Senior Manager SCM Production Planning and 3P Manufacturing

Job Description

Senior Manager Supply Chain – Production Planning & 3P Manufacturing

Location: Pune, Maharashtra

Function: Supply Chain & Operations

Department: SCM

Experience: 6–10 years

Employment Type: Full-time

*Candidates having worked in a D2C environment preferred*

About Frido

Frido is a consumer-focused D2C product company building innovative products that make everyday life more comfortable. With a strong focus on design, manufacturing excellence, and a D2C-led business model, Frido operates across product development, manufacturing, supply chain, retail and e-commerce.

We are looking for a Senior Supply Chain / Production Planning professional who can take ownership of production planning and execution across Frido's 3P (third-party manufacturing) ecosystem.

The Role

The role will be responsible for end-to-end production planning, capacity planning and manufacturing coordination across Frido's 3P manufacturing partners.

This person will act as the bridge between Demand Planning, Procurement, 3P Manufacturers, Quality, Warehousing and Business teams, ensuring that the right products are manufactured at the right time, in the right quantities and at the right cost.

The ideal candidate should be highly data-driven, comfortable working with multiple manufacturing partners and capable of balancing forecast, inventory, capacity, material availability and service levels.

Key Responsibilities

1. Production Planning & Scheduling

• Own the monthly, weekly and daily production planning for 3P manufacturing partners.
• Translate demand forecasts and inventory requirements into executable production plans.
• Develop SKU-level production schedules based on:
• Demand
• Inventory levels
• Manufacturing capacity
• Lead times
• Material availability
• Customer service requirements.
• Ensure adherence to production plans and proactively identify deviations.
• Drive production plan revisions based on changes in demand, supply constraints or business priorities.

2. 3P Manufacturing Management

• Manage production planning and execution across a portfolio of third-party manufacturers.
• Establish production commitments and timelines with manufacturing partners.
• Track Plan vs Actual (PVA) production performance.
• Identify bottlenecks and drive corrective actions with vendors.
• Build strong operating rhythms with 3P partners through regular reviews and performance dashboards.
• Work with manufacturers to improve capacity utilization, productivity and adherence to committed schedules.

3. Capacity Planning

• Build and maintain SKU/category-wise and vendor-wise capacity plans.
• Map available vs required manufacturing capacity based on demand forecasts.
• Identify future capacity constraints and initiate mitigation plans.
• Work with vendors on:
• Capacity augmentation
• Line balancing
• Shift planning
• Outsourcing opportunities
• Alternate manufacturing arrangements.
• Support onboarding and capacity assessment of new manufacturing partners.

4. Material & Supply Readiness

• Coordinate closely with Procurement and suppliers to ensure RM/PM availability for planned production.
• Identify material shortages that could impact production schedules.
• Develop a clear view of material readiness vs production requirements.
• Escalate and resolve supply constraints proactively.
• Work with Procurement and vendors to reduce material-related production downtime.

5. Inventory & Supply Planning

• Balance production requirements against inventory health and working capital objectives.
• Monitor:
• FG inventory
• WIP
• RM/PM inventory
• Inventory cover
• Slow-moving inventory
• Stock-outs.
• Drive production decisions that minimize both stock-outs and excess inventory.
• Collaborate with Demand Planning to translate changing demand signals into production actions.

6. Cross-functional Coordination

Work closely with:

Demand Planning → Procurement → Product → Quality → 3P Manufacturing → Warehousing → Logistics → Finance → Sales/D2C

to ensure seamless execution of the supply plan.

• Participate in S&OP / supply review meetings.
• Highlight supply risks and recommend mitigation plans.
• Ensure production priorities are aligned with business priorities.

7. Process Excellence & Systems

• Develop standardized production planning processes across 3P partners.
• Build dashboards and MIS for production and supply performance.
• Improve planning accuracy and reduce manual planning interventions.
• Identify opportunities for automation and digitization of planning processes.
• Establish SOPs for production planning, vendor scheduling and capacity management.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across the manufacturing ecosystem.

Key KRIs / KPIs

Production Adherence

Plan vs Actual Production %

Schedule Adherence

Production Schedule Adherence %

Service Level

OTIF / Fill Rate

Capacity

Capacity Utilization %

Inventory

Inventory Days / Inventory Turns

Availability

Stock-out % / Material Availability

Planning

Forecast-to-Production Alignment

Vendor Performance

3P Vendor OTIF & Production Adherence

Efficiency

Production Lead Time / Changeover Time

Working Capital

Excess & Slow-moving Inventory

Planning Excellence

Planning Accuracy / Schedule Stability

Continuous Improvement

Cost & Lead-time savings

What We're Looking For

Must Have

• 6–10 years of experience in Supply Chain, Production Planning, Manufacturing Planning or Operations.
• Strong experience in production planning in a manufacturing environment.
• Hands-on experience managing 3P / contract / outsourced manufacturing is highly preferred.
• Experience handling multiple manufacturing partners/vendors.
• Strong understanding of:
• MRP
• Production planning
• Capacity planning
• Material planning
• Inventory management
• S&OP
• Vendor management.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced Excel skills and comfort working with large datasets.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems such as SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, NetSuite or equivalent.

Preferred

• Experience in D2C / consumer products / retail / e-commerce.
• Experience with fast-moving SKU portfolios.
• Exposure to footwear, apparel, lifestyle, consumer durables, furniture, plastics, accessories or other consumer product manufacturing.
• Experience working in a startup / high-growth environment.
• Experience setting up planning processes from scratch.
• Exposure to Lean / Six Sigma / Continuous Improvement.

Interested candidates must email their CVs along with a brief about themselves to [HIDDEN TEXT] and [HIDDEN TEXT].