DGM/GM - Team Leader - Indirect Procurement - Logistics - IIM/FS/MDI/XLRI/NITIE

Team Leader/DGM/GM - Indirect Procurement - Logistics

Indirect Procurement Role - Logistics

Job Title - Team Leader - DGM/GM - Logistics, Indirect Procurement

Business Unit/Division - Indirect Procurement

Location - Kandivali, Mumbai

Qualification - MBA (Top B schools)

Responsibilities & Key Deliverables:

- Develop, manage and implement cost reduction project for logistics through operational efficiency, network optimization, other productivity measures along with commercial negotiations to improve processes, optimize cost and deliver superior service level

- Set-up & run the program office to deliver on the plan. Publish dashboards and provide regular reports to the steering committee on individual workstreams, cost savings, and other KPIs

- Define future-ready operating models & processes to ensure continued benefits in logistics category

- Delivered cost savings to set the company up on a profitable growth trajectory

- Built key capabilities across the organization to sustain and extend the learnings from the program

- To study competition, market trends, industry trends, regulatory aspects and macroeconomic parameters specific to logistics and provide periodic inputs to businesses/sectors

- To help businesses/sector in operationalization and implementation of cost reduction strategies

- To work on key projects (such as inbound/outbound transportation network optimization, manpower productivity improvement in warehousing / line feeding / stock yards.) as per business / corporate management requirement and ensure desired deliverables.

- To be the catalyst for new technology trends like TMS / WMS / Optimizer tools

Experience (years):

- Approx. 8-15 years of work experience with large corporates and/or management consulting firms. With experience in driving improvement & cost takeout projects.

- Industry Preferred Large corporates and/or management consulting firms

Qualification:

- MBA from a premier B school + BE/B.Tech / CA

Behavioral Competencies:

- Enthusiastic self-starter

- Good verbal and written business communication skills.

- Ability to put together high-quality presentations.

- Ability to handle tasks with a fair degree of independence

- Team working

- Good Business Networking Skills

- Functional Competencies / Skills critical for the job

- Deep understanding and Domain knowledge of logistics operation i.e. Inbound (Parts) & Outbound (Finished Vehicles & Spares), Warehousing, In Plant line feeding, stock Yard operations preferably for Auto OEMs

- Organization-wide program management skill

- Understanding of strategic aspects of business.

- Understanding of key logistics trends

- Problem-solving capabilities

- Analytical skills and logical reasoning abilities