AbleCold - Operations Head - Linehaul

Job Title: Intercity Head

Location: Bangalore

About AbleCold Logistics: (www.ablecold.com)

We are India's fastest-growing integrated end-to-end cold chain solutions company. Within a short span of time, with our asset-light model and strong diverse operations experience, we have disrupted the cold chain space and solved several unique problems that had never been addressed over decades. Our ability to create cold chain solutions depending on our customers' needs and maintain operational excellence while being frugal has rewarded us with being compared to the largest players in the cold chain industry by several market analysts and investment firms.

Our customer base includes some of the largest brands in India in quick commerce, quick service restaurants, seafood, ice creams, and frozen food. Our core team members have a diverse set of experience across several industries and startups/corporates and are alumni from prestigious institutions such as IITs, IIMs and Harvard Business School.

AbleCold is at an inflexion point and for the next phase of rapid growth, we are seeking individuals with high-energy, highly motivated to work in ambiguity, and interpersonal and cross-functional skills to join our team.

Role and Responsibilities:

- Lead the intercity department

- Manage a team of 6-8 people

- Manage day-to-day intercity operations

- Identifying and building relations with clients who require inter-city transportation in temperature-controlled vehicles

- Understanding client requirements and planning vehicles' placement

- Ensuring transportation of goods from source to destination at right time in the right condition

- Planning return loads, optimizing vehicle utilization and deciding freight for various lanes.

Required skills/experience:

- Min 4-5 years of experience managing logistics and supply chain (FMCG industry preferred)

- High energy and ownership

- Excellent people management skills

- Prior warehousing experience required

- A strong balance of planning and hustling

- Should be able to roll up their sleeves to get the job done when required

Benefits of Working at AbleCold Logistics:

- Be part of a high-growth start-up

- Steep learning curve - we believe in learning by doing

- Work with Mentors and true innovators from Harvard Business School, IITs, IIMs and ISB. Founders and employees work together; there's no middle management, so you learn from the best.

- Empowering place to be in - We believe that each individual brings in a new perspective and new ideas. You will have the opportunity to implement your ideas and try out experiments and pilot projects.

- Meritocratic culture - Your work will be recognised as will your failures. You will be instilled with the value of creativity, hard work and ownership.