Job DescriptionPosition: Senior Manager – Transportation Sourcing & Vendor Management

Location: Delhi

Experience: 5+ Years

Department: Procurement / Logistics / Vendor Management

Reporting To: Head – Procurement / Operations

Job Purpose The Senior Manager – Transportation Sourcing & Vendor Management will be responsible for developing and executing the end-to-end sourcing strategy for surface transportation, including FTL, LTL, and last-mile operations across India.

The role will focus on transportation cost optimization, vendor localization, rate benchmarking, cost visibility, and vendor development by reducing dependency on brokers/aggregators and building a strong network of directly contracted local and regional transporters.

Key Responsibilities1. Sourcing Strategy & Vendor Development

- Develop transportation sourcing strategies across India based on lanes, regions, vehicle types, and business requirements.
- Identify and onboard local and regional transporters, fleet owners, and owner-drivers.
- Build a strong primary, secondary, and backup vendor network for different lanes and clusters.
- Conduct market visits and engage with transport hubs, transporters, and industry networks.
- Reduce dependency on brokers/aggregators through direct vendor sourcing.

1. Cost Optimization & Rate Management

- Conduct regular freight rate benchmarking and maintain lane-wise market rate intelligence.
- Negotiate freight rates, fuel/toll adjustments, detention charges, and commercial terms.
- Identify opportunities for cost reduction through backhaul utilization, route consolidation, vehicle right-sizing, and multi-vendor bidding.
- Track and report monthly and quarterly transportation savings against targets.

1. Cost Visibility & MIS

- Develop and maintain lane-wise, vendor-wise,



and vehicle-category-wise rate cards and cost sheets.
- Prepare MIS and dashboards covering freight trends, cost per km/tonne, vendor mix, and savings.
- Work closely with Finance to identify billing discrepancies, rate deviations, and cost leakages.
- Analyze ERP/TMS data to identify high-cost lanes and vendor localization opportunities.

1. Vendor & Contract Management

- Negotiate and finalize vendor contracts and SLAs covering rates, payment terms, liability, compliance, and performance.
- Monitor vendor performance based on placement, delivery, claims, service quality, and compliance.
- Conduct periodic vendor reviews and rate negotiations.
- Identify and replace consistently underperforming or high-cost vendors.
- Ensure vendors comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, including GST, permits, e-way bills, insurance, and driver documentation.

1. Stakeholder Management

- Coordinate with Operations, Finance, Sales, Control Tower, and Regional Teams to align sourcing decisions with business requirements.
- Present vendor localization, cost optimization, and savings reports to management.
- Guide and mentor Sourcing Executives and Regional Vendor Coordinators.
- Support the team in vendor negotiations, market mapping, and vendor governance.

Key Performance Indicators
- Reduction in transportation cost per km / tonne.
- Freight cost savings achieved against annual targets.




- Percentage of freight volume shifted from brokers/aggregators to direct vendors.
- Rate-card and cost-dashboard coverage across active lanes.
- Vendor network diversification and backup coverage.
- Vehicle placement and capacity utilization.
- Vendor compliance and performance.
- Reduction in transportation cost leakages.

Qualifications & Experience
- Graduate in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, Engineering, or a related field.
- MBA/PGDM in Operations or Supply Chain Management will be preferred.
- Minimum 5+ years of experience in transportation sourcing, freight procurement, logistics vendor management, or a similar role.
- Strong experience in vendor localization and transportation cost reduction.
- Hands-on experience managing multi-state or pan-India transportation vendor networks.
- Experience in 3PL, logistics, courier, freight, manufacturing, FMCG, or transportation industries will be preferred.

Key Skills
- Transportation Sourcing & Procurement
- Vendor Development & Localization
- Freight Rate Negotiation
- Cost Optimization
- Rate Benchmarking
- Vendor & Contract Management
- Advanced Excel & MIS
- ERP / TMS
- Cost Analysis & Reporting
- Market Mapping
- Stakeholder Management
- Team Leadership

Additional Requirements
- Strong knowledge of the Indian transportation market, regional transporter networks, freight corridors, and local fleet markets.
- Solid commercial negotiation and analytical skills.
- Ability to build and manage long-term vendor relationships.
- Willingness to travel extensively across different regions for vendor sourcing, market visits, audits, and negotiations.

Contact:99107 79701 Pay: ₹30,000.00 - ₹70,000.00 per month

Benefits

- Provident Fund

Work Location: In person

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