Manager - Logistics - FMCG

Co ordinate with : Sales, Marketing, Plants, Accounts, Taxation, IT, Legal, CFA's, Transporter's

Job Purpose :

- Effective planning & managing the Primary Logistics

Responsibilities:

- Responsible for making FG available at 60 + depots as per plan and schedule to achieve weekly sales target

- Co-ordinating with Business Heads for weekly indents and Plant team for Stock positions in order to prepare production plan

- Weekly despatch plan of 9 manufacturing locations, based on the production plan, sales indent & stock, as per most effective sourcing matrix and communicate the same to plant team

- Co-ordinate with business heads for understanding stock priorities and stock liquidation.

- Taking decisions for judicious allocation and availability of stocks as per requirement

- Responsible for effective vehicle planning in co-ordination with plant logistics

Inventory Management:

- Ensure real time visibility of stocks across value chain. Required to meet the

- fast paced demand changes in the sales requirement.

- Daily review of FG and maintaining plant & depot inventory as per desired norms to ensure neither stock out situation nor excess inventory across value chain

- Ensuring zero expiry of FG

- Analysis of stock ageing and co-ordinate with business heads for early liquidation of near expiry stocks

Cost Reduction:

- Working on cost reduction opportunities to bring down the logistics cost

- MIS - Monthly Logistics MIS (TTAT, Loading optimisation, OTIF, transit damages, vehicle detention) with CAPA is prepared, analysed and ensured seamless service levels

Process and SOP control:

- Conduct Regular Checks on process adherence & surprise audits

- Responsible for process related improvements

- In Depth Knowledge of Well versed in SAP & various MS Excel tools

- Strong verbal and written communication skills

- Ability to effectively co-ordinate with large group of internal and external stake holders

- Excellent time management skills and ability to prioritize

- Having keen analytical & Problem Solving skills

Goal Orientation:

- System and Process oriented

- Ability to handle timelines

- High level of integrity and honesty

Qualification:

- Any Graduate or MBA in SCM / Operations

- Candidate should be from FMCG / Manufacturing

Work experience:

- Candidate from FMCG/F&B / or any other Industry where large volumes are being handled

Experience - Minimum 8 to 10 Years, preferably, with both corporate and plant experience

PREFERRED AGE : 35-40 years