Executive-Freight & Route Maintenance

LANXESS; Thane; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global bonus

Retirement plans

Flexible work

Training & development

Diversity program

Job summary

LANXESS India seeks a SAP Master Data Specialist in Transportation to maintain master data, freight rates and routing across SAP systems, enabling stable logistics execution and global operational efficiency.

You will execute Freight Rate Maintenance in SAP TM, SD Route Maintenance and PPDS Transportation Lanes, and collaborate with Global Logistics and IT to drive standardization and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Supply Chain, Business Administration, or related field.
• 2–5 years of experience in logistics operations, transportation planning, or SAP master data support.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail; problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Maintain freight rates across modes/regions; validate and update SAP TM rates.
• Maintain SD routes and PPDS lanes for accurate routing.
• Contribute to process harmonization and continuous improvement.
• Support SAP transportation master data: validation, corrections, monitoring.
• Coordinate routing changes with Global Logistics, IT, and regional teams.
• Produce process docs, data analyses, and reporting for improvements.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Logistics / supply chain processes

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Supply Chain, Business Administration, or related field

Tools

SAP

SAP TM

PPDS

Job description

Job Highlights

The role ensures accurate maintenance of transportation-related master data, freight rates, and routing structures across SAP systems to support stable logistics execution, planning accuracy, and operational efficiency globally. The position acts as an operational support function for the Global Control Tower and contributes to process standardization, data quality, and continuous operational stability.

• Execute Freight Rate Maintenance activities across different transportation modes and regions, including validation and update of transportation rates and surcharges in SAP TM


• Perform SD Route Maintenance and PPDS Transportation Lanes activities to ensure correct transportation routing logic for customer deliveries and stock transfer orders


• The role also contributes to process harmonization, automation initiatives, and continuous improvement activities within the global transportation management environment.


• Support SAP transportation master data activities, including validation, correction, monitoring, and issue resolution


• Coordinate with Global Logistics, IT teams, business units, and regional stakeholders regarding routing changes, transport logic, and operational impacts


• Support process documentation, data analysis, reporting activities, and continuous improvement initiatives

Job Highlights

The role ensures accurate maintenance of transportation-related master data, freight rates, and routing structures across SAP systems to support stable logistics execution, planning accuracy, and operational efficiency globally. The position acts as an operational support function for the Global Control Tower and contributes to process standardization, data quality, and continuous operational stability.

• Execute Freight Rate Maintenance activities across different transportation modes and regions, including validation and update of transportation rates and surcharges in SAP TM


• Perform SD Route Maintenance and PPDS Transportation Lanes activities to ensure correct transportation routing logic for customer deliveries and stock transfer orders


• The role also contributes to process harmonization, automation initiatives, and continuous improvement activities within the global transportation management environment.


• Support SAP transportation master data activities, including validation, correction, monitoring, and issue resolution


• Coordinate with Global Logistics, IT teams, business units, and regional stakeholders regarding routing changes, transport logic, and operational impacts


• Support process documentation, data analysis, reporting activities, and continuous improvement initiatives

Experience / Skills

• Specific Education Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Supply Chain, Business Administration, or related field


• Work Experience 2–5 years of experience in logistics operations, transportation planning, or SAP master data support


• Special Skills Strong analytical skills and attention to detail. Excellent problem-solving abilities. Experience in transportation or supply chain processes preferred

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What We Offer

• Compensation We offer competitive compensation packages, inclusive of a global bonus program and an individual performance bonus program.


• Comprehensive Benefits We provide a mixture of various benefits to support your financial security, health and wellbeing including retirement plans, health programs, life insurance and medical care.


• Work-Life & Flexibility We support you in maintaining a balance between working hours and personal life. With our global “Xwork” program, we offer flexible working arrangements in all countries in which we operate.


• Training & Development We are committed to your professional and personal development and encourage you in the ongoing pursuit of education, training and knowledge through both formal and informal learning.


• Diversity For us, talent matters, we welcome everyone who commits to our values. We strongly believe that including diverse perspectives makes us more innovative and enhances our competitiveness. Therefore, we embrace the uniqueness of every single individual and are truly committed to supporting our people in developing their individual potential.

Join the LANXESS team!