- Senior
- Ufficio in Bengaluru
JOB DESCRIPTION
Calling all originals: At Levi Strauss & Co., you can be yourself — and be part of something bigger. We’re a company of people who like to forge our own path and leave the world better than we found it. Who believe that what makes us different makes us stronger. So add your voice. Make an impact. Find your fit — and your future.
The Supply Planning Manager leads and orchestrates the end-to-end global supply planning process, ensuring on-time delivery and alignment with our priorities. You will provide strategic leadership, manages a team of supply planners, and partners cross-functionally with Product Development, Sourcing, and Business teams to provide sustainable supply chain solutions. We ask that you have a balance of operational excellence, analytical rigour, and leadership capability to lead supply chain resilience, agility, and efficiency.
About the Job
Strategic Supply Planning Leadership
Own the global supply planning framework, ensuring robust, constraint-based planning that aligns with demand forecasts, raw material availability, vendor capacities, and our priorities. Anticipate risks, propose mitigation strategies, and ensure business continuity across geographies.
Team Leadership & Development
Lead a team of supply planners, building expertise in constraint management, scenario planning, and proactive risk mitigation. Set performance goals and lead accountability for meeting service, cost, and agility KPIs.
Cross-Functional Influence
Act as the primary liaison between Planning, Sourcing, Product Development, and Business teams to lead alignment and execution excellence. Influence senior partners to balance trade-offs between service, cost, inventory, and flexibility.
Supply Assurance & KPI Management
Establish supply confirmation KPIs, ensuring high service levels and driving continuous improvement in confirmation rates and cycle times. Lead root-cause reviews on supply failures and implement structural corrective actions with source base and vendors.
Agility & Innovation
Champion agility programmes that shorten lead times and build flexibility into the supply chain. Partner with vendors and sourcing teams to scale agile models and embed resilience into supply planning processes.
Continuous Improvement & Digital Enablement
Guide process standardisation and continuous improvement across supply planning. Partner with digital transformation teams to embed advanced planning systems (e.g., O9, SAP, Kinaxis) and analytics into planning processes.
About You
15+ years of progressive experience in Supply Chain Planning, with proven leadership in global apparel or consumer goods.
Demonstrated ability to manage and grow high-performing planning teams.
Strong track record of influencing senior leaders and balancing cross-functional priorities.
Advanced problem-solving and scenario-planning capabilities, with focus on risk mitigation and business continuity.
Strong quantitative and systems skills; ability to use planning tools and analytics for decision-making.
Excellent interpersonal and executive communication skills, with an ability to drive alignment across functions and geographies.
Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or Business Administration. MBA preferred.
Benefits
We put a lot of thought into our programs to provide you with a benefits package that matters. Whether it is for medical care, taking time off, improving your health or planning for retirement, we've got you covered.
Here's a small snapshot:
· Complimentary preventive health check-up for you & your spouse
· OPD coverage
· Best in class leave plan including paternity & family care leaves
· Counselling sessions to prioritize mental well-being
· Exclusive discount vouchers on Levi's products
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to empowering individuals from all walks of life to achieve their professional goals with us, regardless of race, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, age, national origin, citizenship status, or genetic information. We actively seek and encourage applications from diverse candidates, including those with disabilities, and offer accommodations throughout the selection process upon request. To ensure that our products and culture continue to incorporate everyone's perspectives and experience, we never discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status.
