In the organized retail market in India the role of supply chain is very important for the Indian customer demands at affordable prices a variety of product mix. It is the supply chain that ensures to the customer in all the various offerings that…
In the organized retail market in India the role of supply chain is very important for the Indian customer demands at affordable prices a variety of product mix. It is the supply chain that ensures to the customer in all the various offerings that a company decide for its customers, be it cost, service, or the quickness in responding to ever changing tastes of the customer. 
The infrastructure in India in terms of road, rail, and air links are not sufficient 
. And so warehousing plays a major role as an aspect of supply chain operations. To overcome these problems, the Indian retailer is trying to reduce trans portion costs and is investing in logistics through partnership or directly. The Indian organized retail sector is growing so the role of supply chain becomes all the more important. It should become all the more responsive and adaptive to customers demand. There is also need for the supply chain to be more cost efficient and collaborative to win the immense competition in this sector.
The role of supply chain in Indian organized retail has expanded over the years with the boom in this industry. The growth of the Indian retail industry to a large extent depends on supply chain, so efforts must be made by the Indian retailers to maintain it properly. 
Even in retail, the role of supply chain can vary widely. E.g., frozen foodstuff would require a 'cold chain' while perishables like milk would require a chain that stringently works within very brief time-frames. Compared to that, a supply chain for, say, garments, or stationery, would have to be designed to handle a vast mix of product types, each of which may have small quantities. The challenge would be to integrate these quantities in such a way that bulk handling cost-efficiencies can be exploited. Jewelry poses unique challenges about security and safe handling.
These are just indicative examples of the vast scope of this rapidly emerging 'hot' career sector.
Having been a management school academic, I can safely say that a lot more is going to be happening in this field very soon. It is a chance for smarter people to get in on the ground floor.
But it is not a career for everybody. While it is exciting, it also will invariably be very rigorous - travel, extended hours and rapid response to frequently changing circumstances would be the norm.
Good that this subject has come up in this forum - it needs to be talked about a lot more than it has so far.