Manager Logistics Operations

This is a senior logistics leadership role responsible for end-to-end warehousing and secondary transportation operations across a multi-state network in South India. You will oversee the flow of products from warehouses and distribution centers through transportation to distributors and customers. The role combines operational leadership with ownership of logistics cost, service levels, capacity, productivity, and network performance. You will manage relationships with warehouses, transporters, and third-party logistics providers while partnering closely with internal commercial and supply chain teams. A major focus will be identifying opportunities to improve efficiency through network optimization, technology, automation, and continuous improvement. This is an influential role for a logistics leader who enjoys solving complex operational challenges at scale while balancing customer service and cost efficiency.

• Strong professional experience in logistics, warehousing, transportation, supply chain, or related operations, with demonstrated responsibility for large-scale regional logistics networks.

• Proven experience managing both warehousing and secondary transportation operations, ideally across multiple states or a geographically distributed network.

• Strong understanding of warehouse operations, CFA management, inventory handling, capacity planning, transportation planning, fleet management, and 3PL operations.

• Demonstrated ability to manage significant logistics costs and identify opportunities to improve productivity, utilization, service levels, and overall logistics economics.

• Experience managing multiple external logistics partners, including warehouses, transporters, CFAs, and 3PL providers.

• Strong analytical capabilities, with the ability to interpret operational KPIs, logistics costs, service metrics, and network data to drive decisions.

• Experience leading logistics projects, network changes, warehouse setups, operational transitions, or continuous improvement initiatives.

• Familiarity with logistics automation, digital tools, data-driven operations, and emerging supply chain technologies.

• Strong knowledge of applicable warehouse, product safety, regulatory, licensing, and compliance requirements.

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across commercial, supply chain, finance, procurement, quality, and customer-facing teams.

• Strong leadership, negotiation, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.

• Ability to balance competing priorities involving customer service, operational capacity, cost, risk, and business continuity.

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, complex operational environment and responding effectively to disruptions and unexpected logistics challenges.

• Willingness to travel as required across the assigned multi-state network.