Colgate Palmolive - Customer Supply Chain Manager - IIM/ISB/MDI/FMS

JOB DESCRIPTION :

Job Title : Customer Supply Chain Manager

Location : Calcutta

Manager : National Logistics Manager

Manager's Manager : VP- Customer Service & Logistics

Objective :

- Member of Customer Development Team representing Supply Chain.

- To deliver on Service Levels to the customers of the company, at the lowest overall Supply Chain costs.

- To support the new initiatives at the front end of the Supply Chain.

Job Responsibility :

2.1 Demand Planning :

- Forecasting as per Business Planning Process of company

- Alignment with Branch sales team

- Timely communication to HO planning team

2.2 Stock Management :

- Stock Monitoring

- Prioritization & coordination through central planning cell

- Inter warehouse transfer (if required)

- MIS to branch sales team

2.3 Warehousing :

- Compliance to SOPs and standardization of CFA processes

- Maintaining high degree of stock accuracy

- Compliance to Financial processes/SOX

- Good Warehousing Practices

- Ensuring safety in warehouse practices

- Statutory Compliance - Sales Tax, Octroi, PFA, FDA, Local regulatory bodies

- Cost optimization

- Annual review of CFA compensation and negotiations

- Continuous review of distribution network and CFA performance and changes (if required)

2.4 Transportation :

- Ensure delivery of customer service within secondary freight cost budget

- Route Planning - Fixed Day Dispatch (FDD)

- Continuous review and reduction of transit times

- Timely receipt of PODs

- Performance evaluation of service providers

- Selection of service provider

- Reduce inter warehouse transfer cost

2.5 New Initiatives :

- Adopts newer concepts and practice to improve Supply Chain Performance

- Readiness for changing environment (Reconfiguration of warehouses post VAT/CST Changes)

Experience :

- 3-4yrs of experience in FMCG industry

Qualification: MBA/PGDM from premier B-schools