Outbound Logistics Executive - FMCG

Immediate & urgent requirement of an “Executive- Outbound Logistics” for a MNC FMCG Company for one of their Green Field Plant at Sricity in Andhra Pradesh ( 68 kms from Chennai).

The position exists to manage plant logistics function.

- Execution of dispatch plan by vehicle planning & placement

- Coordinating with transporters for vehicle placement, bill payment & shipment tracking

- Order execution for exports orders by planning for stocks, coordinating with CHA, inspection agencies and preparation of exports documentation

- Monitoring & ensuring improvement in vehicle capacity utilization and transporter performance

Coordination with CFAs and generation of various Logistics MIS

Operating Budget

Annual Sales Volume: 27000 Tons

No. Of SKUs : 60+

No. Of Manufacturing Locations : 2

C&FA’s: 22,

Export Markets Under India : 4

Measurable Factors

Vehicle utilization

Distribution Cost

Case Fill Rates

Dispatch Schedule adherence

Execution of Finished goods dispatches:

- Manage the dispatch of finished goods from Plant to CFAs based on the dispatch plan

- Co-ordinate with logistics service providers to ensure

- Timely execution of the plan

- Availability of vehicles as per the dispatch plan

- Support central logistics team to ensure product availability at CFAs by providing timely inputs i.e. dispatch schedule adherence, reason for delays if any, schedule revision in case of a delay etc.

- Ensure continuous monitoring and improvement of vehicle capacity utilization to manage primary distribution cost

- Identifying cost reduction opportunities by developing new transporters, alternate & cost effective modes of transport, optimizing warehouse space

Execution of Export orders:

- Order Receipt/Container Fitment/Coordinate with Sales for PFI

- Plan for exports as per the customer’s orders/LC

- Plan for stocks based on the orders.

- Co-ordinate with CHA for container placements

- Co-ordinate with Inspection agencies (SGS) for export inspection

- Preparation of export documentation and arranging to send it to Accounts.

- Transporter’s Evaluation & Improvement

- Work with developing a metrics for evaluation of transporters

- Carry out transporter’s evaluation on monthly basis

- Communicate the performance ratings to the transporters and seek corrective action in case of poor ratings

Warehouse Management

- Manage the finished goods storage & handling in plant warehouse

- Reconciliation of finished goods Stocks on regular basis.

- Monitor FG inventories, analyze variances and report exceptions.

- Implementation of 5S, lean management principles in warehousing and logistics operations.

- Coordination with external Auditors for quarterly stock count activity.

- Finished Goods stock management for Co-packing Operations

- Co-ordinate with the team for dispatch of stock to Co-packer as per the plan.

- Stock reconciliation of Finished Goods on Job to Job basis.

- Seeking necessary approvals for stock destruction in case of damages at Co-packer

- Coordination for CFA related Issues/Approvals

- Coordination with CFAs in case of

- Inter CFA stock transfer for generation of IR/ISO etc

- Errors related to Oracle at CFA in case of STN receipts or in case of Invoicing

- Short/Excess receipt reconciliation process

- Transporter’s Bill Clearance

- Verification of bills

- Recommend deduction on account of delay in delivery

- Verifying detention charges

- Shipment Tracking

- Tracking of in-transit vehicles to ensure delivery on time

- Following up with transporters in case of delays

- University Graduate in Commerce/Science with 7 to 8 years of experience in the similar function, preferably in a Consumer Product Company.

- Good Negotiation skills, communication skills are requisites and incumbent should have good exposure to manufacturing ERP system, preferably Oracle and should be proficient in working on Excel Spreadsheets.

- Salary would be in the range between Rs.9 to 11 Lacs.

Candidates interested to look at the opportunity and relocate to Sricity (AP), may mail their latest updated CV