Manager- Store

JAC Recruitment International; Chennai District; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

JAC Recruitment International seeks a seasoned Manager - Store for a major automotive manufacturing client in Chennai. The role centers on planning, optimizing material flow, and developing warehouse infrastructure to support new model launches and capacity expansion.

Responsibilities include analyzing current warehouse operations, designing layouts, coordinating with production, and driving continuous improvement to boost efficiency and reduce bottlenecks across a high-volume site.

Qualifications

• 15–20 years of experience in stores, warehouse engineering or logistics within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of industrial warehouse operations.
• Hands-on experience in warehouse area planning and facility layout or design.
• Experience with ERP, SAP or similar enterprise systems.
• Knowledge of capacity planning, volume studies, and resource planning.

Responsibilities

• Plan and develop material flow, storage systems, warehouse processes, and infrastructure for new models and production requirements
• Analyse existing material movement and warehouse operations to improve material flow, truck turnaround time, workforce utilisation, and overall productivity
• Conduct change-point studies and establish effective process flows for new model implementation and operational changes
• Plan and optimise warehouse areas, facilities, dock layouts, resources, and material-handling requirements
• Coordinate material flow with production requirements to ensure smooth and synchronised operations
• Identify opportunities to prevent material accumulation, bottlenecks, and unnecessary movement within warehouse and production areas
• Support capacity and future expansion planning through volume studies, space assessments, and operational visualisation
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance warehouse efficiency, resource utilisation, and logistics productivity

Skills

Warehouse planning

Material flow planning

Process improvement

Logistics optimization

Tools

SAP ERP

Job description

The Manager - Store role is responsible for planning, optimising, and developing material flow, warehouse infrastructure, and logistics processes within a manufacturing environment. The position plays a key part in improving warehouse operations while supporting new model launches, production requirements, facility planning, and future capacity expansion.

Responsibilities

• Plan and develop material flow, storage systems, warehouse processes, and infrastructure for new models and production requirements
• Analyse existing material movement and warehouse operations to improve material flow, truck turnaround time, workforce utilisation, and overall productivity
• Conduct change-point studies and establish effective process flows for new model implementation and operational changes
• Plan and optimise warehouse areas, facilities, dock layouts, resources, and material-handling requirements
• Coordinate material flow with production requirements to ensure smooth and synchronised operations
• Identify opportunities to prevent material accumulation, bottlenecks, and unnecessary movement within warehouse and production areas
• Support capacity and future expansion planning through volume studies, space assessments, and operational visualisation
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance warehouse efficiency, resource utilisation, and logistics productivity

Requirements

• 15–20 years of experience in stores, warehouse engineering, material planning, logistics, or material flow functions within a manufacturing environment
• Strong understanding of industrial warehouse and stores operations
• Hands-on experience in warehouse area planning and facility layout or design
• Knowledge of material flow and storage system planning
• Experience in production planning and coordination with production lines
• Exposure to new model or new product implementation
• Knowledge of capacity planning, volume studies, and resource planning
• Understanding of truck movement, dock planning, and turnaround-time optimisation
• Experience with ERP, SAP, or similar enterprise systems
• Strong analytical and process improvement capabilitiesExperience in production-line material supply, process optimisation, and capacity expansion projects
• Experience in a high-volume automotive or automotive component manufacturing environment would be particularly valuable

About the company

A global company in the automotive manufacturing industry, producing two-wheelers and related parts for domestic and international markets. The organisation combines established engineering expertise with large-scale operational capabilities to support the development and delivery of its products.