Senior Manager – Global Logistics & Last Mile Operations

Handelnine Global LLC.; Mumbai; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Handelnine Global seeks a Senior Manager – Global Logistics & Last Mile Operations to own delivery performance, carrier relationships, and shipping cost efficiency across 30+ markets from Mumbai. You will manage data on delivery times, cost per shipment, and exception rates to drive improvements in customer experience and margins.

You will lead cross-functional teams, influence carrier selection, and expand our network by onboarding partners while optimizing routing, SLAs, and cost tradeoffs.

Qualifications

• 6-12 years in last-mile logistics, express delivery, or e‑commerce fulfilment operations — ideally with international exposure.
• Background at a global express carrier (DHL, FedEx, UPS, Aramex), a cross-border e‑commerce company, or a D2C brand with serious shipping volume.
• Deep understanding of last‑mile economics — cost per shipment, delivery attempt rates, zone surcharges, dimensional weight, and customs clearance times.
• Analytically strong — comfortable in spreadsheets, dashboards, and data; you question numbers, not just report them.
• Experience managing carrier relationships and negotiating contracts.
• Clear, structured communicator — able to present to leadership and troubleshoot escalations.
• Based in Mumbai, willing to work full-time from our Bandra W office.

Responsibilities

• Own all carrier relationships across markets — negotiating rates, managing SLAs, quarterly business reviews, and holding partners accountable on performance.
• Evaluate and onboard new last-mile partners as we expand into new geographies.
• Manage the carrier mix by region to optimise cost-speed-reliability tradeoff.
• Reduce delivery timelines, breaches, failed deliveries, and minimise return-to-origin volumes.
• Direct accountability for global shipping cost per order — you own the number.
• Identify and execute cost reduction opportunities across carrier contracts, routing, packaging, and zone optimisation.
• Build and maintain rate card benchmarks across carriers and corridors.
• Work with finance to forecast shipping costs and flag variances early.

Skills

Logistics management

Carrier relationships

Data analytics

Cost optimization

Team leadership

Communication

Tools

Excel

BI dashboards

Job description

Handelnine Global is a profitable, self-funded e-commerce house of brands with customers in 60+ countries. We operate 10+ online brands across the USA, UK, Europe, Australia, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia — powered by our own proprietary technology platform and a fulfilment network spanning the US, UK, and India.

We're not a marketplace or a 3PL. We own the entire chain — from product sourcing to storefront technology to last-mile delivery. For an operations leader, this means you're not optimising one link; you're shaping the whole system.

The Role

We're looking for a Senior Manager – Global Logistics & Last Mile Operations to own delivery performance, carrier relationships, and shipping cost efficiency across all our markets.

This is the person who obsesses over why a package to Germany took 9 days instead of 5, why our UK carrier's first-attempt delivery rate dropped 3 points this month, and whether rerouting Middle East volume through a different carrier saves costs per shipment at scale.

You'll manage our relationships with global carriers like DHL, FedEx, Royal Mail, USPS, and regional last-mile partners across 30+ countries. You'll own the data - delivery times, cost per shipment, exception rates, return logistics - and use it to make decisions that directly impact customer experience and margins.

The immediate priorities are clear: reduce last-mile costs without sacrificing speed, improve carrier performance through data-driven SLA management, and support expansion into new markets by identifying and onboarding the right delivery partners.

You'll report to the Head of Global Operations, work closely with our tech and finance teams, and have ownership of a function that touches every order we ship. If you're currently a strong number two in a global logistics or express delivery environment and ready to run the show, this is that opportunity.

What You'll Do

• Own all carrier relationships across markets - negotiating rates, managing SLAs, conducting quarterly business reviews, and holding partners accountable on performance
• Evaluate and onboard new last-mile partners as we expand into new geographies
• Manage the carrier mix by region to optimise the cost-speed-reliability tradeoff
• Reduce delivery timelines, breaches, failed deliveries, and minimise return-to-origin volumes
• Direct accountability for global shipping cost per order - you own the number
• Identify and execute cost reduction opportunities across carrier contracts, routing, packaging, and zone optimisation
• Build and maintain rate card benchmarks across carriers and corridors
• Work with finance to forecast shipping costs and flag variances early

Data & Analytics

• Use our internal dashboards to track daily delivery performance across all markets
• Build reporting frameworks for carrier scorecards, delivery SLAs, exception rates, and cost trends
• Spot patterns before they become problems — a spike in customs delays, a carrier underperforming in a specific region, a cost creep on a particular lane
• Present weekly operational reviews to the CEO with clear data, root causes, and action plans

Warehouse & Fulfilment Coordination

• Coordinate with our fulfilment centres in the US, UK, and India to ensure smooth handoff from warehouse to last-mile
• Support new warehouse setup and operationalisation as we expand the network
• Work with the tech team to improve order routing logic and carrier allocation rules

Team & Cross-Functional

• Build and mentor a lean, high-performing operations team
• Work with customer service to reduce delivery-related tickets and improve post-purchase experience

What We're Looking For

• 6-12 years in last-mile logistics, express delivery, or e-commerce fulfilment operations — ideally with international exposure
• Background at a global express carrier (DHL, FedEx, UPS, Aramex), a cross-border e-commerce company, or a D2C brand with serious shipping volume
• Deep understanding of last-mile economics — you think in cost per shipment, delivery attempt rates, zone surcharges, dimensional weight, and customs clearance times
• Analytically strong — you're comfortable in spreadsheets, dashboards, and data. You question numbers, not just report them
• Experience managing carrier relationships and negotiating contracts
• Clear, structured communicator — you can present to the leadership team at 10am and troubleshoot a carrier escalation at 2pm
• Based in Mumbai, willing to work full-time from our Bandra W office

Stands out

• Experience with multi-country, multi-carrier logistics across US, UK, Europe, and Middle East
• Exposure to customs, duties, and cross-border compliance
• Comfort with AI tools and automation for operational improvement