Senior Manager, Global GBS – Supply Planning

Overview

Senior Manager role based in Ahmedabad, India, to execute the GBS Supply Chain transformation roadmap across EMEA and the broader EPDM, Africa and Asia scope, integrating Order Management and Supply Chain Management into a single operating model. The role is an individual contributor position with significant cross-functional leadership and influencing responsibility.

What you'll do

• Support the regional Supply Chain transformation agenda across people, process and digital, partnering with Business Units, the Global Center of Excellence and Global GBS Capability teams to prioritize and execute the roadmap.
• Lead the Continuous Improvement and Operational Excellence framework across Supply Chain and Order Management processes, identifying opportunities, mobilizing delivery teams and tracking sustainable value realization.
• Support the digital transformation agenda, with particular focus on change management, adoption and the effective embedding of new capabilities into operational ways of working.
• Execute GBS expansion initiatives into new capabilities and markets, supporting service transition, operating model design and benefits realization.
• Define and own GBS, GCC and Business Unit governance routines that strengthen partnership, accountability, transparency and decision-making.
• Define and implement the regional Supply Chain management and operating system, including the Log.os competency model and deployment plan.
• Coordinate multifunctional initiatives across Order Management, Planning and Logistics, resolving delivery barriers and ensuring transformation priorities remain aligned to business needs.
• Support the delivery of annual productivity, business value and expansion targets through process redesign, prioritization and transformation execution.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree required in Logistics, Supply Chain, Business Administration, Engineering or a related discipline.
• 8+ years of Supply Chain experience, ideally spanning both operational and transformational roles.
• Experience working in a GCC, GBS, regional or Center of Excellence environment.
• Strong knowledge of Order Management, S&OP/IBP, Logistics and end-to-end Supply Chain principles.
• Demonstrated expertise in process improvement, operational excellence and transformation execution.
• Strong knowledge of Supply Chain systems, software and analytics tools.
• Strong problem-solving capability, with the ability to structure complex challenges and translate them into practical solutions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including engagement with senior leadership.
• Strong project and program management skills, with the ability to lead multifunctional teams without direct authority.
• Proven change management capability, including addressing resistance and driving adoption of new ways of working.
• Effective influencing, negotiation and consensus-building skills across internal and external stakeholders.
• A continuous-improvement mindset, strong ownership and the ability to simplify, solve and implement at pace.
• Ability to communicate clearly during operational disruption or transformation risk and maintain stakeholder alignment.

Nice to have

• Master's degree in Logistics, Supply Chain, Business Administration, Engineering or a related discipline.
• FMCG or CPG industry experience.

Details

• Location: Ahmedabad – Mondeal Heights – GBS Center, India.
• Reports to Associate Director - Business Partner, EPDM + Africa & Asia.