Effective and efficient management of Logistics and supply chain operations resulting in enhanced service levels and optimum spend. Building and managing a robust and agile transportation network Pan India.

· Logistics Spend Management in the area of transport management
· Contracting and Transport commercial Management all legs of primary transportation
· Ensuring timely availability of trucks for dispatch
· Statutory compliance in Transportation
Transport Management
Plan, Organize and manage daily operations to ensure efficient and cost-effective transportation of goods.

Finalizing the Transportation Plan Category wise. Ensure that transportation of stocks happen, involving least possible cost but ensuring safety of the stocks.

Lead and facilitate Annual Freight Negotiations for all legs of transportation. Work with the Business on the Network and Budget the Transportation Costs during annual budgeting process.

Develop and implement transportation strategies to optimize routes, reduce costs, and improve service levels.

Analyze transportation costs and provide reports to management with recommendations for cost improvements.

Stay updated on industry trends, competitive landscapes, customer needs and emerging technologies to improve transportation processes. Explore the alternative means of transport like rail, multimodal transport, etc.,

Monitor and Analyze arrival conditions of stocks at Warehouses/ manufacturing units and develops operating procedures & ensures training to WSP / Transporters to ensure improved delivered quality.





Monitoring and control the actual Transportation spend against the planned budget.

Review and work with MIS team for data analysis, resource optimization and KPI improvements.

Developing the Vendor base for different warehouse/manufacturing locations.

Benchmarking of Freight rates across industry.

Focusing on the Transporter performance and ensure that the following parameters are tracked directly.
On time Delivery
Provide Tools and expertise to the field Teams on Transportation Optimization through Route Optimization.

Oversee the implementation and use of transportation management systems (TMS) and other relevant technologies.

Identifying the Training needs of the Logistics Team.

Driving the team to deliver superior results and enhancing their capabilities.

Ensuring SAP Training is imparted to all the recent entrants in the team and to the WSPs.

Data orientation: Analytics & Advanced Excel- Ability to analyze data and make informed decisions.

Good Hands-On experience of ERPs. Having worked in SAP environment will be an added advantage

Negotiation Skills and experience of collective freight negotiations, eAuction, etc

Knowledge of transportation regulations and safety standards.

Operations Manager, Finance Manager, Head of Finance, Finance Executives and Manager Warehousing.
Warehousing service providers, Transporters and Audit Firms
Qualification – Bachelors' degree in Engineering and Post Graduation from a Tier 1 institute (Preferable)
Min 5 Years of relevant experience in field of FMCG/ Retail

📌 Warehouse Manager - Logistics (Chennai)
🏢 ITC
📍 Chennai