priorities

  • Excellent communication skills in English and Hindi

Desirable:

  • Relevant Supply Chain and Management Qualification

 

At Coats Group, we are committed to innovation, excellence, and fostering a diverse and collaborative environment where every team member can thrive. If you are passionate about making an impact in the textile industry and eager to join a global leader with a rich heritage and a forward-thinking approach, we invite you to take the next step in your career with us.

Apply now to be part of our dynamic team and help shape the future of textiles.