Knowbiliti
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Job details:
We are seeking an effective and efficient management of the logistics and supply chain operations at the district, resulting in enhanced service levels and optimum spend. To coordinate the implementation of logistics and SCM initiatives in liaison with the HO.
Key Focus Areas:
- Transportation in K1, K2 and K3.
- WSP operations and performance monitoring.
- Inventory Norms at WDs and Warehouses.
- Ensuring high service levels to WDs.
- Logistics Spend Management and benchmarking.
- Statutory compliance in Transportation and Warehousing
- EHS compliance in Warehouses.
Principal Accountabilities: Transport Management in K2 and K3
§ Monitor and evaluate transporter performance in K1, K2 & K3 to drive improvements in the following areas to achieve reduced cost per unit
o Time in Transit through benchmarking & negotiation
o Truck utilization through monitoring & analysis of performance, adoption of best practices
o Risk analysis for minimization of accident, theft & hijack
§ Build capability of transportation through usage of alternative means including rail and ships.
§ Analyze arrival conditions at WSP / WD’s and develop operating procedures & ensure training to WSP / Transporters to ensure improved delivered quality.
§ Drive the freight negotiation / vendor selection in K3 in conjunction with BMs to optimize spend.
§ Continuously evaluate the warehousing & transportation network design to optimize costs
§ Executing yearly agreements with transporters on K2 and K3 in coordination with HO negotiations.
§ Implementing initiatives in Logistics in coordination with Logistics Manager, HO.
§ Improvements in TIT performance and reduced damages in Transportation.
§ Improvements in Truck Turn Around time, Material Handling efficiencies, Safety and Hygiene at the
Branch-warehouses.
WSP Management§ Storage space management for the district making recommendations for enhancing/optimizing storage space wrt forecasted volumes resulting in reduction in truck demurrage charges, improvements in Truck turn around time during loading and unloading.
§ Explore and leverage synergies in Warehousing with other divisions in the same region.
§ Monitoring WSP performance in terms of Truck Turnaround time, Storage space utilization, Material Handling, Safety and Hygiene etc benchmarking to the best in the industry.
§ Developing existing WSPs capability (training) in the light of increased throughputs and complexity of operations. Develop alternative vendors to meet gaps.
§ Infrastructure development and new godown selection, Service provider evaluation for the same.
§ Yearly contracts execution and spend management in WSP operations for the district.
§ Process improvement initiatives in coordination with Logistics Manager, HO.
§ Drive WSPs audit (Material Handling, Infrastructure, hygiene, Safety, Systems) feedback and corrective actions.
§ Gear up and facilitate process for direct deliveries to modern trade.
§ Improvements in WD OOS position.
§ Improved freshness and reduced OOS at the Warehouse.
§ Optimum spends on Transportation and Warehousing resulting in meeting benchmark freight & warehousing cost/unit targets.
Inventory Management§ Monitoring pipelines of various categories at the Warehouse stage, raise alarms for violation of inventory norms.
§ Monitoring monthly OTIF; Analyzing the reasons for violation and taking up with interfacing functions (SBUs, Transporters, LAAs for ordering)
§ Analyze Warehouse/ WDs OOS performance and drive improvements
§ Monitoring safety stocks wrt to changing dynamics of TIT / supply lead-time and demand variations and highlighting areas for improvement.
Statutory Compliance
§ With inputs from FM- to monitor and provide feedback on transport and WSP operations within the purview of the state and central government guidelines and regulations.
Internal Linkages: Factory Logistics Manager (ITD, FBD, Other SBUs,) FS, FE, DM, BM, Logistics Manager-HO
Qualification & Experience:
§ Post-graduate with specialism in Operations Management/Supply Chain Management
§ 6 – 8 years of experience in logistics in FMCG/ FMCD
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