Head - Warehouse Operations

Position: Warehouse Operations Head
Overall/Total Experience: 8 - 12 years only
Location: Pune
Working Days: 6 Days from Office
Notice Period Requirement: 30 Days (Maximum)
Client's Company Size: Startup/Small Enterprise
Interview Process: Final Round of Interview will be Face to Face
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement warehouse and supply chain strategies aligned with business objectives.
- Lead end-to-end PAN India operations covering warehousing, inventory, logistics, transportation, and distribution.
- Own and manage the operational P&L, including budgeting, cost optimization, and productivity improvements.
- Ensure accurate inventory management, stock control, and timely order fulfillment.
- Drive process improvements through SOPs, automation, and operational excellence initiatives.
- Manage logistics partners, vendors, and service providers to ensure service quality and cost efficiency.
- Lead, mentor, and develop warehouse and operations teams across multiple locations.
- Monitor key operational KPIs such as inventory accuracy, turnaround time, fulfillment rates, and logistics costs.
- Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and statutory requirements.
Candidate Requirements:
- Strong Warehouse Operations / Supply Chain / Logistics Leadership Profile with PAN-India, P&L ownership.
- Must have 8+ years of experience in warehouse, logistics, or supply chain operations, with proven experience managing multi-location or PAN-India operations end-to-end - warehousing, inventory, logistics, transportation, and distribution.
- Must have owned and managed the operational P&L - budgeting, cost optimization, and productivity improvements.
- Must have experience developing and implementing warehouse and supply chain strategies aligned with business objectives.
- Must have experience driving process improvements through SOPs, automation, and operational excellence initiatives.
- Must have experience managing logistics partners, vendors, and service providers for service quality and cost efficiency.
- Must have experience ensuring accurate inventory management, stock control, and timely order fulfillment.
- Must have experience with inventory management systems and ERP/WMS.
- Must have strong leadership experience - leading, mentoring, and developing warehouse/operations teams across multiple locations.
- Must have strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder-management abilities, and monitor key KPIs (inventory accuracy, TAT, fulfillment rates, logistics costs).
- Must be open to work for 6 days from the office.