OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE JOB
- Effectively manage the day to day Supply Chain operations for the region. The operations efforts would include warehousing and transportation management.
- Plan and coordinate the movement of finished goods to the warehouses and consumers/outlets - i.e. all dispatch and logistics interventions within the timelines and in a compliant manner.
- Drive Key projects identified to improve operational efficiency.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Day to day activities:
- Manage the supply chain operations at encompassing warehousing and transportation.
- Work with the SC Planning, Production, Finance and Regional Sales teams, understanding sales forecasts, stock availability and timely execution of Sales order at the billing locations.
- Work closely cross functionally in arranging necessary documents (duty/TP etc.) to enable timely order execution.
Warehouse Management:
- Ensure statutory laws, excise rules and regulations are complied with.
- Effectively manage the distribution operations to ensure the smooth flow of the finished products from the plant to warehouses and ultimately to the retail/customer locations.
- Maintain GWP at the warehouses, optimum capacity utilization of warehouse - proper storage layouts. Conduct regular checks/audits on SOP and compliance adherence.
- Maintain safe and healthy work setting by enforcing 100% compliance to all SOPs and statutory requirements.
- Ensure complete stock accuracy preventing any stock inadequacy/excess. Conduct stock audits regularly and ensure reconciliation with ZERO inventory difference.
- Highlight concern areas in 3PL performance to enable Zonal SC Manager to Track and monitor performance against KPIs; Implement corrective actions to improve performance.
- Drive implementation of FIFO, FEFO and Batch management in the warehouse.
- Label Registrations: Ensure timely coordination with for registration of labels in the region by coordinating with Plants/ State heads so that there are no delays