Assistant Manager- Line Haul Operations

Avani Consulting; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 500,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Avani Consulting in Bengaluru is seeking an Assistant Manager- Line Haul Operations to oversee daily first mile and mid mile transport activities, plan dispatches, and coordinate with warehouses and vendors. The role focuses on on-time performance, vehicle utilization, and cost control.

The ideal candidate has graduation and 2+ years in line haul operations, with strong skills in TMS/WMS, vendor negotiations, and MIS reporting.

Qualifications

• Graduation is required.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in line haul operations.
• Knowledge of dispatch planning and vendor coordination.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily First Mile and Mid Mile transportation operations.
• Plan dispatch, vehicle placement, and shipment movement.
• Monitor on-time performance, vehicle turnaround time, and adherence to schedules.
• Coordinate with origin and destination warehouses, hubs, and transport teams.
• Manage transport vendors, rate cards, and quotations.
• Prepare MIS reports on performance and costs.
• Ensure compliance with SOPs and safety standards.

Skills

Dispatch planning

Line haul operations

Vendor management

MIS reporting

Freight cost analysis

TMS/WMS proficiency

Education

Graduation

Tools

TMS

WMS

Excel

Job description

Job Title: Assistant Manager- Line Haul Operations

Location: Bangalore

Qualification: Graduation

Experience: +2 years Line Haul Operations

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage daily First Mile and Mid Mile transportation operations, including vehicle placement, dispatch planning, and shipment movement.
• Ensure timely vehicle reporting, loading, departure, transit, and delivery as per the defined schedule.
• Monitor line haul movements, shipment connectivity, vehicle turnaround time (TAT),and on-time performance.
• Plan vehicle requirements based on shipment volume, route, capacity, and operational demand.
• Coordinate with origin and destination warehouses, hubs, sorting centers, and transportation teams.
• Resolve operational exceptions, vehicle shortages, delays, route deviations, and shipment connectivity issues.
• Ensure compliance with transportation SOPs, safety standards, and operational SLAs.
• Manage transport panels, fleet vendors, and transport service providers.
• Ensure vehicle availability according to operational requirements and shipment forecasts.
• Maintain vendor databases, vehicle deployment plans, rate cards, and performance records.
• Obtain quotations from transport vendors and evaluate commercial proposals.
• Conduct rate benchmarking, freight negotiations, and vendor finalization based on cost and service capability.
• Develop lane-wise freight costing based on origin, destination, distance, vehicle type, load capacity, and shipment volume.
• Work with transportation management systems (TMS), warehouse systems(WMS), transport panels, and other logistics automation platforms.
• Monitor vehicle placement, trip tracking, dispatch status, freight bills, and shipment visibility through system dashboards.
• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly MIS reports for operational performance and cost analysis management

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