Deputy Manager

Usha International; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Usha International in India is seeking a senior Logistics & Warehouse Manager to oversee regional warehouses and CFAs, ensuring SOP adherence and inventory control. You will drive transportation management, service levels, budgets, and vendor relationships to meet OTIF targets and cost objectives.

The role requires leadership of warehouse teams, KPI-driven operations, and collaboration with audits to ensure compliance and timely billing across the supply chain.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all warehouses/CFAs within the region.
• Ensure adherence to SOPs, safety, and operational standards.
• Monitor stock accuracy, cycle counts, and physical inventory.
• Drive warehouse productivity and space optimization.
• Manage primary and secondary transportation operations.
• Ensure vehicle availability and delivery compliance.
• Monitor freight cost, route optimization, and transporter performance.
• Conduct transporter RFQs and commercial evaluations.
• Achieve OTIF/OTDC targets.
• Minimize delivery delays and customer complaints.
• Track undelivered shipments and POD compliance.
• Support Warehouse teams for timely order Billing.
• Control logistics costs against approved budgets.
• Monitor freight, warehousing, and handling expenses.
• Identify and implement cost-saving initiatives.
• Drive productivity improvements.
• Reduce inventory discrepancies and stock losses.
• Monitor blocked, damaged, and slow-moving inventory.
• Ensure timely reconciliation of stock variances.
• Support liquidation of non-moving inventory.
• Ensure statutory and company compliance.
• Support PSV, internal, and external audits.
• Close audit observations within timelines.
• Ensure adherence to contractual obligations.
• Lead Warehouse Managers, ASAH, and Warehouse Teams.
• Conduct performance reviews and coaching.
• Ensure manpower planning and productivity.
• Develop succession and training plans.

Skills

Logistics Operations

Warehouse Management

Transportation Management

Commercial Negotiation

Vendor Management

SAP

WMS

TMS

Audit & Compliance

Cost Optimization

Data Analysis & MIS

Job description

Key Responsibilities

1. Warehouse Operations Management

• Oversee all warehouses/CFAs within the region.
• Ensure adherence to SOPs, safety, and operational standards.
• Monitor stock accuracy, cycle counts, and physical inventory.
• Drive warehouse productivity and space optimization.

2. Transportation Management

• Manage primary and secondary transportation operations.
• Ensure vehicle availability and delivery compliance.
• Monitor freight cost, route optimization, and transporter performance.
• Conduct transporter RFQs and commercial evaluations.

3. Service Level Management

• Achieve OTIF/OTDC targets.
• Minimize delivery delays and customer complaints.
• Track undelivered shipments and POD compliance.
• Support Warehouse teams for timely order Billing.

4. Cost & Budget Control

• Control logistics costs against approved budgets.
• Monitor freight, warehousing, and handling expenses.
• Identify and implement cost-saving initiatives.
• Drive productivity improvements.

5. Inventory Governance

• Reduce inventory discrepancies and stock losses.
• Monitor blocked, damaged, and slow-moving inventory.
• Ensure timely reconciliation of stock variances.
• Support liquidation of non-moving inventory.

6. Compliance & Audit

• Ensure statutory and company compliance.
• Support PSV, internal, and external audits.
• Close audit observations within timelines.
• Ensure adherence to contractual obligations.

7. Team Management

• Lead Warehouse Managers, ASAH, and Warehouse Teams.
• Conduct performance reviews and coaching.
• Ensure manpower planning and productivity.
• Develop succession and training plans.

8. Vendor Management

• Manage warehouse and transport service providers.
• Monitor SLA and KPI compliance.
• Conduct quarterly business reviews.
• Drive corrective actions for non-performing vendors.

Key Skill

• Logistics Operations
• Warehouse Management
• Transportation Management
• Commercial Negotiation
• Vendor Management
• SAP / WMS / TMS
• Audit & Compliance
• Cost Optimization
• Data Analysis & MIS