Manager - Logistics & Import/Export

ket. This role drives operational excellence across import/export logistics, regulatory compliance, warehouse coordination, and stakeholder engagement, supporting business growth while navigating India's complex excise and trade landscape.

Role Responsibilities

Transportation Service management:

• Ensure timely shipments from all plants, Depots and Corporations by arranging the appropriate truck models

• Ensure Safe and timely deliveries of CFG at customer end with all documentations and in route compliance to support OTIF targets

• Ensuring end-end process adherence of use of Transport management System by internal and external users.

• Ensure timely payment of transporters for seamless services and evade the risk of legalities in case of MSME Transporters

• Prepare & publish KPI and performance reports and dashboards to share the health of logistics operations and action plans.

• Defining SLA and monitoring transporter performance at various parameters through analytics

People & Stakeholder Management

• Collaborate with cross functional stakeholders (Plant/Planning/Commercial/Sales/Distributor/ Finance/Sourcing/RTM/ Legal)

• Build strong relationships internally with OU & external trade partners

• Facilitate necessary inputs to the concerned function such as Freight, Storage Charges for CTS/COGS working against budget & Strat Plan.

• Coordinate with suppliers, freight forwarders, and clearing agents.

• Conducting skill gap analysis and identify training needs

• Training and development of his team.

Import & Export Operations

• Manage import of Bulk Concentrate, Case Finished Goods and Export of Case Finished Goods.

• Prepare & ensure all customs and excise documentation is in place

BIO Order Fulfilment & Customs Bonded Warehousing

• Oversee BIO (Bottle in Origin) customer orders from receipt to delivery in compliance with customs, FSSAI & excise regulations

• Work with Customs Bonded Warehouses to maintain the right BIO stock levels.

• Ensure timely and efficient deliveries to meet internal SLA .

• Manage depot contracts and plan for capacity needs.

Regulatory Compliance for Company owned warehouses

• Sourcing of warehouse and preparation of agreements with the vendors

• Ensure all valid licenses and permissions are up to date.

• Stay compliant with excise, GST, local regulatory bodies, including fire NOC and FSSAI regulations.

• Ensure all the applicable records for audits & inspections are updated & ready.

• Facilitating commercial in dealing with regulatory concerns w.r.t shipments/stocks by collaborating Legal, controlling and compliance.

Cost & Process Optimization

• Monitor and optimize costs related to logistics and warehousing.

• Improve process efficiency by adopting best practices.

• Contract management with all the Primary & secondary transporters by negotiating cost and services.

• Driving Enterprise Productivity projects to achieve annual EP targets

• Identify and manage risks in the supply chain.

• Use duty-saving schemes to reduce costs.

• Explore & apply automation and technology for cost and operation efficiency

• Maintenance of warehouses - Capex budgeting, Project Management

• Managing Annual Logistics spend and driving efficiency

• Monitoring & Tracking Bulk tanks Custom Demurrage and detention on monthly basis against the annual budget and Flag off the risk

Support for New Products

• Provide compliance guidance for new product launches and packaging changes.

• Ensure all innovations meet regulatory standards & timelines

Reporting & Analytics

• Track key performance metrics like delivery times and logistics costs.

• Use data to improve planning and decision-making.

• Share regular updates with leadership

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, International Trade, or related field; MBA preferred

• Experience: 10-12 years in supply chain or similar roles, preferably in alcobev industry

• Technical Skills: Strong knowledge of Indian excise laws, customs procedures, FTP, GST, and FSSAI; ERP, TMS and supply chain software proficiency

• Soft Skills: Leadership, stakeholder management, analytical thinking, and cross-functional collaboration

• Industry Exposure: Experience working with regulated products, international suppliers, and government authorities

• Exposure to handling audits and adhering to key logistics policies

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