Ops Manager - Founder's Office

Daily Compounds; Mumbai; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Daily Compounds is seeking a passionate generalist to elevate operations, inventory, supply chain and vendor management for a fast-growing consumer brand in Mumbai. You'll work directly with the founder on strategy, forecasting and procurement, while building scalable SOPs, optimizing vendors, and ensuring timely delivery across India.

This is a hands-on, hustler role in a small startup team. The ideal candidate thrives in a wide-ranging role, enjoys cross-functional collaboration, and balances

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years in ops, founder's office, strategy or supply chain for a consumer brand in India.
• Knowledge of manufacturing, procurement, inventory management and quality control best practices.
• Excellent negotiation and vendor management skills.
• Data-driven, analytical mindset with proficiency in supply chain management software
• A natural-born problem solver who is ready to hustle as part of a small start-up.

Responsibilities

• Operations: Optimise workflows, enhance efficiency, and ensure seamless daily operations including basic finances, vendor talks, shipping and documentation.
• Strategy: Work with the founder to define and manage business strategy and growth including financial planning and forecasting.
• Supply Chain: Oversee sourcing of materials, packaging, warehouse operations and order fulfillment with new vendors; negotiate contracts.
• Warehouse & Vendor Management: Build relationships with vendors and optimise supply chain initiatives.
• Inventory Management: Demand forecasting and analytics to align stock with channels.
• SOP Development for New Products: Create and refine SOPs for new product development with cross-functional teams.
• Product Improvement: Evaluate and improve suppliers to meet quality and customer satisfaction.
• Delivery Management: Manage logistics and distribution to ensure timely, cost-effective delivery.

Skills

Negotiation

Vendor management

Data analysis

SCM software

Problem solving

Tools

SCM software

Job description

We are on the lookout for a passionate and results-driven professional to take our ops to a new level! You’ll juggle General Ops, Inventory Management, Supply Chain & business ops supporting revenue planning and vendor management – and ensure they’re running like a well-oiled machine!

We're a small business and this is a small team - so the role will be dynamic and broad. You’ll be at the heart of driving growth and scaling the business.

Key Responsibilities:

Operations: Optimise our workflows, enhance efficiency, and ensure seamless daily operations, including but not limited to - tracking basic finances, speaking with vendors, shipping and packaging, ensuring up-to-date licensing and documentation, ad hoc admin tasks.

Strategy: Working alongside founder to define and manage business strategy and growth including financial planning and forecasting.

Supply Chain: Oversee sourcing of materials, packaging and building smooth warehouse operations and order fulfillment process with new vendors. Negotiate contracts (alongside founder) and optimise procurement costs.

Warehouse & Vendor Management: Establishing and nurturing strong relationships with vendors & spearheading initiatives to build and optimise our supply chain.

Inventory Management: Demand forecasting and analytics to ensure optimal stock levels. Aligning inventory with e-commerce platforms and retailers.

SOP Development for New Products: Crafting and refining Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for new product development, working closely with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless product launches.

Product Improvement: Continuously evaluating and enhancing existing suppliers to ensure product and customer satisfaction is optimal, and ensure adherence to our quality standards.

Delivery Management: Manage logistics and distribution networks to ensure timely and cost-effective delivery to customers. Optimize transportation routes and modes to reduce transportation costs.

What’s in it for you?

• Work with an exciting new, consumer brand in Fragrance
• Shape the future of our ops & brand strategy.

Skills & Experience

Minimum 3 years in ops, founder's office, strategy or supply chain for a consumer brand in India.

Knowledge of manufacturing, procurement, inventory management and quality control best practices.

Excellent negotiation and vendor management skills.

Data-driven, analytical mindset with proficiency in supply chain management software

A natural-born problem solver who is ready to hustle as part of a small start-up.

A nice person to be around.

Job Location - Mumbai (travel across India will be required)