Key Responsibilities
1. Strategic Transportation & Network Management
- Develop and execute logistics strategies for efficient movement of cement and raw materials across multiple locations.
- Manage multimodal transportation involving road and rail networks, including coordination of railway rakes and siding operations.
- Design and optimize primary distribution (Plant-to-Depot) and secondary distribution (Depot/Plant-to-Customer) networks.
- Monitor transportation performance and implement initiatives to improve turnaround time and fleet utilization.
- Drive freight cost optimization through contract negotiations, freight modeling, route rationalization, and spot bidding.
2. Supply Chain Planning & Operations
- Collaborate with Sales, Production, and Planning teams to support Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) processes.
- Ensure product availability by aligning dispatch plans with market demand and production schedules.
- Monitor inventory levels across plants, depots, and warehouses to avoid stock-outs and excess inventory.
- Drive Direct Dispatch (DD) initiatives from manufacturing units to key project sites and institutional customers.
- Ensure seamless coordination between plants, depots, transporters, and customers.
3. Vendor & Depot Management
- Identify, onboard, and manage transport contractors, rake handling agencies, warehouse operators, and Carrying & Forwarding Agents (CFAs).
- Develop vendor performance metrics and monitor compliance with service-level agreements (SLAs).
- Conduct periodic reviews to improve service quality, vehicle availability, and cost efficiency.
- Oversee depot and warehouse operations, ensuring adherence to operational standards and safety norms.
4. Digital Transformation & Process Excellence
- Lead implementation and enhancement of Transportation Management Systems (TMS) and logistics automation initiatives.
- Ensure real-time visibility of shipments through GPS tracking, E-POD, and digital logistics platforms.
- Drive process improvements through analytics, dashboard reporting, and KPI monitoring.
- Promote technology adoption across logistics operations to improve productivity and customer experience.
5. Inbound Logistics & Procurement Support
- Manage logistics and supply chain operations for critical raw materials such as gypsum, fly ash, slag, coal, pet coke, and alternative fuels.
- Coordinate with procurement and manufacturing teams to ensure uninterrupted material availability.
- Monitor inbound transportation costs and supplier performance.
6. Compliance, Governance & Stakeholder Management
- Ensure compliance with transportation regulations, statutory requirements, and company policies.
- Coordinate with railway authorities, government agencies, and industry bodies on logistics-related matters.
- Support tax-efficient movement of goods across states while adhering to applicable regulations.
- Prepare MIS reports, logistics budgets, and performance reviews for management.
Pay: ₹1,500,000.00 - ₹1,800,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
