Senior Manager SCM Production Planning and 3P Manufacturing

Frido · India

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 om.b@myfrido.com and arif@myfrido.com.