Job Description – Manager / Senior Manager, Central Transportation Planning & Logistics

Location: Hyderabad
Department: Supply Chain / Logistics
Reporting To: Head – Operations / Supply Chain

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced logistics professional to lead a centralized, technology-driven transportation function across multiple locations.

The role will focus on TMS/LMS management, Central Logistics Control Tower, transportation planning, fleet optimization, vendor management, and dashboards to improve visibility, utilization, service levels, and cost efficiency.

TMS & Central Control Tower
- Lead adoption and effective utilization of TMS/LMS and logistics technology.
- Manage centralized visibility of transportation operations, trips, exceptions, delays, and capacity constraints.
- Drive system improvements, automation, data quality, and integration with ERP, GPS, and other platforms.
- Coordinate with multiple locations and transport partners to ensure smooth operations.
- Establish standardized processes, SLAs, and escalation mechanisms.





Dashboards & Analytics
- Develop centralized dashboards and MIS for transportation performance.
- Track key KPIs such as transport cost, cost per trip/km, vehicle utilization, fleet productivity, turnaround time, empty running, on-time performance, and vendor performance.
- Use data to identify improvement opportunities and support management decision-making.
- Robust experience in Power BI, Excel, or similar analytics tools is preferred.

Transportation Planning & Optimization
- Lead centralized vehicle, route, trip, and capacity planning across multiple locations.
- Optimize fleet utilization and reduce idle time, empty runs, underutilization, and avoidable transport costs.
- Balance service requirements, capacity availability, and transportation cost.
- Proactively identify capacity gaps and plan suitable transportation resources.

Vendor & Fleet Management
- Manage transportation vendors and service partner

📌 Logistics Manager (Hyderabad)
🏢 Gamlaa
📍 Hyderabad