Assistant Manager - Logistics

Description:

Profile:

Organization is India's foremost private sector companies in FMCG (among top 3 organizations) with a diversified conglomerate with businesses spanning into multiple segments and categories. The company is acknowledged as one of India's most valuable business corporations and was ranked as India's most admired company

JOB TITLE: Assistant Manager - Logistics

Note: Candidates with exposure in WMS, ASRS and managing over 1 lakh SQFT warehouse experience only need to apply

Candidates open for locations only need to apply

Maximum age criteria is 34 years

PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

Effective and efficient management of the logistics and supply chain operations at the area resulting in enhanced service levels and optimum spend. To coordinate implementation of logistics and SCM initiatives in liaison with HO.

KEY FOCUS AREAS:

- Transportation in K1, K2 and K3.

- WSP operations and performance monitoring.

- Inventory Norms at distributors and company Warehouses.

- Ensuring high service levels to distributors.

- Logistics Spend Management and benchmarking.

- Statutory compliance in Transportation and Warehousing

- EHS compliance in company Warehouses.

- Training of WSP

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Transport Management in K2 and K3.

- Monitor and evaluate transporter performance in K1, K2 & K3 to drive improvements in the following areas to achieve reduced cost per unit

- Time in Transit through benchmarking & negotiation

- Truck utilization through monitoring & analysis of performance, adoption of best practices

- Risk analysis for minimization of accident, theft & hijack

- Build capability of transportation through usage of alternative means including rail and ships.

- Analyze arrival conditions at WSP / Distributor's and develop operating procedures & ensure training to WSP / Transporters to ensure improved delivered quality.

- Drive the freight negotiation / vendor selection in K3 in conjunction with Branch Manager's to optimize spend.

- Continuously evaluate the warehousing & transportation network design to optimize costs

- Executing yearly agreements with transporters on K2 and K3 in coordination with HO negotiations.

- Implementing initiatives in Logistics in coordination with Logistics Manager, HO.

WSP Management:

- Storage space management for the Distt: making recommendations for enhancing/optimizing storage space wrt forecasted volumes resulting in reduction in truck demurrage charges, improvements in Truck turnaround time during loading and unloading.

- Explore and leverage synergies in Warehousing with other divisions in the same region.

- Monitoring WSP performance in terms of Truck Turnaround time, Storage space utilization, Material Handling, Safety and Hygiene etc benchmarking to the best in the industry.

- Developing existing WSPs capability (training) in the light of increased throughputs and complexity of operations. Develop alternative vendors to meet gaps.

- Infrastructure development and new godown selection, Service provider evaluation for the same.

- Yearly contracts execution and spend management in WSP operations for the region.

- Process improvement initiatives in coordination with Logistics Manager, HO.

- Drive WSPs audit (Material Handling, Infrastructure, hygiene, Safety, Systems) feedback and corrective actions.

- Gear up and facilitate process for direct deliveries to modern trade.

Inventory Management:

- Monitoring pipelines of various categories at the Warehouse stage, raise alarms for violation of inventory norms

- Monitoring monthly OTIF; Analyzing the reasons for violation and taking up with interfacing functions (SBUs, Transporters, assistances for ordering)

- Analyze Warehouse/distributors OOS performance and drive improvements

- Monitoring safety stocks wrt to changing dynamics of TIT / supply lead-time and demand variations and highlighting areas for improvement.

Statutory Compliance:

- With inputs from finance manager- to monitor and provide feedback on transport and WSP operations within the purview of the state and central government guidelines and regulations.

KEY SUCCESS FACTORS:

- Improvements in TIT performance and reduced damages in Transportation.

- Improvements in Truck Turn Around time, Material Handling efficiencies, Safety and Hygiene at the branch Warehouses.

- Improvements in distributors OOS position.

- Improved freshness and reduced OOS at the Warehouse.

- Optimum spends on Transportation and Warehousing resulting in meeting benchmark freight & warehousing cost/unit targets.