Job Description Assistant Manager Logistics & Vendor Management
Company: Pramukh Industries
Department: Logistics & Distribution
Designation: Assistant Manager Logistics & Vendor Management
Location: Hyderabad
Reporting To: Operations Head
Job Purpose
The Assistant Manager Logistics & Vendor Management will be responsible for managing the backend operations of the logistics department, ensuring smooth vehicle deployment, trip planning, documentation, billing, vendor coordination, and logistics MIS.
The role will also be responsible for identifying and onboarding new logistics vendors, negotiating commercial terms, closing vehicle-placement deals, and ensuring continuous availability of vehicles as per the companys operational requirements.
Key Responsibilities
1. Logistics Backend Operations

- Manage day-to-day backend activities of the logistics department.
- Coordinate vehicle allocation and deployment based on operational requirements.
- Maintain records of all company-owned, attached, and vendor vehicles.
- Coordinate with dispatch, warehouse, sales, and delivery teams for vehicle requirements.
- Track daily vehicle movement, trip completion, delays, breakdowns, and operational issues.
- Ensure timely preparation and maintenance of trip sheets, delivery records, PODs, and other logistics documents.
- Monitor vehicle utilization and identify under-utilized or excess vehicles.
- Maintain accurate logistics databases and documentation.

2. Vendor Management

- Manage relationships with existing transport/logistics vendors.
- Coordinate with vendors for vehicle availability, deployment, replacement, and operational issues.
- Monitor vendor performance against agreed SLAs and service requirements.
- Resolve issues related to vehicle availability, driver coordination, delays,



breakdowns, and service quality.
- Maintain a structured database of approved logistics vendors and their vehicle capacities.

3. New Vendor Onboarding & Business Development

- Identify and approach new logistics/transportation vendors.
- Source vendors capable of providing vehicles as per Sorvets operational requirements.
- Negotiate vehicle rental, trip rates, fixed monthly contracts, kilometer rates, and other commercial terms.
- Evaluate vendor capabilities, fleet size, service coverage, documentation, and commercial viability.
- Conduct negotiations and close recent vendor/vehicle placement deals.
- Complete vendor onboarding documentation and coordinate internal approvals.
- Develop a reliable vendor network to ensure backup vehicles are available whenever required.
- Continuously explore opportunities to optimize transportation costs through better vendor negotiations and commercial agreements.

4. Vehicle Placement & Deployment

- Ensure required vehicles are placed/deployed with vendors as per agreed contracts.
- Coordinate vehicle onboarding, documentation, insurance, permits, fitness certificates, etc.
- Ensure vehicles meet company requirements before deployment.
- Maintain vehicle-wise and vendor-wise deployment records.
- Coordinate replacement of vehicles in case of breakdowns, absenteeism, or operational requirements.
- Monitor vehicle availability and deployment efficiency.

5.



Cost & Commercial Management

- Negotiate competitive logistics rates while maintaining required service standards.
- Compare quotations and commercial proposals from different vendors.
- Track logistics costs vendor-wise and vehicle-wise.
- Identify opportunities for cost reduction and improved vehicle utilization.
- Support monthly vendor billing verification and reconciliation.
- Ensure vendor payments are supported by proper documentation and approved trip records.

6. MIS & Reporting
Prepare and maintain regular reports covering:

- Daily vehicle deployment
- Vehicle utilization
- Vendor-wise vehicle availability
- Trip completion
- Pending/failed trips
- Vehicle breakdowns
- Vendor performance
- Logistics cost
- Vendor billing
- New vendor onboarding
- Vehicle placement status
- Cost savings achieved through negotiations

7. Team & Cross-Functional Coordination

- Coordinate closely with warehouse, dispatch, sales, finance, procurement, and operations teams.
- Guide logistics coordinators/executives in backend processes.
- Establish proper workflows and ensure timely completion of logistics activities.
- Escalate critical operational and vendor issues to management.

Desired Candiate Profie

- 812 years in commercial vehicle operations; at least 3–4 years managing a fleet end-to-end with P&L; or budget accountability
- Has personally run a fleet of comparable or larger size (if you're at 40 vehicles, someone who managed 15 will struggle; someone from a 500-vehicle setup may not want to do the hands-on work)
- Background in logistics, FMCG distribution, 3PL, e-commerce delivery, or transport contracting — sector adjacency matters more than brand name

📌 Fleet Manager (Hyderabad)
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