Regional Logistics Executive- Mumbai

Regional Logistics Executive

Location: Western Mumbai

Local candidate preferable

Experience require 5+ years

Job Details:

Move materials, goods and products to ensure that they are in the right place to meet customer demand.

Overall Purpose of the Role:

Responsible for ensuring the right products are delivered to the right location on time, to the quality required and in the most cost effective way. Oversees the distribution and transportation of goods from the manufacturer to the consumer. Dependent on the size and structure of the organisation, may plan and oversee the whole process or may work in part of the chain. Also dependent on the size and structure of the organisation, the job holder may take responsibility for the warehouse.

Will have people and budgetary management responsibility.

Key Responsibilities:

General and Task Management

Preparing MIS

Transporter Bill clearance

Keep track of slow moving and obsolete stock

Ensure IT systems in place are effective, maintained and accurate

Ensure metrics, reports, and process documentation is available

People Management

• Set departmental objectives/KPIs and review and assess ongoing performance of direct reports

• Report on achievement of targets and identify any actions required

Relationship Management

• Ensure all completed orders are dispatched on time

• Ensure products are shipped appropriately to ensure quality of goods during transportation

Self Management

• Proactively contribute to creating a good team atmosphere

• Anticipates and overcomes obstacles

• Makes useful links to arrive at insightful plans and solutions

• Self motivated, flexible and works well under pressure

Skills and Attributes:

• Highly skilled communicator with the ability to form and maintain good relationships internally and externally

• Strong interpersonal, negotiation and influencing skills

• Customer focussed

• Proven analytical, problem solving and organisational skills

• Commercial and financial acumen with a full understanding of the impact of failure in terms of business cost, production schedules and customer order fulfilment

• Excellent attention to detail skills

Qualifications and Experience Levels:

• Relevant business/commercial or manufacturing/engineering degree.

• MBA is preferred

• Prior experience of working in logistics/supply chain/transportation function for 5+ years

• High degree of knowledge and understanding of a variety of manufacturing, processes and components and of supply chain management

• Strong IT systems knowledge and skills including knowledge and understanding of specialist systems such as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Bill of Material (BOM) and customer data systems

• Advanced Excel & SAP knowledge mandatory