📊 Manager / Senior Manager – Planning | Zepto Hiring | Bangalore
🏢 Company: Zepto
Planning Team Hiring
📄 Job Description
Zepto is hiring a Manager / Senior Manager – Planning for its Bangalore office. This role is ideal for analytical professionals who are passionate about inventory optimization, demand planning, operational excellence, and data-driven decision-making within a fast-growing quick commerce ecosystem.
The selected candidate will work closely with cross-functional teams to improve inventory availability, optimize recovery strategies, streamline planning processes, and enhance supply chain performance using data-driven insights.
🛠 Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute inventory planning strategies to maximize product availability.
- Monitor inventory health, stock movement, and replenishment cycles.
- Drive inventory optimization while minimizing stock-outs and excess inventory.
- Analyze operational data and identify planning improvement opportunities.
- Collaborate with supply chain, procurement, warehouse, and business teams.
- Prepare planning dashboards, forecasts, and performance reports.
- Improve recovery planning and inventory utilization across fulfillment centers.
- Support capacity planning and operational excellence initiatives.
- Monitor key planning KPIs and recommend corrective actions.
- Drive continuous improvement through process automation and analytics.
🎓 Eligibility Criteria
- Graduate in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, Business, or a related field.
- MBA or equivalent qualification is preferred.
- Experience in Planning, Inventory Management, Supply Chain, or Operations.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Advanced Excel skills; experience with SQL, Power BI, or planning tools is an added advantage.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
⭐ Key Skills
- Inventory Planning
- Demand Planning
- Inventory Optimization
- Supply Chain Planning
- Recovery Planning
- Operational Excellence
- Data Analysis
- Advanced Excel
- Power BI
- SQL
- Forecasting
- Stakeholder Management
💰 Benefits
- Leadership opportunity with one of India's fastest-growing quick commerce companies.
- Work on large-scale inventory and supply chain planning challenges.
- Exposure to cutting-edge analytics and operational technologies.
- Collaborative and innovation-driven work culture.
- Excellent career growth and learning opportunities.
⭐ Why Join Zepto?
- Work with one of India's most innovative quick commerce companies.
- Lead high-impact inventory and planning initiatives.
- Collaborate with experienced supply chain and operations leaders.
- Use analytics and technology to solve real business challenges.
- Build a rewarding career in strategic planning and operations.
🧠 Core Skills Required
- Inventory Planning: Expertise in optimizing inventory levels, replenishment strategies, and stock availability.
- Demand Forecasting: Ability to analyze demand trends and improve forecast accuracy.
- Operational Excellence: Drive process improvements to enhance planning efficiency and business performance.
- Recovery Planning: Optimize inventory recovery and reduce operational losses through effective planning.
- Data Analytics: Analyze large datasets using Excel, Power BI, SQL, or similar analytical tools.
- Stakeholder Management: Collaborate effectively with procurement, warehouse, supply chain, and business teams.
- Problem Solving: Use data-driven insights to identify operational challenges and implement effective solutions.
- Strategic Planning: Support long-term inventory planning, capacity management, and supply chain optimization.
🎤 Interview Preparation
- Review inventory management, demand forecasting, and supply chain planning concepts.
- Revise KPIs such as inventory turnover, fill rate, stock accuracy, and service level.
- Practice case studies on inventory optimization and operational planning.
- Prepare examples demonstrating analytical thinking and data-driven decision-making.
- Refresh Advanced Excel, Power BI, SQL, and reporting skills.
- Research Zepto's quick commerce model, fulfillment network, and inventory strategy.
- Highlight measurable achievements related to planning, forecasting, or process improvement.
- Demonstrate leadership, collaboration, and problem-solving abilities.
📩 How to Apply
Interested candidates who meet the eligibility criteria can apply through the official application form below. Before applying, update your resume to highlight your inventory planning experience, analytical skills, forecasting expertise, reporting capabilities, and achievements in supply chain or operations.