Job Description

About the Role
At Purplle, we are on a mission to redefine the beauty and personal care landscape in India.
To do this, we need a world-class supply chain that ensures the right product is at the right
place, at the right time, every time. We are looking for a Product Manager to own the
intellectual core of our supply chain: the suite of technology products that power our demand
and supply planning.
This is a high-impact role where you will be the single-threaded owner of the product
strategy and roadmap for all demand and supply planning systems. You will be responsible
for building and optimizing tools that manage our multi-channel (B2B & B2C) and multi-
echelon (Central, Regional, and Local warehouses) inventory network. Your products will
directly influence key business outcomes like product availability, inventory efficiency, and
operational costs, making a tangible impact on the company's bottom line and customer
experience.
Key Responsibilities
-Product Vision & Strategy: Define and articulate a long-term product vision and
strategy for Purplle's entire demand and supply planning tech stack. Create and own
a prioritized roadmap that balances foundational improvements with innovative
features.
-Demand Planning Products: Lead the development of systems for statistical
demand forecasting, consensus planning, new product forecasting, and near-term
demand sensing using machine learning and external signals.
-Supply & Inventory Planning Products: Spearhead the creation of tools for
inventory norm calculation (safety stock, reorder points), buying automation,
manufacturing planning, and automated stock transfer orders (STOs) to optimize
inventory across our network.
-Stakeholder Management: Collaborate closely with business teams (Demand
Planners, Supply Planners, Category Managers, Finance), data scientists, engineers,
and operations heads to gather requirements, define solutions, and ensure
successful product adoption.
-Execution & Delivery: Author detailed product requirement documents (PRDs),
create user stories, manage the product backlog, and work with agile development
teams to deliver high-quality products on time.
-KPI Ownership: Define, monitor, and own the key performance indicators for your
product suite, including Forecast Accuracy, On-Shelf Availability (OSA), Inventory
Health (SLOB %), and Cost of Replication.
Desired Skills and Requirements
-Bachelor degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field. An MBA is a plus.
-4-7 years of experience in product management, with at least 2 years focused on
building supply chain, operations, or internal tooling products.
-Strong analytical and quantitative skills; ability to use data and metrics to back up
assumptions, recommendations, and drive actions.
-Proven ability to work cross-functionally with engineering, design, and business
counterparts to deliver complex products.
-Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence
stakeholders at all levels.
-Hands-on experience working in an agile development environment.
Preferred Backgrounds & Experience:
-Proven experience as a Product Manager within the supply chain,
forecasting, or inventory planning domain at a large-scale e-commerce or
omnichannel retail company.
-A deep understanding of supply chain planning concepts including demand
forecasting, OP, inventory management (safety stock, reorder points), and
network optimization.
-Experience as a Product Manager at a leading B2B SaaS company that
builds and sells supply chain planning software (e.g., Demand Planning,
S&OP, Inventory

Skills Required