Transport Manager

CenturyPly; Kolkata District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

CenturyPly is seeking a Primary Transportation Manager to oversee all transportation activities, plan shipments from production to end users, and optimize routing and costs. The role requires extensive experience in logistics, strong MS Excel skills, and hands-on use of TMS tools.

The candidate will manage routes, ensure regulatory compliance, and lead a team of staff, with daily responsibilities in a fast-paced supply chain environment within India.

Qualifications

• Proven work experience as Transportation Manager or similar role.
• Strong knowledge of supply chain management and order tracking.
• Familiarity with logistics software and TMS tools.
• Excellent organizational and staff supervision abilities.
• Problem-solving skills and 10+ years of experience.
• High proficiency in MS Excel is required.

Responsibilities

• Manage primary transportation operations.
• Plan and supervise shipments from production to end-user.
• Schedule daily and weekly routes.
• Monitor and report transportation costs.
• Ensure shipping documents are properly filed.
• Research and suggest cost-effective shipping methods.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and shipping legislation.
• Stay up-to-date with safety regulations.
• Hands-on experience with Ariba, Pando, Caliper, Gobolt, SAP TMS.
• Manage live TMS software.

Skills

Transportation Mgmt

Supply chain mgmt

Order tracking

Logistics software

Organizational skills

Staff supervision

Problem solving

MS Excel

10+ years exp

Tools

Ariba

Pando

Caliper

Gobolt

SAP TMS

Job description

Role & responsibilities

Role: Primary Transportation Manager

Responsibilities

• Managing Primary Transportation
• Plan and supervise the shipments from production to the end-user
• Schedule daily and weekly routes
• Monitor and report on transportation costs
• Ensure shipping documents are properly filed
• Research and suggest cost-effective shipping methods
• Ensure compliance with company policies and shipping legislation
• Stay up-to-date with safety regulations
• Hands on experience of E auction tools like Ariba/Pando/Caliper/Gobolt/SAP TMS/
• Managing live TMS software

Preferred candidate profile

Requirements

• Proven work experience as a Transportation Manager,Shipping Manageror similar role
• Solid knowledge of supply chain management
• Experience preparing and tracking orders
• Familiarity with logistics software,
• Excellent organizational skills
• Ability to supervise and train staff
• Problem-solving abilities
• 10+ years of Work Exp
• High Proficiency in MS Excel is must