Senior Manager - Transportation

Role and Responsibilities - 

Strategic - 

- Manage Transportation costs (Primary and secondary) for the CPB division.

- Finalize transportation rates. (spend Rs 350 Cr approx)

- Build the Annual Business plan for Transportation.

- Freight Optimization across the supply chain.

- Handling Logistics Projects at a Central level.

Operational - 

Replenishment at CFAs

- Planning and Execution of Replenishment of CFA's w.r.t. to Non Salt Products from 3P to CFA's

- Plan movements based on S&OP and Interaction with the Production/Packing/Sourcing teams

- Monitor Lead times and Timely vehicle placement

- Ensuring Load capacity utilization

- Periodic Rate Benchmarking

- Implementing Quality initiatives in product handling and movement

- Real time Movement Tracking- GRS Device Utilization Tab and Reports

- Calculate Waste Costs and Track

Freight Management

- Responsible for Managing Primary and Secondary Transportation (Depot to Stockists) & drive efficiencies across locations for both Salt and non-salt products.

- Rake handling- bridging from the rake point to the CFAs.

- Prepare, Monitor and Track SLA's with CFAs

- Market rates tracking and Validation, Secondary Transportation rate negotiation, vendor development, finalization of agreements, etc.

- Tracking Rs. /Kg. cost Vs. Budget and against last year and drive reduction projects.

- Driving Performance metrics e.g. Indent Vs Placement, Truck Utilization, Transit Time Adherence, Shortage/ Damages Index, etc.

- Implementation of alternate way of working e.g. Dedicated Trucking Operation.

- Maintenance of Secondary Transportation Master Data, Freight Rates, Routes, Distance etc. on Excel, SAP and Transportation Management System