Dep. Manager-SCM & Comm., Accessories

Responsibilities & Key Deliverables

As part of the Mahindra Accessories Team, the incumbent will be responsible for managing end-to-end Billing, Supply Chain, Demand Planning & Vendor Co-ordination for accessories. The role involves vendor relationship management, cost optimization, and ensuring uninterrupted material availability to support business objectives. The incumbent will work closely with internal stakeholders and suppliers to drive material availability and supply chain excellence.
Key Responsibilities:
Commercial Operations & Billing coordination 
•    Monitor daily billing activities and ensure adherence to agreed business plan.
•    Track material movement from warehouse to dealer delivery and ensuring timely dispatches and resolution of logistics issues.
•    Coordinate inventory movement through STOs, inter-plant transfers, and direct dispatches.
•    Publish periodic billing & retail, logistics performance reports for management review.
•    Support month-end sales, billing, and financial closure activities.

Back Order Monitoring
•    Track and review ageing back orders daily and coordinate with sourcing teams to ensure material availability.
•    Coordinate with suppliers and internal stakeholders to expedite delayed supplies and minimize stock-out situations.
•    Review material shortages and provide timely updates on expected delivery timelines.
•    Drive corrective and preventive actions to improve order fulfilment performance and customer service levels.

Purchase Order Management
•    Ensure timely creation, processing of Supplier Purchase Orders (POs) as per procurement requirements.
•    Validate pricing, commercial terms, and contractual compliance in terms of LOBA, before PO release.
•    Coordinate with internal stakeholders and suppliers to resolve issues impacting procurement and supply continuity.
•    Monitor PO execution and address exceptions impacting material availability or delivery schedules.

Supplier & Sourcing Coordination
•    Manage Material Master creation, activation, and maintenance activities.
•    Coordinate with suppliers to ensure timely supply and uninterrupted availability of material.
•    Monitor supplier performance on delivery, quality, and responsiveness, and support issue resolution.
•    Maintain strong supplier relationships to ensure seamless execution of procurement activities.
Supply Chain Management & Logistics coordination 
•    Ensure timely delivery of materials in line with business plan and demand.
•    Coordinate with suppliers, warehouses, and logistics partners to monitor material availability and resolve supply disruptions.
•    Track inbound material movement and ensure adherence to committed delivery schedules.
•    Support inventory optimization through effective planning and supply coordination.
•    Monitor logistics performance and implement improvements to enhance supply chain efficiency and reliability.

MIS, Dashboarding & Data Analytics
•    Develop, maintain, and publish daily, weekly, and monthly MIS reports covering billing, retail, inventory, back orders, supplier performance, logistics KPIs, and material availability.
•    Create and manage dashboards to track key supply chain metrics such as billing achievement, order fulfilment, inventory ageing, stock availability, OTIF (On Time In Full), supplier delivery performance, and logistics turnaround time.
•    Analyze demand, inventory, billing, and supply trends to identify risks, bottlenecks, and improvement opportunities.
•    Provide data-driven insights and exception reporting to support management reviews and business decision-making.
•    Drive automation and digitization of reports and dashboards using Power BI, Excel, SAP, and other business intelligence tools.

Education Qualification

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Automobile, Industrial, Production or Equivalent)
• MBA / PGDM in Supply Chain or Operations Management (Preferred).
• Certification in Analytics or Data Visualization tools would be an added advantage.

General Experience

5-10 years of relevant experience in CV/ Automotive Accessories / OEM Industry handling SCM & Commercial activities, and good hands-on experience with Data Analytics & Dashboarding.

Critical Skills

Functional Skills

• Supply Chain Management
• Demand Planning & Forecasting
• Billing & Commercial Operations
• Inventory Management
• Back Order Management
• Vendor Coordination & Supplier Management
• Purchase Order Management

Analytics & Digital Skills

• MIS Reporting & Business Analytics
• Dashboard Development & KPI Tracking
• Data Analysis & Trend Identification
• Power BI Dashboarding
• Advanced Microsoft Excel (Pivot Tables, Power Query, Power Pivot)
• SAP / ERP Reporting
• Data Visualization & Performance Reporting
• Forecasting & Scenario Analysis
• Supply Chain KPI Monitoring
• Inventory & Demand Analytics