Job Description

Manager — Logistics Operations South Branch

Location - Chennai

The Manager — Logistics Operations is responsible for end-to-end warehousing and secondary transportation operations for the South Branch, ensuring products are stored and distributed efficiently while delivering required customer service levels at an optimized logistics cost.

The role manages logistics operations across a multi-state network spanning approximately 5–6 states, covering the complete flow from storage at warehouses/CFAs through secondary transportation to distributors and customers.

As a key branch leadership role, the position has significant responsibility for logistics cost, service, capacity and operational performance across both warehousing and transportation.

Key Responsibilities

Warehousing Operations

• Manage warehouse/CFA operations across the assigned geography, ensuring efficient storage and movement of goods.

• Support the identification, evaluation and setup of warehouses/CFAs based on business volumes, network requirements, service expectations and cost.

• Optimize warehouse capacity, layout, throughput, manpower deployment and operational productivity.

• Work closely with CFA/3PL partners to drive day-to-day operational performance and cost efficiency.

• Ensure appropriate inventory handling, hygiene, GMP and applicable food/product safety standards.

• Maintain operational readiness for internal, statutory, quality and global audits.

• Ensure adherence to applicable licenses, including FSSAI, regulatory requirements and operating procedures.

Secondary Transportation

• Manage secondary transportation from depots/warehouses to distributors and customers across the assigned geography, covering approximately 200 vehicles across the region.

• Plan transportation capacity based on business volumes, demand patterns and service requirements.

• Manage multiple transporters/3PL partners and ensure appropriate fleet availability and deployment.

• Drive vehicle utilization, transporter performance, turnaround time and overall transportation efficiency.

• Optimize routes, loads and fleet deployment to improve productivity and control freight costs.

• Manage day-to-day transportation disruptions and ensure continuity of customer service.

Cost & Service Optimization

• Own and manage key branch logistics costs across warehousing and transportation, including warehouse rentals, CFA costs, manpower, freight and transporter payments.

• Balance service, capacity and cost, ensuring customer requirements are met without compromising overall logistics economics.

• Analyze logistics costs and operational KPIs to identify cost leakages, productivity opportunities and areas for improvement.

• Partner with CFAs, transporters and 3PL providers on commercials, performance improvement and cost optimization.

Projects, Innovation & Continuous Improvement

• Lead and support new logistics and warehousing projects, including network changes, new warehouse/CFA setups, transportation initiatives and operational transitions.

• Identify and implement innovative solutions to improve warehouse productivity, transportation efficiency, service levels and logistics cost.

• Drive continuous improvement through process redesign, automation, digital tools, data and new ways of working.

• Evaluate emerging logistics practices and technologies and assess their applicability to branch operations.

• Partner with central Supply Chain, Warehousing, Procurement and other teams to execute logistics transformation and productivity initiatives.

Partner & Stakeholder Management

• Manage relationships with CFAs, transporters, 3PL partners and other logistics service providers.

• Support evaluation, onboarding and transition of new logistics partners.

• Partner closely with Sales, Supply Chain, Customer Service, Finance, Procurement, Quality and other internal stakeholders.

• Manage operational challenges across the multi-state network, ensuring timely resolution while balancing service and cost.

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Mondelez India Foods Private Limited (precedentemente Cadbury India Ltd.) è presente in India da oltre 70 anni, assicurandosi che i nostri appetitosi e amati marchi locali e globali come i cioccolatini Cadbury, le bevande in polvere Bournvita e Tang, i biscotti Oreo e Cadbury Bournvita e le caramelle Halls e Cadbury Choclairs Gold arrivino sempre nelle mani, e nella bocca, dei nostri clienti. Con sede a Mumbai, l’azienda ha oltre 3.300 dipendenti che lavorano con orgoglio negli uffici vendite di Nuova Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta e Chennai e negli impianti di produzione di Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh e Andhra Pradesh, presso il nostro Centro tecnico globale di ricerca e sviluppo e Global Business Hub nel Maharashtra e in una vasta rete di distribuzione in tutto il paese. Siamo anche orgogliosi di essere riconosciuti da Avatar, per la quarta volta, come le migliori aziende con presenza femminile in India nel 2019.

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Warehousing & Logistics Operations Management

Customer Service & Logistics