AVP Operations Job ID: 414206

Cosmic Uplift; India; On-site; INR 6,000,000 - 9,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Cosmic Uplift is seeking a senior operations leader to own end-to-end warehouse, fulfilment, logistics and control tower activities across multiple business lines. You will drive SLA, productivity, cost, inventory and service-level performance while building the warehouse automation roadmap including WMS and process automation.

You will lead new warehouse setups from site selection through go-live, evaluate 3PL vs owned warehousing, manage critical vendor relationships and present ROI proposals

Qualifications

• 10–15 years in Supply Chain, Warehousing, Logistics or Operations
• 3–4+ years in leadership roles
• Hands-on warehouse operations experience
• Experience with e-commerce marketplaces (Amazon/Flipkart/Myntra) preferred
• Proven track record in automation, process improvement and tech implementations
• Experience setting up and scaling end-to-end warehouses
• Strong analytical, strategic, and stakeholder-management skills
• MBA from a Tier 1/2 institution preferred/required

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end warehouse, fulfilment, logistics and control tower operations across multiple business lines.
• Drive SLA, productivity, cost, inventory and service-level performance.
• Build and execute the warehouse automation and technology roadmap (WMS and automation).
• Lead new warehouse setup from site selection to go-live (SOPs, WMS).
• Evaluate 3PL vs owned warehouse strategies as the business scales.
• Own key 3PL, vendor, equipment and infrastructure partner relationships.
• Build data-driven business cases and ROI proposals to leadership and Board.
• Develop second-line leadership and grow the operations team.

Skills

Senior leadership

Warehouse ops

E-commerce experience

Warehouse automation

Process improvement

End-to-end setup

Stakeholder mgmt

MBA (Tier1/2)

Education

Full-time MBA (Tier 1/2)

Job description

What You’ll Own

• Lead end-to-end warehouse, fulfilment, logistics and control tower operations across multiple business lines.

• Drive SLA, productivity, cost, inventory and service-level performance.

• Build and execute the warehouse automation and technology roadmap, including WMS and process automation.

• Lead new warehouse setup from site selection and layout to hiring, SOPs, WMS implementation and go-live.

• Evaluate and drive 3PL vs. owned warehouse strategies as the business scales.

• Own key 3PL, vendor, equipment and infrastructure partner relationships.

• Build data-driven business cases and present ROI/investment proposals to senior leadership and the Board.

• Build a strong operations team and develop second-line leadership.

What We’re Looking For

• 10–15 years of experience in Supply Chain, Warehousing, Logistics or Operations, with 3–4+ years in leadership.

• Strong hands-on warehouse operations experience.

• Mandatory e-commerce experience; exposure to Amazon, Flipkart, Myntra or similar marketplaces preferred.

• Proven track record in warehouse automation, process improvement and technology implementation.

• Experience setting up and scaling warehouses end-to-end is highly preferred.

• Strong analytical, strategic and stakeholder-management skills with the ability to operate at both shop-floor and Board level.

• Full-time MBA from a Tier 1/2 institution preferred/required.