Logistic supervisor

Ashland India Private Ltd; Mumbai; On-site; INR 400,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Ashland India Private Ltd. is seeking a Logistics Supervisor to oversee warehouse operations at the Ambernath plant in Mumbai, ensuring seamless receipt, storage, and dispatch of materials. The role reports to the Plant Manager and is onsite.

You will coordinate with production, QA, QC, procurement, and planning teams, maintain GMP-compliant warehouse practices, and support audits and improvements while ensuring inventory accuracy and timely material availability.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in warehouse and logistics operations in pharmaceutical, excipient, chemical, food, or regulated manufacturing industries.
• Minimum 2 years of supervisory experience preferred.
• Hands-on experience in SAP ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Supervise receipt, storage, issuance, and dispatch of raw materials, packaging materials, and finished goods.
• Ensure proper segregation, identification, and storage of materials as per GMP requirements.
• Coordinate inbound and outbound logistics activities with transporters and vendors.
• Monitor loading and unloading activities to ensure safe material handling.
• Maintain FIFO/FEFO inventory management practices.
• Ensure timely availability of materials to production as per production plans.
• Coordinate with Production, QA, QC, Procurement, and Planning teams for smooth operations.
• Assist in investigations and closure of deviations, CAPA, and change controls related to warehouse operations.

Skills

Team leadership

Warehouse operations

Quality compliance

Education

Graduate in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Commerce, Science, or related discipline

Diploma or certification in Supply Chain/Logistics Management

Tools

SAP ERP

Job description

Ashland India Private Ltd Position: Logistics Supervisor

Are you the kind of person who is always thinking, sketching, seeking, and adjusting? Who needs to understand how things work and then figure out how they can work better? Are you a passionate, tenacious solver who loves to work with others who share your drive? Are you positive, constructive, and ingenious? Are you always solving? Then we’d like to meet you and bet you’d like to meet us. Ashland has an exciting opportunity for an Logistic supervisor to join our Ambernath plant Mumbai team. This is a very visible, significant role within the Company, the position will report to the Plant manager. This is a Onsite full time position.

The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Supervise receipt, storage, issuance, and dispatch of raw materials, packaging materials, and finished goods.
• Ensure proper segregation, identification, and storage of materials as per GMP requirements.
• Coordinate inbound and outbound logistics activities with transporters and vendors.
• Monitor loading and unloading activities to ensure safe material handling.
• Maintain FIFO/FEFO inventory management practices.
• Ensure timely availability of materials to production as per production plans.
• Coordinate with Production, QA, QC, Procurement, and Planning teams for smooth operations.
• Perform and monitor SAP transactions related to: Goods Receipt (GRN) Goods Issue (GI) Transfer Posting Stock Transfer Inventory Reconciliation Batch Management Dispatch Documentation Ensure real-time and accurate inventory transactions in SAP.
• Generate inventory, stock movement, and logistics reports from SAP.
• Support inventory audits and cycle count activities.
• Ensure warehouse and logistics activities comply with GMP, GDP, and company quality requirements.
• Maintain documentation as per GMP requirements.
• Ensure proper status labeling of materials (Approved, Quarantine, Rejected).
• Participate in GMP training programs and ensure team compliance.
• Support audits conducted by customers, regulatory agencies, and internal auditors.
• Assist in investigation and closure of deviations, CAPA, and change controls related to warehouse operations.
• Monitor stock levels and maintain inventory accuracy.
• Conduct periodic cycle counts and annual physical inventory verification.
• Investigate and resolve inventory discrepancies.
• Minimize inventory losses, damages, and obsolescence.
• Ensure compliance with EHS policies and safe warehouse practices.
• Monitor safe operation of material handling equipment such as forklifts, stackers, and pallet trucks.
• Conduct safety inspections and promote a strong safety culture.
• Report and address unsafe conditions and near-miss incidents.
• Supervise warehouse operators and logistics staff.
• Allocate daily work and monitor performance.
• Provide training on GMP, SAP, safety, and warehouse procedures.
• Promote teamwork, discipline, and continuous improvement initiatives.

In order to be qualified for this role, you must possess the following:

• Overall, 3-5 years of experience in warehouse and logistics operations in pharmaceutical, excipient, chemical, food, or regulated manufacturing industries.
• Minimum 2 years of supervisory experience preferred.
• Hands‑on experience in SAP ERP systems.

The following skill sets are preferred by the business unit:

• Graduate in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Commerce, Science, or related discipline.
• Diploma or certification in Supply Chain/Logistics Management preferred.

In more than 100 countries, the people of Ashland LLC. (NYSE: ASH) provide the specialty chemicals, technologies and insights to help customers create new and improved products for today and sustainable solutions for tomorrow. Our chemistry is at work every day in a wide variety of markets and applications, including architectural coatings, automotive, construction, energy, personal care and pharmaceutical. Visit www.ashland.com to see the innovations we offer.

At Ashland our vision is to be a leading, global specialty chemicals company whose inspired and engaged employees add value to all we touch. In fact our people, employees, customers and vendors define who we are. They are the driving force behind everything we do. Not only do we value our customers but we value our employees, and we work to offer them a dynamic and challenging environment. We hold ourselves to high standards at Ashland, and we value integrity and honesty. Ashland has a history of attracting the best people and keeping them.

The reasons are simple: industry competitive salary and benefits, pay-for-performance incentive plans and a diverse work environment where employees feel challenged and valued. People come to Ashland and stay. As a growing Fortune 500 specialty chemicals company, we offer opportunities for development and advancement throughout our global organization. Our values define who we are and what we care about as a company. If you are looking for a relationship with a company instead of simply a job, this may be a great fit.

Ashland is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Infinite possibilities Creating good chemistry isn’t just about what happens when you add the right ingredients together. It’s about what happens when the right people are one of the ingredients. Good chemistry – the kind that can transform a market or a world – is what makes Ashland different and what makes us better.

If you’re passionate about the infinite possibilities created through good chemistry, we have a rewarding and challenging opportunity for you to help us make great things happen every day for our customers, our communities, our investors and our colleagues around the world.