Area Manager - Logistics - FMCG

Company: One of the Largest FMCG Companies in India

Role: Manager Logistics

Function: Supply Chain and Logistics

Experience: 610 years after the completion of PGP

Purpose

Managing transportation & warehousing operations in a cost-efficient manner and maintaining service effectiveness.

Responsibilities

- Customer Service & Logistics Operations

- Creating systems to ensure the desired customer service levels by reviewing and improving Same Day Execution.

- To develop and implement systems to track the TITs to the customers and ensure the same is as per the customer requirements.

- Create the policies related to Logistics Operations and align the Field Teams on the same.

- Analyze the Operational Performance locations and identify the Weak Performing Locations.

- Draw out action plans along with locations and review the same to ensure that the performance is improved.

Warehousing

- Drive continuous improvements in Warehouses.

- Managing Warehouse Cost while delivering required service levels.

- Responsible for ensuring Inventory Record Accuracy on a daily basis and identify the critical issues and locations and work with locations to resolve the issue within the timelines.

- Addressing the issues in repacking with the respective businesses and resolve the issues.

- Selection of Warehouse Service Providers and Rates Negotiation.

- Responsible for facilitating the procurement of assets like Material Handling Equipment, Pallets etc.

- To create systems for independent audit of the Warehouse Hygiene and Inventory at the locations.

- Responsible for creating and managing the complete Warehousing Budget which includes Rental, WSP and Handling expenses.

- Freight Optimization and Vendor Development

- Continuously update the vendor base and explore the National Vendors.

- Analyze freight performance branch wise and provide benchmarks to the district for improvements.

- Provide tools and expertise to the field teams on transportation optimization through Route/Frequency Optimization.