Logistics Manager - International Freight Forwarding (IFF)
Location: Pune, India Department: Logistics
Reports To: Head of Logistics
Role Overview
The Logistics Manager - International Freight Forwarding (IFF) will lead Spiro's international freight forwarding operations from Pune, managing the end-to-end execution of ocean, air and multimodal shipments from global suppliers to Spiro's manufacturing and assembly facilities across East and West Africa.
This role is accountable for carrier procurement support, RFQ management, freight cost analysis, booking execution, shipment visibility, stakeholder communication, and performance management of logistics service providers. The Logistics Manager will lead a team of logistics professionals while remaining fully accountable for operational excellence, cost optimization, service reliability, compliance, and continuous improvement.
The Logistics Manager is accountable for minimizing total logistics costs by proactively managing freight execution, shipment visibility,
and container demurrage and detention exposure across all African markets through disciplined daily operational control and stakeholder coordination.
The role requires close collaboration with suppliers, freight forwarders, shipping lines, customs brokers, inspection agencies, and Spiro's country logistics teams to ensure shipments move seamlessly from origin to destination.
Key Responsibilities
1. International Freight Procurement & RFQ Management
• Lead all international freight RFQs covering ocean, air, road and multimodal transportation.
• Develop RFQ strategies that maximize competition while ensuring service reliability.
• Float RFQs to approved freight forwarders, shipping lines and logistics partners.
• Maintain the Global RFQ Tracker ensuring complete visibility of all sourcing activities.
• Evaluate commercial and technical proposals using predefined scorecards.
• Conduct detailed benchmarking of freight rates against m
📌 Logistics Manager (Pune)
🏢 Spiro Service
📍 Pune
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