Manufacturing & Industry 4.0 Career Guide
Supply Chain Analyst
Supply chain analysts work on the data systems that track inventory, supplier performance, logistics and demand forecasting. In manufacturing-heavy Pune and Gujarat this is a well-established role — part of operations rather than IT, but increasingly dependent on data skills that sit alongside or overlap with business intelligence.
Salary Ranges in India
₹3.5–6 LPA
Fresher (0–2 yrs)
₹6–11 LPA
Mid-level (3–6 yrs)
₹11–20 LPA
Senior (7+ yrs)
Honest note
Supply chain analyst roles often live in operations rather than IT departments, which affects both the work environment and the career path. Strong SQL and Excel skills combined with domain knowledge of supply chain processes is the most common profile hired for this role. SAP experience, even basic, significantly improves hiring prospects in manufacturing companies.
What the job actually involves
- 1Building and maintaining supply chain dashboards — inventory levels, supplier on-time delivery, logistics cost
- 2Running demand forecasting analyses for production planning teams
- 3Investigating supply disruptions using data — root cause analysis with suppliers
- 4Maintaining SAP supply chain data quality and generating standard reports
- 5Supporting procurement teams with supplier performance scorecards
- 6Working with logistics partners on delivery performance data
Skills employers look for
Who hires for this role
How to get there
The most direct path to this role through Felix ITs:
Industrial Data & Manufacturing Analytics
Built on our Data Analytics practice — applied to production, quality and supply chain data
10w · 120h
₹28K
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