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Supply Chain Manager
Boombay, a young Mumbai brand of clean-label sauces, dips, spreads and dressings, is hiring a Supply Chain Manager. The manager owns production planning with co-packers, procurement and inventory, and makes sure every batch meets quality and shelf-life standards before dispatch.
- Country
- India
- Experience
- Experience not specified
- Salary / stipend
- Pay not disclosed
- Job type
- Full-time
- Work mode
- On-site
- Function
- Supply chain
Who can apply
Not stated in the source. Review the original notice.
Review the original notice to confirm the requirements. Related degrees are not automatically equivalent; the recruiting organisation decides eligibility.
What you’ll do
- Own production planning end to end: raw materials, scheduling, manufacturing and output
- Manage co-packers and vendors with clear SLAs on delivery, quality and cost
- Make sure every batch meets quality and shelf-life standards before it leaves production
- Deliver on time in full, keep fulfilment above 95% and RTO and breakage below 2%, and maintain FIFO
- Track and reduce cost of goods per SKU with the R&D lead
- Build a reliable supplier network for ingredients and packaging and run procurement, purchase orders and inbound logistics
- Flag supply risks such as ingredient shortages, vendor failures and batch rejections early
- Build a production planning system from scratch
- Own Zoho inventory data
What the employer asks for
- Experience in an early-stage D2C food or FMCG brand
- Experience with manufacturing, sauces, condiments or food categories is a strong plus
- Comfort building systems where none exist
About the employer
Boombay makes clean-label, plant-based sauces, dips, spreads and dressings without refined oils or refined sugar.
How to apply
Read the full notice and follow the instructions on the original application page.
Skills for this role
What employers ask for in Supply Chain, Procurement & Raw Material Quality roles. named in this notice
- Production planning
- Co-packer management
- Procurement
- Inventory (Zoho)
- FIFO
- COGS tracking
- Supply Chain
- Sourcing
- Purchase Executive
- Supplier Quality
- Vendor Development
- Vendor management
- Supplier audit
- Raw material quality
- Incoming inspection
- Specifications
Prepare for the interview
Questions commonly asked for Supply Chain, Procurement & Raw Material Quality roles. Practise answers with an example and a number.
- How do you evaluate and approve a new raw-material supplier for a food plant?
- How do you manage FIFO / FEFO and shelf-life risk in a warehouse?
- What cold-chain controls would you put in place for dairy or frozen products?
- How do you balance inventory cost against the risk of stock-outs for a seasonal crop?
- Which documents travel with a food consignment, and why do they matter for traceability and recall?
- Describe a cost or lead-time improvement you achieved with a vendor.
Before you apply
- Read the original notice end to endDates, eligibility and the application route are decided by the employer, not by FSD.
- Tailor your resume to this vacancyMatch the keywords in the requirements. Resume Studio shows what is missing.
- Write a short cover noteTwo or three lines on your most relevant plant, lab or project result, with a number.
- Be ready to talk numbersCurrent CTC, expected CTC and notice period are usually asked in the first call.
Source & editorial check
Apply through the LinkedIn listing.
Original posting: 2026-11-05
Checked 2026-11-07 · Updated 2026-11-07
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