Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities

1. Warehouse Operations, Putaway & Space Optimization

- Manage end-to-end warehouse activities including receipt, verification, putaway, storage, picking, staging and material movement.

- Ensure timely and accurate putaway with proper identification, bin allocation, FIFO and traceability.

- Monitor warehouse and bin utilization and optimize storage capacity.

- Drive bin merging, location rationalization and warehouse layout optimization.

2. SAP EWM/WMS & Inventory Control

- Drive warehouse transactions through SAP EWM/WMS including GR, putaway, picking, bin movement, stock transfer and GI.

- Ensure complete alignment between physical and system inventory.

- Conduct inventory variance analysis, root-cause investigation and corrective actions.

- Drive inventory cycle counts, physical verification and reconciliation.

- Ensure accurate and timely system transactions with minimum process deviations.

3. Line Feeding, Issuance & Shift Management

- Ensure on-time and accurate material issuance and line feeding as per production requirements.

- Lead Stores Executives responsible for picking, staging, line feeding and issuance.

- Ensure material availability at production lines and proactively address shortages.

- Act as Shift In-Charge, managing manpower, shift activities, pending issues and shift handovers.

- Monitor line-feeding adherence and minimize production stoppages due to Stores-related issues.

4. Inventory Planning, Stock Levels & Ageing

- Monitor stock levels against defined inventory norms and ensure availability of critical materials.

- Analyze inventory ageing, slow-moving, non-moving and obsolete inventory.

- Identify root causes and drive action plans for consumption, liquidation, transfer or disposition.

- Coordinate with PPC, Purchase, Sourcing, Production, R&D; and Service teams to optimize inventory.





- Prevent excess inventory and improve inventory turns.

5. Safety

- Ensure safe and productive operation of HOPT, BOPT, Reach Trucks, Forklifts and other MHE.

- Ensure safe utilization of high-rise selective pallet racks, shelf racks and mezzanine systems.

- Ensure compliance with load limits, safe stacking, aisle clearance and material handling practices.

- Own people safety inside the warehouse, including PPE, safety audits, toolbox talks and closure of unsafe conditions.

- Coordinate with Production, PPC, Service Operations, Purchase, Sourcing, R&D;, Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, Finance and IT/SAP.

- Proactively communicate material shortages, inventory risks, warehouse constraints and operational issues.

- Support NPI, engineering changes and new material-flow requirements.

- Drive cross-functional resolution of inventory and material availability issues.

- Improve warehouse productivity, space utilization, inventory accuracy and line-feeding efficiency.

- Establish and sustain robust SOPs, controls and performance management systems.

Qualification & Experience

Qualification: Diploma / BE / B.Tech in Mechanical, Production, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Logistics or equivalent.

Experience: 6–10 years of relevant experience in Stores, Warehousing, Materials Management or Plant Supply Chain, preferably in a manufacturing environment.

Key Competencies

- Strong Stores & Warehouse Operations knowledge

- SAP EWM / WMS proficiency

- Inventory control, reconciliation and variance analysis

- Putaway, picking, line feeding and material issuance

- Warehouse space and bin optimization

- Inventory ageing and SLOB management

- MHE and racking system knowledge

- Team leadership and shift management

- Strong CFT coordination

- Analytical and problem-solving skills

- Lean, 5S and continuous improvement mindset

- Strong focus on Safety, Inventory Accuracy, Material Availability and Operational Excellence

📌 Assistant Manager (Pune)
🏢 Atomberg technologies
📍 Pune