Senior Executive - Supply Chain

Role overview

This position is for a Senior Executive in Supply Chain within the API Supply Chain business unit at Sun Pharma, based at Acme Plaza, Mumbai in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. The role sits at job grade G11B and focuses on planning and coordinating supply chain activities across production, materials, inventory, and demand fulfillment.

Sun Pharma describes its workplace philosophy as one that encourages people to keep improving, take ownership of their work, and collaborate effectively. The organization also notes that the responsibilities listed below represent the general scope of the role and may be adjusted over time as business needs change.

Core purpose of the role

The role is centered on supply chain planning for NPL, NPD, CSP, launch, and filling activities, with a strong emphasis on ensuring continuity of supply, effective capacity use, and accurate planning data. The position also supports S&OP governance, inventory control, and cross-functional coordination.

Key responsibilities

• Examine production plans related to commercial launch and filling requirements for API planning.
• Check raw material planning for commercial launch and filling activities.
• Assess the availability of intermediates from internal plants for commercial launch and filling requirements.
• Support DRP, APO, and MRP execution processes.
• Contribute to finalizing budget-related activities.
• Ensure product availability for DF and Marketing teams.
• Work on resolving recurring supply constraints and chronic shortages.
• Support long-range capacity planning efforts.
• Coordinate site transfer activities for APIs and intermediates.
• Track major supply chain indicators and drive corrective actions on DCS, inventory, OTIF, forecast fidelity, and forecast accuracy.
• Serve as SCM lead for cost-reduction initiatives, site transfers, AVD activities, and product internalization plans.
• Drive inventory optimization, including finalizing norms and liquidating non-moving stock.
• Prepare daily reports and support S&OP governance.
• Manage capacity planning and ensure effective utilization aligned to budget mapping.
• Prepare production plans and schedules.
• Plan and schedule material requirements.
• Handle campaign planning activities.
• Maintain master data with accuracy and consistency.
• Support business continuity planning, including de-risking actions such as OS to IH and IH to OS transitions, as well as AVD implementation.
• Support site transfer work for API and intermediate products.
• Run APO cycles covering DRP, NPR, RCCP, MRP, and PR review and release.
• Update and monitor stock allocation files, including tracking D vs C and C vs S.
• Maintain demand fidelity across captive, filling, launch, and marketing demand streams.
• Manage supply for NPL, filling, and query batches.
• Support SCM process maturity initiatives such as norms setting, cost-to-serve analysis, and planning master data control.
• Resolve chronic supply issues for both captive and market requirements.
• Support inventory optimization measures.
• Provide data management support for the S&OP process.
• Review daily and weekly MIS reports and take appropriate action.

Travel

This role may require travel of up to 20%.

Requirements

• B.E. or B.Tech in Chemical Engineering, or an MBA in Supply Chain Management.
• 4 to 8 years of relevant experience.

Additional information

This is a full-time onsite position located in Mumbai. The notice period, stipend, and number of openings were not specified in the source information.

Disclaimer

The role summary above is intended to reflect the broad nature and level of the position. It should not be treated as a complete list of every duty or qualification. The employer may revise responsibilities from time to time and assign similar work as needed based on experience and business requirements.