Hiring for Regional Logistics Manager position with a leading FMCG conglomerate. Candidates from Premier B-Schools - 2007-2010 batch, having 6-10 years experience in Logistics need apply.

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

Effective and efficient management of the Logistics and supply chain operations in the Region resulting in enhanced service levels and optimum spend. To coordinate implementation of logistics and SCM initiatives in liaison with HO.

KEY FOCUS AREAS

- WSP operations and performance monitoring.

- Inventory Norms at WDs and Warehouses.

- Ensuring high service levels to WDs.

- Logistics Spend Management and benchmarking.

- Statutory compliance in Transportation and Warehousing

- EHS compliance in Warehouses.

- Training of WSP

Problem Solving

- Continuously evaluate the warehousing & transportation network design to optimize costs

- Truck utilization through monitoring & analysis of performance, adoption of best practices

- Risk analysis for minimization of accident, theft & hijack

- In the area of Inventory Management monitoring pipelines of various categories at the Warehouse stage, raise alarms for violation of inventory norms

- Monitoring monthly OTIF; Analyzing the reasons for violation and taking up with interfacing functions (SBUs, Transporters, LAAs for ordering)

- Monitoring safety stocks w.r.t to changing dynamics of TIT / supply lead-time and demand variations and highlighting areas for improvement.

Principal Accountabilities

- Effective and efficient management of the Logistics and supply chain operations at the Region resulting in enhanced service levels and optimum spend.

- To coordinate implementation of logistics and SCM initiatives in liaison with HO.

- With respect to WSP Management Storage space management for the Region making recommendations for enhancing/optimizing storage space w.r.t forecasted volumes resulting in reduction in truck demurrage charges, improvements in Truck turnaround time during loading and unloading.

- Monitoring WSP performance in terms of Truck Turnaround time, Storage space utilization, Material Handling, Safety and Hygiene, etc benchmarking to the best in the Industry.

- Developing existing WSPs capability (training) in the light of increased throughputs and complexity of operations. Develop alternative vendors to meet gaps

- Infrastructure development and new godown selection, Service provider evaluation for the same.

- Yearly contracts execution and spend management in WSP operations for the Region

- Process improvement initiatives in coordination with Logistics Manager-HO.

- Drive WSPs audit (Material Handling, Infrastructure, hygiene, Safety, Systems) feedback and corrective actions.

- Gear up and facilitate process for direct deliveries to modern trade.

- With respect to Inventory Management analyze Warehouse/ WDs OOS performance and drive improvements

Managing Resources

- Recommend a transporters cost to the Manager Secondary (HO).

- Ware house cost- once off cost like transformer along with EHS Manager, return freight from WD, and hike in diesel cost.

- Recurrent cost w.r.t appointing new WDs servicing from the godown.

Team Work

- Branch Manager regarding to Warehouse Operations w.r.t dispatches are delayed.

- RLM w.r.t movement of goods pops etc from the warehouse, space requirement (retail architecture within a branch).

- Interface with FS in the Branch to open a new godown w.r.t legal and statutory compliance.

- Finance Manager - Any process improvement in the Region- routing and networking.

- Regional Manager and RSMs- supply related issues to be sorted out, route prioritization, process improvement w.r.t to business, new category planning.

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