Supply Chain Manager – Steel Processing & Distribution

Mantras2Success.com; Andhra Pradesh; On-site; INR 3,150,000 - 3,850,000; Full time

Job summary

Mantras2Success.com in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh, seeks an experienced Supply Chain Manager – Steel Processing & Distribution to lead material movement, forecast raw material needs, and coordinate cross-functionally with procurement, production planning, operations, and logistics.

You will own inventory health, delivery coordination, cost tracking, and mill-level sourcing intelligence, ensuring zero-gap communication with buyers and mills while navigating market cycles and price movements.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in supply chain, procurement, or logistics in steel, metals, or capital goods.
• Strong exposure to coil-based steel material handling, mill procurement, and material lifecycle management.
• Familiarity with Steel mills—coils, grades, ordering cycles, and price behavior.
• Deep coordination experience with plant, quality, PPC, and production teams.

Responsibilities

• Raw material & inventory planning and forecasting based on orders and production plans.
• Coordinate with mills and distributors for timely coil ordering, PO placement, and GRN tracking.
• Track inventory health across finished, semi-finished, rejected, and incoming stock.
• Coordinate inbound logistics, deliveries, and real-time material movement with PPC and BD teams.
• Manage claims, rejections, and scrap handling with QC, CAM, and supplier portals.
• Maintain documentation for POs, GRNs, claims, and delivery notes; prepare SCM dashboards.
• Monitor market trends, mill rates, and procurement windows to optimize costs.

Skills

Supply chain

Procurement

Coil handling

Vendor coordination

Stakeholder comms

Job description

Designation: Supply Chain Manager – Steel Processing & Distribution (Steel/GP/CRCA)

Location : Sri City (Andhra Pradesh)

Experience : 10+ years

Salary: upto 35 LPA

Role Overview

This role is for a hands-on, highly alert, market-aware, and cross-functional Supply Chain Manager who can ensure smooth material movement, eliminate bottlenecks, and enhance responsiveness in a time-sensitive environment.

The SCM leader will be the anchor between procurement, production planning, operations, suppliers, buyers, and logistics partners—with full responsibility for raw material planning, inventory health, delivery coordination, cost tracking, and mill-level sourcing intelligence.

Key Responsibilities

- Raw Material & Inventory Planning

• Forecast raw material requirements based on order pipeline, production plans, nesting logic, and market cycles.
• Plan and release requisition orders aligned to coil specs, grade, finish, color, and thickness.
• Track real-time inventory health across finished, semi-finished, rejected, and incoming stocks.
• Maintain buffer vs JIT balance—based on demand patterns, mill schedules, and logistics constraints.

Supplier Coordination & Procurement Execution

• Liaise with Steel mills and authorized distributors for timely ordering and lifting of coils.
• Ensure PO placement, GRN tracking, invoice matching, and rejection replacement claims are coordinated with precision.
• Maintain strong relations with steel mills and understand their availability windows, seasonal pressures, and price band movements.

Inbound Logistics & Delivery Management

• Coordinate with transporters and warehouse teams for timely offloading, stacking, and shift-level raw material flow.
• Keep operations, PPC, and BD teams updated about incoming material schedules.
• Anticipate transit delays, mill delays, or quality mismatches and take preemptive action.

Claims, Rejections & Scrap Handling Support

• Track and close the loop on incoming rejection issues—work with QC, AE, CAM, and PPC to elevate cases with documentation.
• Coordinate with the supplier portal for claim uploads, MOMs, and commercial settlement.
• Assist in scrap disposal logistics, getting clearance from Plant/Management, and updating inventory systems.

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Collaborate daily with PPC, QC, BD, Production, Dispatch and ensure material movement is always in sync with execution priorities.
• Respond in real-time to changes in production needs, buyer escalations, or mill delivery variations.
• Maintain zero-gap communication loop between buyer orders and mill fulfillment.

Market & Cost Intelligence

• Monitor steel market trends, mill rates, coil availability, and raw material cost movements.
• Work with management to decide on purchase timing, vendor switching, or rate negotiation strategies.
• Understand buyer consumption patterns, seasonal demand fluctuations, and procurement windows.
• Documentation, Compliance & Reporting. maintain updated documentation for POs, GRNs, claims, delivery notes, and rejection records.
• Prepare daily/weekly SCM dashboards showing material status, pending orders, claim statuses, scrap stock, and supplier follow-ups.
• Ensure all SCM practices are documented, auditable, and transparent.

Who We’re Looking For

Must-Haves

• 8+ years of experience in supply chain, procurement, or logistics in steel, metals, or capital goods.
• Strong exposure to coil-based steel material handling, mill procurement, and material lifecycle management.
• Familiarity with Steel mills—coils, grades, ordering cycles, and price behavior.
• Deep coordination experience with plant, quality, PPC, and production teams.

Core Traits

• Street-smart, proactive, and commercially aware
• Strong at relationship building with internal teams and suppliers
• Foresighted—plans with backup and timelines in mind
• Excellent communicator & comprehender—both verbally and in writing
• Ownership mindset—follows through to result, not just handover
• Strong managerial discipline in documentation, data, and reporting

What Success Looks Like

• Raw material always arrives before it’s needed—never after.
• Zero panic from PPC or production due to material shortage.
• Mill relationships strong—no follow-up fatigue.
• All claims tracked and settled timely with maximum recovery.
• Inventory well-maintained—no dead stock or over-ordering.
• Plant operates with confidence and rhythm because SCM is rock-solid.

Preferred Industry

Steel Manufacturing, Steel Trading, Steel Processing, Metal Processing, Industrial Products.

Location -Sri City (Andhra Pradesh)

Company Profile:

The company is among India’s most trusted steel solutions providers, supporting infrastructure growth across Goa, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu for nearly 30 years.

With advanced infrastructure such as EOT cranes, automatic tilters, packing lines, electronic weighbridges, high-capacity logistics fleets, and cut-and-bend facilities, they ensure efficient operations and Just-in-Time delivery to major projects.