Job Title: Assistant Manager - Logistics
Reporting to: Head Supply Chain – Warehouse & Logistics
Key Responsibilities
Logistics Operations
- Manage end-to-end secondary logistics operations across D2C, Marketplace and B2B channels.
- Ensure timely order fulfilment while maintaining defined service level agreements (SLAs).
- Monitor logistics KPIs including:
- Order-to-Dispatch TAT
- Delivery TAT
- Fill Rate
- First Attempt Delivery Success
- Drive continuous improvement in customer delivery experience.
Distribution Network Management
- Manage inventory distribution across five regional warehouses.
- Develop replenishment strategies to ensure optimum inventory availability across all locations.
- Balance inventory to minimize stock-outs while reducing excess inventory.
- Coordinate inter-warehouse stock transfers based on regional demand patterns.
Cost Optimization
- Identify opportunities to reduce freight, warehousing and handling costs.
- Improve vehicle utilization and shipment consolidation.
- Monitor logistics cost budgets and drive productivity initiatives.
- Evaluate and negotiate logistics contracts along with procurement.
Inventory & Warehouse Coordination
- Partner with warehouse teams to improve inventory accuracy.
- Monitor ageing inventory and slow-moving stock.
- Improve inventory availability through better regional planning.
- Support warehouse productivity improvement initiatives.
Cross-functional Collaboration
Work closely with:
- Key Account Management
- Demand Planning
- Customer Service
- Procurement
- Finance
- Marketing
- Manufacturing
- Third Party Logistics (3PL) Partners to ensure seamless supply chain execution.
Project Management
Lead strategic supply chain initiatives including:
- Warehouse expansion and consolidation
- New warehouse onboarding
- WMS/TMS implementations
- Process digitization
- Distribution network optimization
- Monitor project timelines, budgets and stakeholder communication.
Performance Management
Develop dashboards and review:
- Fill Rate
- Dispatch TAT
- Delivery Performance
- Warehouse Productivity
- Logistics Cost
- Regional Service Levels
- Recommend corrective actions through data-driven insights.
Skills Required:
- Strong analytical capability.
- Project management.
- Inventory planning.
- Distribution planning.
- Strong ownership mindset.
- Process improvement orientation.
Preferred Technical Skills
- ERP systems (Microsoft Dynamics 365 preferred)
- Advanced Microsoft Excel
- Power BI
- WMS/TMS
- Logistics analytics
Qualification
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations or related field.
- MBA/PGDM preferred.
Experience
- 7–10 years of experience in Supply Chain, Distribution or Logistics.
- Experience in FMCG, Consumer Goods, Cosmetics, Retail or E-commerce preferred.
- Hands-on experience managing national logistics operations.
- Experience working with multiple warehouses and 3PL partners.
- Exposure to D2C and Marketplace logistics will be preferred.
Why Join Us?
- Be part of a fast-growing colour cosmetics company shaping beauty trends.
- Opportunity to lead a dynamic team in an exciting and creative industry.
- Competitive compensation and growth opportunities.