Open Secret is a brand with a vision to make every Indian family snack better. Powered by a strong operating team of strategists and marketers from Harvard Business School, IIM, and IIT with 40+ years of collective FMCG experience and backed by the strongest set of mentors - Matrix, Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Kunal Bahl, Rohit Bansal, and Vivek Gambhir. The goal is to become the most preferred snacking brand for families by un-junking their favourite snacks. Open Secret is currently available through their website at https://opensecret.in, multiple ecommerce platforms, and across offline stores Pan India where they sell their entire range of unjunked snacks including; Nutty Cookies, Nutty Chips, Flavoured Nuts, Nutty Shake Mixes and Nutty Spreads.
About the CEO and Co-Founder:
Ahana Gautam is an experienced operator with a passion to build and grow the biggest consumer brands in India. She has a B.Tech from IIT Bombay and an MBA from Harvard Business School. She started her career at P&G where she worked across multiple functions - supply chain, finance and marketing. Ahana grew her passion for food brands at General Mills in the US where she launched natural and organic products.
Key Responsibilities
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Develop supply plans aligning with demand forecasts, sales inputs, and inventory targets
Track order life cycles from placement through delivery; proactively address delays, exceptions, and bottlenecks
Coordinate with procurement / sourcing to ensure material availability and timely replenishment
Liaise with logistics vendors / distribution partners to plan dispatch schedules, monitor transit, and reduce Return to Origin (RTO) or delivery failures Glassdoor+1
Generate and present supply chain performance metrics / KPIs (forecast accuracy, on-time delivery, fill rate, inventory turnover)
Identify process gaps and lead continuous improvement initiatives in supply chain workflows
Work cross-functionally with operations, sales, customer service, and finance to manage trade-offs and align decisions