Head-Sales Planning & Commercial
Date:
1 Sept 2026
Location:
Chakan, Chakan, IN
Company:
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd
Responsibilities & Key Deliverables
The position is responsible to plan and strategy for production, ensuring inventory control as per sales plan at plant, ensure compliance, overseeing warehouse management. Planning and Strategizing: Ability to convert forecast and Sales requirement from field into detailed variant level production plans, based on an in-depth understand ing of market forces, competitor analysis and historical trends. Problem Solving: Channelizing efforts to overcome any problems faced at different parts of the support cycle. Commercial Acumen: Ability to understand the various indicators which affect material availability and costing and use this knowledge for better business decisions wrt product mix, logistics planning and cost etc. Supply chain management: Executing activities effectively in order to maximize service to sales Managing vehicle indent to vehicle delivery at all levels. Liaison and Managing conflicts: Liaison with interfacesinternal and external to minimize conflict and maximize contribution to the organization by operating in a mutually beneficial environment. Profitability improvementResponsible for reduction in Logistics costs ie transportation cost reduction for Alfa range of vehicles. Dealer settlement: Responsible for automation and settlement of dealers claim and initiating speedy settlement of Fame subsidy claims and monitoring effective utilization of IT platform for all Dealers Audit and Commercial review process (DMS Implementation and adherence as per plan. Production schedule adherence: Overseeing the product group wise actual production and despatches as per plan. Commercial compliance: Responsible to adhere to SOP and monthly review of all major commercial activities. Working capital management: Facilitating the FG Number of Days system stock (Plant + Stockyard) to maintain avg system stocks within Budget for F21
Preferred Industries
M&H Commercial Vehic
Education Qualification
MBA; Bachelor of Engineering; MBA in Marketing
General Experience
At least 15 - 20 yrs. of experience in comparable industries, with around 5 yrs in a leading position
Critical Experience
System Generated Core Skills
Analytical Thinking
Communication Skills
Industry Analysis
Regulatory Compliance
Enquiry Management
Lead Generation
Management Planning
Production Planning
Inventory Control
Compliance Management
Warehouse Management
Strategic Planning
Demand Management
Competitor Analysis
Commercial Acumen
Financial Analysis
Material Management
Costing
Product Mix
Logistics Planning
Supply Chain Management (SCM)
Order Management
Relationship Management
Liasoning
Conflict Management
Cost Reduction Management
Production Schedule
Working Capital Management
Stock Management
Budget Management
System Generated Secondary Skills
Inventory Management
Market Acumen
Market Intelligence
People Management
Sales Planning
Job Segment:
Warehouse, Engineer, Manufacturing, Engineering