Operations Manager - Trucking

Zippee; Delhi; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Zippee is looking for a logistics operations professional to manage end-to-end road transportation in Delhi, with focus on fleet utilization and on-time delivery. The role involves coordinating with transporters, fleet owners and 3PL partners to ensure efficient deployment and cost control across routes.

The candidate should be hands-on, comfortable solving on-ground issues and optimizing capacity to meet business demand at the Nehru Place, Delhi base.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience in trucking operations, fleet management or 3PL transportation.
• Good understanding of FTL operations, fleet utilization, route planning and transport economics.
• Experience managing a mix of owned/attached fleets and external transporters.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end road transportation, from vehicle placement and dispatch to delivery and turnaround.
• Drive fleet utilization, vehicle availability, TAT and on-time performance.
• Manage transporters, fleet owners and 3PL partners across routes.
• Track freight costs, trip economics and operational performance to identify cost improvements.
• Resolve issues around vehicle placement, delays, breakdowns and transporter performance.
• Maintain operating MIS and ensure capacity is aligned with business requirements.

Skills

Trucking operations

Fleet management

3PL transportation

Route planning

Transport economics

Fleet utilization

Job description

• Zippee is building India's #1 Quick-Commerce Logistics platform for consumer brands.
• Brands connect their online store to Zippee in just a few clicks & can kickstart 30-Min Delivery/120-Min/Same-Day Delivery for customers through our dark store network across India.
• Our team is ex. Retention Science, oracle SCM, zomato, & from institutions like Hindu College, BITS Pilani, and the University of Southern California.
• Backed by VCs & founders of India's biggest unicorns, including Ashneer Grover (BharatPe), Kunal Shah (CRED), Peyush Bansal (Lenskart), and Prashant Pitti (easemytrip).
• Manage end-to-end road transportation, from vehicle placement and dispatch to delivery and turnaround.
• Drive fleet utilization, vehicle availability, TAT and on-time performance.
• Manage transporters, fleet owners and 3PL partners across routes.
• Track freight costs, trip economics and operational performance to identify cost improvements.
• Resolve issues around vehicle placement, delays, breakdowns and transporter performance.
• Maintain operating MIS and ensure capacity is aligned with business requirements.

What we're looking for:

• Strong hands-on experience in trucking operations, fleet management, or 3PL transportation.
• Good understanding of FTL operations, fleet utilization, route planning and transport economics.
• Experience managing a mix of owned/attached fleets and external transporters would be valuable.
• Prior experience in cement logistics or other high-volume industrial transportation is strongly preferred.
• Someone comfortable being close to operations, working with transporters, and solving problems on the ground.
• This role is based out of Nehru place, Delhi