Transportation & Logistics Manager

Transportation & Logistics Manager

Location Pune Plant

CTC- 12 Lacs

Experience:
3 -6 years experience in transportation, warehouse management, and export logistics within FMCG Industry.
Should be working in manufacturing plant

Role

• Managed end-to-end Export Finished Goods (FG) transportation and dispatch operations, ensuring timely, cost-effective, and efficient movement of finished goods for domestic and international customers.
• Coordinated with external warehouses, 3PL partners, transporters, and internal stakeholders to resolve IBD/OBD issues and ensure uninterrupted logistics operations.
• Managed export container planning, vessel bookings, and freight-forwarding activities, ensuring adherence to monthly service levels, shipment schedules, and customer delivery commitments.
• Drove same-month export dispatch execution by closely monitoring shipment readiness, transportation availability, warehouse capacity, documentation, and vessel schedules.
• Developed forward-looking Finished Goods storage and inventory strategies in collaboration with transportation and warehousing teams, supporting up to 30 days of export inventory availability.
• Managed SAP-based logistics processes, including delivery-related transactions, system modifications, troubleshooting, and coordination with IT/SAP support teams for timely resolution of system issues.
• Implemented robust inventory control and dwell-time monitoring processes across plant and external warehouses through periodic audits, stock reconciliation, and corrective actions.
• Optimized Finished Goods inventory levels across multiple storage locations to maintain required service levels while minimizing stockouts, excess inventory, and inventory carrying costs.
• Monitored 3PL and transporter performance using operational KPIs, identifying performance gaps and driving corrective and continuous-improvement initiatives.
• Managed logistics vendor relationships, including performance reviews, issue resolution, service-level adherence, and improvement plans.
• Collaborated cross-functionally with Supply Chain, Production, Planning, Customer Service, Warehousing, Procurement, Finance, IT, and Freight Forwarders to ensure seamless logistics execution.
• Ensured compliance with defined SOPs, inventory thresholds, dispatch timelines, warehouse controls, and customer service requirements.