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Operations and Production Coordinator (Onsite Mumbai)

Jaico Publishing House

ProductionFull Time
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Posted
28 August 2026

Job Description

Role overview

This Operations and Production Coordinator role is responsible for ensuring the smooth execution of business operations, with a focus on inventory management, cross-functional coordination, and process monitoring. The position will involve close collaboration with various departments, including Production, Sales, Warehouse, Accounts, and Logistics, to manage daily tasks and address escalations. A significant portion of the role will also involve managing e-commerce platforms, branch billing, and author relations, as well as contributing to production and inventory planning.

Responsibilities

  • Inventory Scheduling: Assist with reprint planning based on inventory and market needs, conduct costing analysis, and obtain final checklist approvals before printing.
  • Cross-Functional Coordination: Coordinate with Production, Sales, Warehouse, Accounts, and Logistics teams to ensure seamless business execution.
  • Process Monitoring: Track branch stock availability, print schedules, website orders, and invoice filing.
  • Escalations & Approvals: Handle payment delay follow-ups with the Accounts team and approve the destruction of damaged copies.
  • E-Commerce, Branch Billing & Author Relations:
  • CocoBlu & Amazon Operations: Handle PO receipts, warehouse flips, weekly reporting, appointment scheduling, billing, and dispute management (PQV/PV).
  • Website Management: Manage order downloads, local/foreign dispatches, payment gateway reconciliation (Razorpay/CC Avenue), and Shiprocket processing.
  • Branch & Author Coordination: Manage branch transactions (invoices, GRN, CN), transparency sticker printing, author stock requirements, and contract reviews.
  • Client Accounts: Handle Crossword dropship orders, monthly billing, payment follow-ups, and POD billing for Repro/Manipal.
  • Production & Inventory Planning:
  • Book Costing: Prepare book costing.
  • Production Management: Update gross production and value reports; monitor print schedules and follow up with Delhi/Mumbai printers.
  • Stock & Sales Planning: Plan stock/sales requirements for BL and FL; track inventory shortfalls and drive branch reprint order fulfillment.
  • Operational Support: Assist with costing analysis and follow up on available stock transfers.
  • Order Processing & Warehouse Coordination:
  • PO Execution: Download POs, coordinate with the Warehouse team for stock marking, and prepare bills for verification and upload.
  • Dispute & Return Logistics: Manage damaged/defective returns, issue Credit Notes (CN), and oversee DF (Direct Fulfilment) inbound stock updates and order printing.
  • Cataloguing & Online Listings:
  • Listing Management: Create new title pre-order listings, manage Brand Registry, and remove fake online listings.
  • Catalogue Maintenance: Control the Flipkart listing catalogue and the Master MRP sticker/catalogue system.
  • Author & Foreign Shipments:
  • Client Relations: Handle author email replies, process author sales data, and manage general website customer queries.
  • Export Logistics: Handle foreign and export shipments for authors and complimentary copies.
  • Chain Store Management:
  • Retail Operations: Coordinate major chain store PO processing, dispatch coordination, and order follow-ups.

Qualifications

  • Experience: 3–5 years of experience handling Microsoft Office, Amazon Vendor Central, Brand Registry, and Flipkart operations.
  • Publisher Operations: Broad experience in publisher inventory distribution and Tally-linked standard sales/export registers.
  • Financial Acumen: Deep comfort with managing financial inputs, including PO flows, PURT tracking, Credit Notes (CN), and multi-point shipping verification metrics.
  • Operational Skills: Strong coordination skills in managing cross-team outputs from Logistics, Production, and Accounts.