SC Lead - Accelerated Innovation Delivery & Sustenance

Overview

Lead and coordinate all Supply Chain workstreams for accelerated innovation and commercialization projects under the Stage Gate Fast Forward process. Serve as the single-point owner responsible for driving cross-functional alignment, ensuring end-to-end supply readiness, managing critical path activities, and enabling faster market launches through rigorous project management and stakeholder engagement. The role will ensure compressed innovation timelines are achieved without compromising quality, compliance, service, or cost objectives

 

 

Responsibilities

 

1. Accelerated Commercialization Program Leadership

• Own Supply Chain execution for Fast Forward innovation projects.
• Act as the central coordinator across Quality, Manufacturing, Procurement, Supply, Demand Planning, Logistics and Commercial teams.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, milestones, risks and mitigation actions for all SC activities.
• Drive governance reviews and readiness assessments at each stage gate.

2. Pre-Development

• Anchor all Supply Chain evaluations required during project initiation.
• Coordinate FSQA handshakes for QC requirements and co-packer assessments.
• Drive CAPEX and infrastructure feasibility reviews.
• Evaluate supply GTM strategy through internal plants and co-packers.
• Support supplier qualification processes.
• Assess manufacturing capacity and network readiness.
• Develop ramp-up and business-as-usual capacity plans.
• Identify supply chain risks and mitigation plans.

3. Development Phase

• Own Supply Chain readiness activities required to support commercialization:
• Track infrastructure setup and deployment activities.
• Coordinate site upgrades and operational readiness actions.
• Manage production line validation and trial execution schedules.
• Ensure material availability and procurement readiness.
• Coordinate supply chain deliverables across internal and external manufacturing partners.
• Track critical-path milestones and escalate risks proactively.

4. Post-Development & Launch Readiness

• Develop launch supply plans and inventory strategies.
• Lead capacity planning for launch and scale-up.
• Align demand and supply planning assumptions.
• Ensure service-level readiness before launch.
• Monitor post-launch performance and supply stabilization.
• Facilitate lessons learned and continuous improvement actions.

5. Stakeholder & Governance Management

• Serve as the single anchor for Supply Chain activities within Fast Forward projects.
• Present project updates to Supply Chain and Innovation Leadership.
• Lead risk reviews and escalation forums.
• Drive decision-making through structured governance mechanisms.
• Ensure adherence to commercialization timelines and stage gate requirements.

6. Sustenance

• End to end supply planning, RM-PM planning, production coordination with comans, logistics coordination to ensure supplies and deliveries post launch in line with demand plan.
• Work with Sales & Category teams for demand refinement of these products.   

 

 

 

Qualifications

 

• Postgraduate in Supply Chain / Operations from premiere B school with 6-8  years of experience in supply planning/NPD management/ copack management.
• Strong exposure to NPD commercialization and innovation launches
• Strong understanding of Supply Planning & Customer Service
• Experience in manufacturing, planning, procurement or network operations will be added advantage
• Collaboration and influencing skills for cross-functional alignment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.