Manager, Supply Chain Planning & Operations

MWI Buying Group; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Cencora Business Services India Private Limited in Pune seeks a Supply Chain Network Modeling Manager to lead a team, design end-to-end network models, and drive optimization across transportation, inventory, and capacity planning. The role partners with executives to translate business challenges into actionable analytical solutions.

The position requires 5+ years in analytics and 2+ years in leadership, with expertise in network optimization and related tools.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years in supply chain analytics and optimization.
• 2+ years of team leadership experience.
• Experience translating business rules into modeling requirements.
• Hands-on with network modeling tools and data analytics.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of supply chain modelers and analysts.
• Manage a portfolio of network modeling, optimization, and scenario analysis projects.
• Develop end-to-end network models and transportation optimization studies.
• Collaborate with leaders to drive analytics-based decisions.

Skills

People leadership

Team management

Supply chain analytics

Optimization

SQL

Python

Power BI

Excel

Databricks

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT or related

Tools

Optilogic

Llamasoft

Coupa

Power BI

Alteryx

Databricks

Job description

Position Summary

The Supply Chain Network Modeling Manager is responsible for leading the development and application of advanced supply chain network models that support operational decision‑making across the enterprise. This role combines hands‑on modeling expertise with people leadership responsibilities, managing a team of supply chain modelers and analysts while ensuring delivery of high‑quality network design, transportation optimization, capacity planning, inventory optimization, and business continuity initiatives. The Manager translates business challenges into analytical solutions that optimize cost, service, capacity, inventory, risk, and growth objectives. The role is accountable for developing team capabilities, establishing modeling standards and best practices, and ensuring successful execution of a portfolio of modeling projects aligned with organizational priorities.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• People Leadership & Talent Development
  Lead, coach, mentor, and develop a team of Supply Chain Modelers and Analysts. Conduct performance management, career development planning, and succession planning activities. Support hiring, onboarding, training, and capability development of modeling resources. Establish technical competency standards and promote continuous learning across the team. Foster collaboration, innovation, and a high-performance culture.
• Project & Portfolio Leadership
  Manage a portfolio of network modeling, transportation optimization, simulation, and supply chain strategy projects. Prioritize initiatives based on business value, resource availability, and organizational objectives. Provide project oversight, quality assurance, and governance throughout project lifecycles. Ensure project deliverables are completed on schedule and align with stakeholder expectations. Present recommendations and business cases to senior leadership and executive stakeholders.
• Supply Chain Modeling & Optimization
  Lead the design, development, maintenance, and enhancement of end‑to‑end supply chain network models. Evaluate scenarios including network expansion, consolidation, facility location, inventory positioning, manufacturing footprint changes, transportation strategies, and capacity investments. Analyze tradeoffs between cost, service levels, inventory, risk, resilience, sustainability, and growth. Develop transportation optimization and cost‑to‑serve models. Support long‑range planning, annual operating planning, and capital investment decisions through scenario analysis. Drive adoption of advanced analytics, optimization, simulation, AI, and emerging technologies.
• Stakeholder Management & Consulting
  Partner with business leaders to identify opportunities for analytics‑driven decision making. Translate complex business problems into quantitative analyses and actionable recommendations. Facilitate workshops to define objectives, assumptions, constraints, and decision criteria. Communicate findings through executive presentations, dashboards, visualizations, and storytelling. Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Process & Capability Development
  Establish and maintain modeling methodologies, governance processes, and best practices. Improve data quality, model documentation standards, and model validation procedures. Develop reusable templates, tools, and frameworks to improve efficiency and consistency. Support the evolution of Network Modeling as a Service (NMaaS) and consulting capabilities. Identify opportunities for automation and process improvement.

Work Experience

• 5+ years of experience in Supply Chain Analytics & Optimization.
• 2+ years of team management/leadership experience.
• Expertise translating business rules into modeling requirements and scenarios.
• Expertise in network modeling, optimization, transportation, and operations research.
• Experience with supply chain network modeling tools, data analytics and visualization.
• Hands‑on with network optimization tools (Optilogic, Llamasoft, Coupa, PowerBI, Alteryx, Databricks).
• Strong knowledge of supply chain design, inventory, warehousing, and capacity planning.
• Exposure to Operations and different supply chain strategies (store, crossdock, import, buy/lease, etc).
• Experience coaching and training modelers.

Education Qualification

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or any other related discipline or equivalent related experience.

Technical Skills

• Network optimization tools (Optilogic, Llamasoft, Coupa, or similar)
• Supply chain simulation and modeling tools
• Advanced Excel, SQL, Python, Power BI, and analytics platforms
• Statistical analysis, optimization, and scenario planning
• Supply chain design, inventory, transportation, warehousing, and capacity planning

Leadership Competencies

• Strategic thinking
• Influencing without authority
• Executive communication
• Coaching and talent development
• Project and portfolio management
• Change leadership
• Analytical problem-solving

Success Measures (KPIs)

• On‑time delivery of modeling projects
• Stakeholder satisfaction
• Team engagement and capability growth
• Business value from recommendations
• Cost savings, service improvements, and capacity optimization
• Adoption of modeling tools and best practices
• Reduced analysis cycle time through automation and standardization

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Ce qu’Cencora offre

• Nous offrons une rémunération globale concurrentielle.
• Notre engagement envers nos associés comprend l’offre de programmes d’avantages sociaux complets, diversifiés et conçus pour répondre aux divers besoins de l’ensemble de nos associés.
• Grâce à notre présence mondiale et nos diverses unités commerciales, nous avons une approche équilibrée des avantages que nous offrons.
• De nombreux avantages sociaux sont payés par l’entreprise, tandis que d’autres sont offerts par les cotisations des associés.
• Les offres d’avantages sociaux spécifiques peuvent varier selon l’emplacement, le poste ou l’unité d’affaires.

Affiliated Companies

• Temps Plein
• CENCORA BUSINESS SERVICES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

Equal Employment Opportunity

Égalité d’accès à l’emploi AmerisourceBergen s'engage à offrir des possibilités d'accès à l'emploi égales sans égard à l’origine ethnique, à la couleur, à la religion, au sexe, à l’orientation sexuelle, à l’identité de sexe, aux renseignements génétiques, à la nationalité, à l'âge, aux handicaps, au statut de vétéran ou à l’adhésion à toute autre classe protégée par la loi fédérale, d’État ou locale.

Cencora is a leading global pharmaceutical solutions company that is committed to improving the lives of people and animals everywhere. We connect manufacturers, providers, and patients to ensure that anyone can get the therapies they need, where and when they need them. We’re a purpose‑driven organization, where all of our team members around the world are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures. We work together every day to help our partners bring their innovations to patients worldwide, creating unparalleled access and impact at the center of health.