Head - Commercial - Logistics

Head - Commercial

Broad Job profile :

Logistics & Transportation :

- Manage transportation from Chennai office for all plant locations and sales depots across India. This involves identifying reliable transporters, negotiating with them, firming up cost effective contracts and ensuring prompt service is provided.

- The responsibility also includes some amount of air and sea logistics. The job involves very close coordination with Central Planning Team, Plants and Sales team.

This responsibility is the main focus of the position. However, position holder will also be involved in following :

Insurance :

- Managing company-wide insurance of all kind - goods, warehouses, fire, employee insurance schemes etc. The responsibility covers efficient risk coverage in cost effective manner.

Purchases :

- Raw material and capital goods are not under this role. However, this person will have responsibility for some other purchases and annual maintenance contracts in Head Office.

General Administration :

- The position holder will have some general management responsibilities like maintenance of office and other properties of company.

The person :

- A Post Graduate in Commerce, Business Management or Graduate in Engineering with substantial experience of over 15 years in a large Industry house.

- At least last 5 years, he should have been in head of the function position. A degree in law will be highly preferred.

Compensation : Compensation will not be a limiting factor for right person.