Senior Product Manager - Procurement & Demand Planning

Role: Senior Product Manager - Procurement & Demand Planning Experience: 4–6 years Location: Gurugram About: Fairdeal.Market Fairdeal.Market is a rapidly growing B2B quick commerce company offering a wide range of products with delivery times as fast as 60 minutes. Our mission is to ensure that every shopping bag worldwide can be filled efficiently and sustainably. As we continue to scale, we are building a strong supply tech backbone to enable speed, accuracy, and cost efficiency across operations. Role Overview We are looking for a highly analytical and product-driven Product Manager to own the vision, strategy,and execution of Fairdeal's Auto Replenishment System. This role will be responsible for building scalable forecasting, replenishment, and inventory optimization products that improve stock availability, reduce stock-outs, optimize working capital, and drive operational efficiency across dark stores and supply chain operations. The ideal candidate should have strong product management experience, deep understanding of inventory and supply chain systems, and the ability to translate complex business problems into scalable technology solutions. Key Responsibilities Product Strategy & Roadmap • Own the end-to-end product roadmap for the Auto Replenishment System. • Define product vision, priorities, and success metrics aligned with business goals. • Drive product planning, execution, and continuous improvement initiatives. • Collaborate with business stakeholders to identify inventory and replenishment challenges. • Build scalable solutions that support rapid business growth and dark store expansion. Demand Forecasting & Inventory Intelligence • Build and enhance demand forecasting capabilities across categories and dark stores. • Design forecasting models using historical sales, seasonality, promotions, and market trends. • Define inventory planning frameworks that improve product availability and inventory productivity. • Develop inventory health monitoring systems for stock-outs, ageing inventory, fill rates, and inventory turns. • Continuously improve forecasting accuracy through data-driven experimentation. Auto Replenishment & Procurement Automation • Design and implement automated replenishment logic based on sales velocity, lead time, safety stock, and supplier performance. • Build automated Purchase Order generation and replenishment workflows. • Optimize inventory allocation across warehouses and dark stores. • Improve procurement efficiency through intelligent replenishment recommendations. • Ensure high product availability while minimizing excess inventory and working capital requirements. Data Analytics & Product Insights • Leverage SQL, MongoDB, analytics tools, and operational data to drive product decisions. • Define and track key inventory and replenishment KPIs. • Analyze inventory performance, stock movement, forecast accuracy, and replenishment effectiveness. • Build dashboards and reporting frameworks for business and operational stakeholders. • Use data insights to continuously improve system performance. Supplier & System Integrations • Build supplier-facing workflows and integrations for purchase order management and inventory visibility. • Partner with Procurement and Supply Chain teams to improve supplier collaboration. • Design scalable integrations with ERP, Warehouse Management Systems, and Inventory Management Platforms. • Improve visibility across procurement, inventory, and replenishment operations. • Ensure seamless data flow across systems and stakeholders. Cross-Functional Collaboration • Work closely with Engineering, Data Science, Supply Chain, Category, Procurement, Operations, and Leadership teams. • Translate business requirements into detailed product specifications and user stories. • Drive agile product development and execution. • Prioritize product initiatives based on business impact and operational needs. • Ensure successful product adoption across operational teams. Key Result Areas (KRAs) • Forecast accuracy improvement • Fill rate and product availability % across dark stores • Stock-out reduction and inventory health improvement • Inventory turns and Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO) • Auto-replenishment accuracy and adoption • Reduction in manual purchase order interventions Skills & Experience • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Operations, Supply Chain, Business, or related field. • 5+ years of Product Management experience in Quick Commerce, E-commerce, Supply Chain Technology, Inventory Management, Procurement, or Logistics products. • Strong understanding of replenishment, forecasting, inventory optimization, and supply chain processes. • Experience managing end-to-end product lifecycle in a fast-paced environment. • Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with excellent stakeholder management skills. • Preferred: experience scaling supply chain products in high-growth startup environments and understanding of FMCG, retail distribution, and B2B commerce ecosystems. Technical Skills • SQL, MongoDB, and analytics platforms • Advanced Excel / Google Sheets • Dashboarding and BI tools such as Metabase, Power BI, or Tableau • ERP, WMS, OMS, and procurement platform integrations • Exposure to AI/ML-based forecasting and inventory optimization systems Department: Product Experience: 4 - 6 Years