Country Manager - Logistics

About the job

Country Manager - India

Location: Mumbai or Delhi (with national oversight across major logistics hubs)

About the Role:

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Country Manager - India to lead, scale, and transform our India operations.

This is a senior leadership role with full P&L accountability, overseeing freight forwarding (air and sea), warehousing, transportation, customs clearance, and project logistics.

The ideal candidate will bring strong commercial skills, sector expertise, and proven multi-location leadership.

Key Responsibilities:

- Lead India business with full P&L ownership across all logistics services.

- Develop and execute a pan-India strategy aligned with global growth vision.

- Drive warehousing expansion (bonded + domestic) and integrated distribution solutions.

- Scale IOR/EOR services (India-US, India-Africa, India-Middle East).

- Expand business across chemicals, steel, automotive, and defense verticals.

- Strengthen and scale project logistics practice.

- Incubate 4PL control tower solutions, leveraging proprietary SCM platforms.

- Expand and strengthen road logistics and partial truckload services, integrating warehousing and distribution to deliver high-margin domestic solutions.

- Ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements, including DG/chemical/defense norms.

- Build, mentor, and manage a multi-city, high-performance team with structured KPIs.

Candidate Profile (Non-Negotiables):

- 12-15 years of leadership experience in freight forwarding, warehousing, or integrated logistics in India.

- Strong exposure to chemical logistics / regulated supply chains (pharma, auto, defense, DG preferred).

- Proven P&L management and experience scaling operations nationally.

- Deep understanding of customs, bonded warehousing, and multimodal transport.

- Track record of leading large, multi-location teams.

- Strategic thinker with strong commercial acumen and execution focus.

- Comfortable in a fast-growth, entrepreneurial, and tech-enabled environment.

What We Offer

- Competitive compensation (fixed + performance-based).

- High-impact leadership role with scope to build a regional hub for global expansion.

- Opportunity to leverage advanced technology platforms and strong group backing.

- Long-term career growth and leadership opportunities