Senior Manager – Inventory & Process Design

Swish is building the next generation of food delivery by owning the entire value chain, from menu design and pricing to kitchen operations, delivery, and customer experience.
We’re building a high-growth company where the pace is fast, the problems are constantly evolving, and the quality of execution matters.

We are looking for a Senior Manager – Inventory & Process Design to drive large-scale productivity, manpower and process improvement initiatives across Swish's kitchen network.
You will work closely with operations and leadership to design optimal manpower structures, layouts, processes and automation solutions that improve efficiency while reducing cost per order.

This role combines operations excellence, process design, value engineering and automation.

What You Will Work On

Manpower & Cost Optimisation
Build station-level staffing plans and determine ideal manpower requirements.
Optimise shift structures and manpower deployment to reduce cost per order.
Identify opportunities to improve productivity through process or technology interventions.

Process & Layout Design
Design kitchen layouts and workflows for maximum operational efficiency.
Identify bottlenecks and redesign processes to improve speed and utilisation.
Develop scalable operating processes as Swish expands its kitchen network.

Automation & Value Engineering
Lead automation projects that improve speed, productivity and consistency.
Drive value engineering initiatives to improve equipment efficiency and reduce costs.
Evaluate new equipment, processes and technologies for operational impact.

Project Leadership
Own high-impact efficiency projects from problem identification to implementation.
Work cross-functionally with Operations, Product, Engineering, Procurement and other teams.
Track business impact and ensure initiatives deliver measurable improvements.

Who We're Looking For

3–5 years of experience in operations excellence, process design, manufacturing excellence or a similar role.
Experience in e-commerce, Q-commerce or large-scale operations is preferred.
Strong experience in process improvement, productivity or operations design.
Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills.
Ability to take projects from concept to on-ground implementation.
Strong stakeholder management and project leadership skills.

Relevant Backgrounds

E-commerce / Q-commerce / Retail
Experience in large-scale e-commerce, quick-commerce, retail or last-mile operations.
Experience in operations excellence, process improvement or productivity roles.

FMCG / Manufacturing / Engineering
Experience in FMCG, manufacturing, industrial operations or core engineering.
Exposure to process excellence, lean operations, productivity improvement or manufacturing excellence.

What Success Looks Like

You will be successful if you can design better ways of working, reduce manpower and operating costs, improve throughput, and build scalable processes across Swish's kitchen network.
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