Senior Operations Manager

Weekday AI (YC W21); Mumbai; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Weekday AI (YC W21) in Mumbai, India, seeks a Senior Operations Manager to own day-to-day apparel manufacturing operations end-to-end. You will oversee factory management, production coordination, inventory, logistics, and shipments, ensuring orders are completed accurately and on schedule.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in operations or garment manufacturing, hands-on leadership, and strong coordination across departments.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in operations, production, logistics, apparel manufacturing, garment manufacturing, or related field.
• Strong hands-on experience managing factory operations and production teams.
• Proven ability to coordinate multiple departments and operational activities simultaneously.
• Strong understanding of apparel/garment production processes, order execution, and fulfilment.
• Experience managing B2B and B2C order processing and shipment coordination.
• Good understanding of logistics, dispatch, courier management, and delivery operations.
• Experience with export documentation and shipping processes is preferred.
• Strong proficiency in MS Excel, Google Sheets, and MIS reporting.
• Experience monitoring production schedules, inventory, material availability, and operational KPIs.
• Strong vendor, logistics partner, and cross-functional coordination skills.
• Excellent leadership, team-management, communication, and delegation abilities.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the garment manufacturing facility.
• Lead, manage, and coordinate operations and production teams.
• Allocate responsibilities, monitor team performance, and maintain accountability.
• Coordinate between production, warehouse, inventory, logistics, and other departments.
• Identify bottlenecks and drive timely resolution.
• Ensure workflows align with schedules and customer commitments.
• Prepare and monitor production plans and pre-production documentation for orders.
• Track order progress and ensure timely execution.
• Coordinate with internal teams to process orders from production through dispatch.
• Prepare invoices and shipping documentation for domestic and export shipments.
• Coordinate with logistics partners for pickups, dispatches, and deliveries.
• Monitor shipment status and resolve logistics issues promptly.
• Maintain accurate records of orders, production, inventory, and logistics.
• Prepare MIS reports covering production, orders, inventory, logistics, and fulfilment.
• Monitor inventory levels and material availability; coordinate with production and procurement.
• Ensure timely availability of fabrics, trims, packaging materials, and other inputs.
• Coordinate with vendors and stakeholders to prevent shortages or delays.
• Establish processes to improve efficiency, accuracy, and on-time delivery.
• Provide regular operational updates and drive corrective actions.

Skills

Operations management

Team leadership

Cross-functional coordination

Problem solving

Decision making

Attention to detail

Tools

MS Excel

Google Sheets

MIS reporting

Job description

Job Description:

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀

𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲: 𝗥𝘀 𝟲𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬 - 𝗥𝘀 𝟭𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬 (𝗶𝗲 𝗜𝗡𝗥 𝟲-𝟭𝟬 𝗟𝗣𝗔)

Experience: 8+ yrs

Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Job Type: Full-time

We are looking for an experiencedSenior Operations Managerto take end-to-end ownership of day-to-day operations acrossapparel and garment manufacturing, including factory management, production coordination, order execution, inventory, logistics, and shipment activities.

The ideal candidate will be a strong operational leader capable of managing teams, coordinating multiple departments, identifying bottlenecks, and ensuring production and customer orders are completed accurately and on schedule. The role requires a hands-on approach, strong decision-making skills, and the ability to maintain operational control in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the completeday-to-day operations of the garment manufacturing facility.
• Lead, manage, and coordinate operations and production teams.
• Allocate responsibilities, monitor team performance, and maintain operational accountability.
• Coordinate between production, warehouse, inventory, logistics, and other departments.
• Identify operational bottlenecks and drive timely resolution.
• Ensure production workflows remain aligned with planned schedules and customer commitments.
• Prepare and monitororder sheets, production plans, and pre-production documentationfor B2B and B2C orders.
• Track order progress, follow up on pending activities, and ensure timely execution.
• Coordinate with internal teams to ensure orders are processed accurately from production through dispatch.
• Prepare invoices and supporting documentation for domestic and export shipments.
• Coordinate export documentation and ensure timely and accurate shipping bill submissions where applicable.
• Coordinate with logistics partners and courier agencies for pickups, dispatches, and deliveries.
• Monitor shipment status and resolve logistics-related issues promptly.
• Maintain accurate records of orders, production, inventory, shipments, and operational activities.
• Prepare and reviewMIS reportscovering production, orders, inventory, logistics, and fulfilment.
• Monitor operational performance usingMS Excel, Google Sheets, and reporting systems.
• Monitor inventory levels and coordinate material requirements with production and procurement teams.
• Ensure timely availability of fabrics, trims, buttons, zippers, packaging materials, and other production inputs.
• Coordinate with vendors and internal stakeholders to prevent material shortages or production delays.
• Establish effective processes to improve operational efficiency, order accuracy, and on-time delivery.
• Provide regular operational updates and performance reports to management.
• Take ownership of critical operational issues and drive corrective actions.

What Makes You a Great Fit

• 8+ years of experiencein operations, production, logistics, apparel manufacturing, garment manufacturing, or a closely related field.
• Strong hands-on experience managingfactory operations and production teams.
• Proven ability to coordinate multiple departments and operational activities simultaneously.
• Strong understanding ofapparel/garment production processes, order execution, and fulfilment.
• Experience managingB2B and B2C order processingand shipment coordination.
• Good understanding of logistics, dispatch, courier management, and delivery operations.
• Experience withexport documentation and shipping processesis preferred.
• Strong proficiency inMS Excel, Google Sheets, and MIS reporting.
• Experience monitoring production schedules, inventory, material availability, and operational KPIs.
• Strong vendor, logistics partner, and cross-functional coordination skills.
• Excellent leadership, team-management, communication, and delegation abilities.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills with a practical, hands-on approach.
• Ability to identify operational risks and resolve issues before they affect production or customer commitments.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain accurate operational documentation.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment with multiple competing priorities.
• High level of ownership and accountability forfactory performance, production execution, order fulfilment, logistics, and on-time delivery.