Our client is a leading express logistics organisation offering integrated logistics solutions, with a strong presence across India and international markets.

Role Overview

Our client is looking for a seasoned workforce management professional to execute the workforce strategy through manpower planning and deployment for a large, distributed workforce across first-mile, middle-mile and last-mile operations.

The role will involve translating business volumes and operational requirements into effective workforce plans, ensuring adequate manpower availability while driving productivity, workforce efficiency, service levels and cost optimisation.

Key Responsibilities & Experience:

- Lead workforce planning, manpower deployment, staffing and capacity planning across a large-scale, distributed workforce.
- Drive workforce productivity, manpower efficiency, cost optimisation and service improvements, with a robust focus on measurable outcomes.
- Oversee workforce planning and deployment across multiple cities, regions or states, preferably within a pan-India operating environment.
- Develop workforce forecasts using operational volumes, trends and data to identify manpower requirements, capacity gaps and deployment priorities.
- Work with variable workforce models such as per-piece, incentive-based, temporary, flexible and gig staffing.
- Manage and optimise outsourced, contract, gig, delivery-partner and other frontline workforce models.
- Manage manpower vendors and staffing partners, including workforce supply, SLAs, performance, compliance and governance.
- Leverage Excel, BI tools,



dashboards and operational analytics to support workforce decisions and identify improvement opportunities.
- Partner closely with Operations, HR, Finance, Technology/Product, Procurement, Legal and other key stakeholders to align workforce strategy with business requirements.
- Take end-to-end ownership of workforce deployment, balancing business demand, manpower availability, productivity, service levels and cost.

Education:

- Degree in Engineering, Operations, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Business Analytics or Operations Management.
- Postgraduate qualification in relevant fields is an advantage.
- Certifications in analytics, forecasting, Lean/Industrial Engineering or vendor governance will be preferred.

Experience (10-16 years):

Experience in workforce deployment, operations planning and outsourced workforce management. The ideal candidate will have experience managing outsourced, gig, contract, delivery-partner or frontline workforces, with strong exposure to forecasting, capacity planning, vendor management, SLAs, workforce supply and governance.

Preferred Industry Background:

Logistics / Last-Mile Delivery / E-commerce / Quick Commerce / Distribution / Supply Chain / Field Operations

If this feels like a fit, please email your CV to [email protected] mentioning your current CTC, the notice period and the position applied for in the subject line.

Note: Due to the volume of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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📌 Senior Manager - Workforce Strategy & Deployment (Mumbai)
🏢 Experience Edge India
📍 Mumbai