Assistant Manager Engineering Stores
- Location
- Baddi, India
- Work mode
- On-site
- Employment type
- Full-time
About the job
Job Description
Assistant Manager – Engineering Stores Location: Baddi, Himachal Pradesh
About the Role We are looking for an experienced Engineering Stores professional to manage engineering spare parts inventory and day-to-day stores operations at our manufacturing plant in Baddi.
The position is internally classified as Analyst – Manufacturing Support MRO, while Assistant Manager – Engineering Stores is the external job title used to better reflect the role's functional responsibilities
The role focuses on timely availability of maintenance spares, inventory accuracy, inventory reduction and MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Operations) reporting and cost analysis. This is an engineering spares stores role—not a core maintenance engineering, indirect procurement, or raw/packing material warehouse role.
Key Responsibilities Engineering Stores Operations
- Manage receipt, storage, issuance and tracking of engineering spare parts and maintenance materials.
- Ensure timely availability of critical spares based on planned maintenance requirements.
- Execute SAP MM transactions including purchase requisitions (PR), goods receipts/GRN, stock movements and inventory reconciliation.
- Coordinate approved purchase requirements and order processing with the dedicated procurement team.
- Ensure timely GRN closure and coordinate resolution of invoice or payment discrepancies.
Inventory Management & Reduction
- Maintain accurate engineering spares stock records and appropriate inventory levels.
- Drive inventory reduction without compromising critical spare availability.
- Analyse slow-moving, non-moving, obsolete and excess inventory and recommend corrective actions.
- Conduct physical stock verification and reconcile differences between SAP and actual stock
- Identify opportunities to reduce inventory carrying costs and improve stores efficiency.
MRO Reporting & Cost Management
- Prepare and present weekly MRO reports covering inventory, consumption, expenditure and trends.
- Track MRO spend against approved budgets, identify variances and recommend actions.
- Monitor MRO cost-reduction and productivity projects against agreed plans and glide paths.
- Use consumption and inventory data to identify cost optimization opportunities.
Infrastructure Coordination Coordinate minor infrastructure maintenance and corrective works in warehouses, plant buildings and related facilities with relevant stakeholders.
Qualifications & Experience
- Engineering degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial or a related engineering discipline.
- Minimum 3–4 years of relevant engineering stores, maintenance spares or engineering inventory experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Hands-on SAP MM experience is mandatory, including inventory transactions, GRN processing and stock management.
- FMCG or food manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
- Experience in physical stock verification, inventory analysis and inventory reduction.
- Exposure to weekly MRO reporting, maintenance cost tracking and cost-reduction initiatives.
- Strong Excel, analytical, communication and cross-functional coordination skills.
Key Skills
- Engineering Stores Management
- Engineering Spares
- Spare Parts Inventory
- SAP MM
- Inventory Control
- Inventory Reduction
- MRO Reporting & Analysis
- Cost Tracking
- Purchase Requisitions
- GRN Processing
- Physical Stock Verification
- Inventory Optimization
The Opportunity Take ownership of a critical engineering stores function in a manufacturing environment, improve spare parts availability and inventory efficiency, and partner with maintenance, procurement and finance teams to drive measurable cost and operational improvements. 


Within Country Relocation support available and for candidates voluntarily moving internationally some minimal support is offered through our Volunteer International Transfer Policy Business Unit Summary
Mondelez India Foods Private Limited (formerly Cadbury India Ltd.) has been in India for over 70 years, making sure our mouth-watering and well-loved local and global brands such as Cadbury chocolates, Bournvita and Tang powdered beverages, Oreo and Cadbury Bournvita biscuits, and Halls and Cadbury Choclairs Gold candies get safely into our customers hands—and mouths . Headquartered in Mumbai, the company has more than 3,300 employees proudly working across sales offices in New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai and in manufacturing facilities at Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh, at our global Research & Development Technical Centre and Global Business Hub in Maharashtra and in a vast distribution network across the country. We are also proud to be recognised by Avatar as the Best Companies for Women in India in 2019 – the fourth time we’ve received this award.
Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Job Type
Regular
Manufacturing support
Manufacturing
From Mondelez International's careers page (Workday), checked 30 Oct 2026.
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Posted 29 Oct 2026 · checked 30 Oct 2026 · Report this job