Logistics ManagerHege – Natural Mineral Water

Location: Multiple Locations / Pan India

Experience: 5–8 Years

Function: Logistics & Supply Chain

Reporting To: Management / Head of Operations

About Hege

Hege – Natural Mineral Water is a premium natural mineral water brand sourced from the Himalayas. With a growing presence across India, Hege operates a multi-city distribution network serving thousands of customers through its own delivery network, warehouses and logistics partners.

As we scale rapidly, we are looking for a highly hands-on and accountable Logistics Manager to take complete ownership of our warehouse and logistics operations across 8 warehouses.

Role Overview The Logistics Manager will be responsible for the end-to-end management of all 8 Hege warehouses, ensuring efficient inventory movement, warehouse discipline, stock accuracy, timely dispatches and optimum utilisation of manpower and vendors.

The role will have complete ownership of:

- Hiring and managing warehouse and logistics teams
- Training and developing employees
- Warehouse operations and discipline
- Inventory and stock management
- FIFO implementation
- Vendor and transporter management
- Inbound and outbound movement
- Warehouse productivity and efficiency
- Stock reconciliation and accuracy
- Reducing damages, losses and operational leakages
- Ensuring consistent processes across all 8 warehouses

The ideal candidate should be extremely hands-on, process-oriented and comfortable managing people and operations across multiple locations.

Key Responsibilities1. Warehouse Management

- Take complete ownership of operations across 8 Hege warehouses.
- Ensure smooth day-to-day functioning of every warehouse.
- Establish and maintain standard operating procedures across all locations.
- Ensure proper receiving, storage, picking, packing and dispatch processes.
- Maintain warehouse hygiene, safety and discipline.
- Ensure optimum utilisation of warehouse space.
- Identify operational bottlenecks and implement corrective measures.
- Conduct regular warehouse audits and physical stock checks.

2. Inventory & Stock Management
- Maintain 100% inventory visibility and accuracy across all warehouses.
- Monitor opening stock, inward stock, outward stock, closing stock and stock movement.
- Ensure proper reconciliation between physical stock and system records.
- Implement strict FIFO (First In, First Out) practices.
- Monitor ageing inventory and ensure older stock is dispatched first.
- Minimise stock shortages, excess inventory, damages and leakages.
- Develop daily/weekly/monthly inventory reports.
- Coordinate with sales and operations teams to plan stock requirements.
- Ensure adequate stock availability without unnecessary overstocking.

3. Hiring & Team Management




- Identify manpower requirements for all warehouses.
- Hire warehouse executives, supervisors, loaders and other logistics staff as required.
- Develop clear roles and responsibilities for warehouse teams.
- Conduct induction and operational training for new employees.
- Train teams on warehouse processes, FIFO, inventory handling, safety and customer service.
- Set productivity targets and monitor individual and team performance.
- Build a culture of ownership, accountability and discipline.
- Manage attendance, shift planning and manpower deployment.

4. Vendor & Transporter Management
- Identify, onboard and manage logistics and transportation vendors.
- Negotiate commercial terms and ensure cost-effective operations.
- Monitor vendor performance, delivery timelines and service quality.
- Ensure vendors comply with Hege's operational standards.
- Maintain strong relationships with transporters, warehouse vendors and service providers.
- Track vendor payments, outstanding issues and service-related escalations.
- Regularly evaluate vendors and replace underperforming partners where required.

5. Dispatch & Distribution
- Ensure timely and accurate dispatches from all warehouses.
- Coordinate with sales, customer service and delivery teams for daily requirements.
- Ensure correct quantity and SKU movement against orders.
- Monitor dispatch schedules and vehicle utilisation.
- Reduce delays, failed deliveries, damages and operational errors.
- Ensure efficient routing and utilisation of available logistics resources.

6. Process & Cost Optimisation
- Continuously identify opportunities to reduce logistics and warehouse costs.
- Improve manpower productivity and warehouse efficiency.
- Reduce unnecessary handling, movement and storage costs.
- Identify operational leakages and implement preventive controls.
- Introduce technology, systems and reporting wherever it can improve efficiency.
- Build scalable processes that can support Hege's rapid growth.

7. Reporting & MIS The Logistics Manager will be responsible for maintaining and reviewing key operational reports including:
- Daily warehouse stock report
- Stock ageing report
- Inward/outward movement
- Physical vs system stock reconciliation
- Warehouse productivity
- Dispatch performance
- Damages and losses
- Vendor performance
- Logistics cost per unit/order
- Manpower utilisation
- Warehouse-wise operational performance





Regular reporting to management with explicit data, insights and corrective action plans will be expected.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

The success of this role will be measured through:

- Inventory accuracy: 98–100%
- FIFO compliance: 100%
- Reduction in stock ageing
- Reduction in damages and inventory losses
- Dispatch accuracy
- On-time dispatch percentage
- Warehouse productivity
- Manpower efficiency
- Vendor performance
- Logistics cost optimisation
- Warehouse audit scores
- Reduction in operational leakages
- Timely reporting and reconciliation

Candidate Profile

We are looking for someone who:

- Has 5–8 years of experience in logistics, warehousing or supply chain.
- Has managed multiple warehouses or a distributed warehouse network.
- Has experience managing teams across multiple locations.
- Is strong in inventory and warehouse management.
- Understands FIFO, stock reconciliation and warehouse processes.
- Has experience managing transporters and logistics vendors.
- Is comfortable with MIS, Excel/Google Sheets and inventory/ERP systems.
- Has strong people-management and negotiation skills.
- Is highly organised and process-oriented.
- Has a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
- Is comfortable working in a fast-growing, entrepreneurial environment.
- Is willing to travel to warehouses as required.

What We Are Looking For

This is not a desk-only role.

We are looking for a hands-on operator who is willing to get into the warehouses, understand ground-level problems, manage people, solve issues and build systems.

The right candidate should be able to look at 8 warehouses as one integrated logistics network, while ensuring that every individual warehouse operates with discipline, efficiency and accountability.

Preferred Background

Candidates from industries such as:

- FMCG
- Beverages
- Packaged Water
- E-commerce
- Quick Commerce
- Consumer Goods
- Distribution
- Retail
- Last-Mile Logistics

will be preferred.

Why Join Hege?

Hege is at an exciting stage of growth, and this role will have a direct impact on building the logistics infrastructure required to scale the company significantly.

The person joining this role will have the opportunity to build processes, teams and systems from the ground up and play a key role in Hege's next phase of expansion.

If you are someone who believes in ownership, execution and building scalable operations, we would like to hear from you.

Pay: ₹30,000.00 - ₹45,000.00 per month

Benefits

- Cell phone reimbursement

Ability to commute/relocate:
- Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Willingness to travel:
- 50% (Required)

Work Location: In person

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