ITC - Manager - Logistics

Purpose of the job:
Managing transportation & warehousing operations in a cost-efficient manner and maintaining service effectiveness.
Principal accountabilities:
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 transit in time 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 warehouses 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 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.
Knowledge, Skills and Competencies:
- Team player.
- Business focus.
- Managing multiplicities.
- Data driven decision making.
Reporting Relationship - Upwards - Senior Manager - Supply Chain