Role Purpose:

Lead, manage, develop and implement supply chain strategies to achieve business objectives. To drive international and national logistics movements, inventory management and optimizing transportation and distribution network.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Partner

Formulate overall strategy for Supply Chain Process aimed at enhancing efficiency and effectiveness.

Partner with internal & external stakeholders to drive organization objectives.

Logistics & Inventory Management

Lead logistics function in Americas via rail, road, sea, intermodal, etc.

Drive S&OP and warehousing management systems. o

Monitoring & ensuring compliance within various statutory and audit requirements.

Cultivate relationships with vendors, suppliers, and logistics partners to ensure superior service delivery.

Negotiate contracts and rates with logistics service providers, domestic and international.

Service Excellence

Enhance Quality objectives by monitoring measurables for effectiveness.

Implement corrective preventive action plans.

Provide logistics plan on timely basis to ensure availability of finished goods as per Customer requirement. Review the same on a real time basis.

Publish metrics on performance to leadership at agreed upon frequency.

Leading Team

Establish, mentor, and cultivate a high-performing team that achieves established goals while delivering optimal results, added value, and ongoing enhancements.

Establish departmental goals and key performance indicators (KPIs), regularly evaluating and assessing the performance of the team as part of overall strategy.

Process Improvements

Streamline logistics processes to meet customer and company requirements, focusing on cost improvement projects.

Implement and lead digitization projects in logistics to enhance efficiency.

Adopt & recommend advanced logistics technology solutions to improve operational processes.

Educational qualifications preferred:

• Master’s or MBA in Supply Chain/Logistics.
• Certified CSCP / CPSM /CPIM/CLTD … APICS certification
• Knowledge of contemporary supply chain software and tools would be added advantage.
• Knowledge of Global trade regulations and compliance
• Minimum of 15+ years in a logistics or supply chain management role within the manufacturing, consumer goods industry.