Transportation Manager - Logistics

Position: Transportation Manager

Location: Mumbai

Salary: - 20 - 25 LPA

Experience: 12+ Years

Mandatory Requirement: Candidate must own a house/property in Mumbai

Role Summary:

We are seeking a senior Transportation Manager with strong expertise in city-level operations, last-mile logistics, fleet optimization, cost control, and P&L management. The role will be responsible for managing large-scale transportation operations, ensuring high service levels, and driving efficiency across Mumbai and surrounding regions.

Key Responsibilities:

- Lead end-to-end transportation & last-mile delivery operations across city/region

- Manage large delivery fleets (own & vendor), route planning, and hyper-local operations

- Own P&L for transportation, focusing on cost optimization and ROI improvement

- Monitor and improve KPIs such as OTD, delivery speed, cost per delivery, NPS, complaints & fill rates

- Drive process excellence, system hygiene, and operational scalability

- Identify and eliminate operational leakages; implement continuous improvement initiatives (5S, FEFO, Six Sigma mindset)

- Coordinate with cross-functional teams: Warehouse, Supply Chain, HR, Finance, Infra & Maintenance

- Handle vendor management, contracts, negotiations, and compliance

- Lead, mentor, and retain large on-roll & off-roll teams; maintain low attrition

- Conduct competitor and market analysis at pin-code / hyper-local level to support expansion

- Ensure safety, statutory, and operational compliance across transportation activities

Key Skills & Competencies:

- Transportation & Last-Mile Logistics

- City Operations Management

- Fleet & Vendor Management

- P&L Ownership & Cost Optimization

- Hyper-local Operations & Expansion

- KPI Management (OTD, AHT, NPS, Cost/Delivery)

- Process Excellence & Automation

- Stakeholder & Team Leadership

- Six Sigma / Continuous Improvement

Qualification:

MBA (Operations / Supply Chain) - Preferred

B.E. / B.Tech (Mechanical or related)

Six Sigma / Supply Chain Certifications - Added Advantage

Ideal Candidate Profile:

- Background in quick commerce, FMCG, logistics, e-commerce, or large-scale city operations

- Proven experience managing high-volume, time-critical transportation networks

- Strong leadership with experience handling large multi-layer teams

- Must be Mumbai-based with owned residential property