Supply Planning Manager (AVP)

Accenture; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture seeks an experienced senior supply chain leader to own end-to-end planning and operations for designated business units. You will drive service, cost, cash, and risk levers, ensuring data-driven decisions and strong master data governance.

Your role includes leading multi-level teams, accelerating digital adoption, and delivering a future-ready supply chain model. You will translate client objectives into actionable planning strategies, oversee policy governance, and push for

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in core supply planning across multiple domains.
• FMCG, regulatory, electronics or large-scale environments is a plus.
• Experience with SAP ECC, Kinaxis, o9 or Blue Yonder helpful.

Responsibilities

• Own and lead end-to-end supply chain and operations for assigned units.
• Drive improvements in service, cost, cash, and risk with data-led decisions.
• Define and govern planning policies and system controls.
• Lead multi-layered planning teams and ensure KPI attainment.
• Champion digital enablement through planning platforms and analytics.
• Maintain governance, master data quality, and risk mitigation.

Skills

Demand-Supply Balancing

Production Planning

Capacity & Constraint Management

Material Requirements Planning (MRP)

Distribution & Deployment Planning

Analytical skills

Tools

SAP

Kinaxis

o9

Blue Yonder

Proprietary tools

SAP ECC

Power BI

Advanced Excel

Job description

Responsibilities:

Own and lead end-to-end Supply Chain and Operations for assigned Business Units/ Categories.Accountable delivery outcomes across service, cost, cash, and risk levers, ensuring operational stability, planning excellence, and high-quality master data governance.Act as the senior operations leader driving continuous improvement, accelerating digital adoption, and transformation to deliver sustainable client value and a future-ready supply chain operating model - helping clients realize $5 value for every $1 spent on our services.Responsible for delivering various Supply Chain initiatives, mainly focused on Planning, exception management & inventory management.Assess, Design, Build and Implement best practices on process, organisation, and technology for Supply Planning capabilities, including Inventory Planning/Optimisation, Materials Requirements Planning, Distribution Requirements Planning, Supplier Collaboration and Supply Planning within Integrated Planning.Own full accountability for end-to-end Supply Planning and Operations delivery, ensuring consistent achievement of SLAs and KPIs across service performance, inventory health, cost efficiency, working capital, and operational risk.Lead and govern large, multi-layered planning and operations teams, embedding strong leadership depth, succession readiness, and a high-performance, accountability-driven culture.Act as the senior escalation and solution-providing authority for complex supply risks, constraints, and planning exceptions, driving timely, data-led decisions to protect service continuity and business outcomes.Provide strategic and tactical leadership across Master Production & Capacity Planning, Distribution & Inventory Planning, Sourcing & Materials Planning, and Master Data Management to ensure integrated, enterprise-wide planning excellence.Define, govern, and approve planning policies, segmentation strategies, parameter frameworks, and system controls to ensure robust, compliant, and audit-ready decision inputs.Lead executive-level client and internal governance forums, influencing senior stakeholders on operational trade-offs, risk mitigation, and strategic supply chain decisions.Translate client business objectives into actionable operational strategies, planning priorities, and measurable execution targets across short, mid, and long-term horizons.Champion digital enablement through advanced planning platforms, analytics, automation, and workflow orchestration to improve visibility, agility, decision quality, and planner productivity.Own and execute the tower-level continuous improvement and transformation roadmap, ensuring disciplined change management, measurable benefit realisation, and sustained adoption.Ensure strict adherence to standard operating procedures, planning governance standards, documentation accuracy, version control, and master data compliance across the delivery landscape.Deliver executive-ready, data-driven insights, performance narratives, and risk recommendations to support informed and timely leadership decision-making.Establish resilient operating models with structured support mechanisms, defined backup coverage, and knowledge continuity to safeguard delivery stability.Lead workforce planning, recruitment, and talent development through rigorous performance management, targeted capability building, coaching, and future-skills alignment.Maintain operational readiness in a global delivery environment, with flexibility to support rotational shift requirements based on client and business needs.

Requirements:

Strong Core Supply Planning experience across 3-4 areas, including: Demand-Supply Balancing, Production Planning, Capacity & Constraint ManagementMaterial Requirements Planning (MRP).Distribution & Deployment Planning.Exposure to at least one planning platform: SAP / Kinaxis / o9 / Blue Yonder / proprietary tools.Strong analytical skills.Good to have: FMCG, Regulatory, Electronics, Manufacturing, or similar large-scale supply chain environments, APS tools (Kinaxis/o9/OMP/ IBP/APO, etc. ), SAP ECC, Power BI and Advanced Excel. .